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Hypersonix Launch Systems, an Australian engineering, design and build company, is investigating the manufacture of flight-critical components for their green hydrogen-powered launch vehicles at the University of Sydney. 

The $25 million Sydney Manufacturing Hub, located in the Engineering precinct of the University of Sydney’s Darlington campus, has been launched to drive innovation and foster industrial output in the heart of Tech Central. 

The “Gelion” battery, a new storage battery that can operate under extreme stress conditions, has been called a game-changer for the increasing uptake of renewable energy in Australia. 

CUAVA-1, the ninth Australian designed and built spacecraft, has successfully launched onboard a Space-X Falcon 9 SpX-23 rocket from the Kennedy Space Centre at Cape Canaveral in the US. 

ResusRight, a biomedical start-up founded by the University of Sydney and Westmead Hospital, has raised $784,000 in a recent investment round to manufacture Juno – a clinical training system for newborn resuscitation. 

A research team at the University of Sydney has developed a low-cost, sustainable and readily available technology that can dim the screens of electronic devices, anti-reflection automobile mirrors and smart architectural windows at a fraction of the cost of current technology. 

The University of Sydney (USYD) and the University of Technology Sydney (UTS) will co-host a new NSW Space Research Network, to be located at Tech Central and supported by $1.4 million in funding from the NSW government.  

A postdoctoral research associate at the University of Sydney’s Centre for IoT and Telecommunications, Dr Zhanwei Hou, is developing a communication method called Tactile Internet – a technology that will allow users to experience touch over the internet. 

Q-CTRL, a University of Sydney spin-off quantum technology company, will develop quantum technology solutions to be used for near earth observation and remote sensing. 

Federal Labor leader Anthony Albanese has pledged to establish a $15 billion manufacturing fund if Labor wins the next election. The fund would operate in a similar way to the Clean Energy Finance Corporation, where an independent board would make pick projects and make investment decisions. Manufacturing jobs currently account for 6.7 per cent of … Continue reading Federal Labor announced $15 billion manufacturing fund →

GE Additive, a subsidiary of General Electric, and the University of Sydney have entered into a strategic five-year agreement to advance Australia’s manufacturing capability. Additive manufacturing uses data computer-aided-design (CAD) software or 3D object scanners to direct hardware to deposit material, layer upon layer, in precise geometric shapes, to create an object. The technology can … Continue reading Sydney University and General Electric to accelerate Australia’s advanced manufacturing agenda →

Australian battery innovator Gelion Technologies has delivered a roll-out of its solar-powered benches at the University of Sydney, taking its battery technology to the pre-market stage. The Endure batteries that power the off-grid smart benches will be the first commercial installation for the company, which was spun-out from the University of Sydney by founder and … Continue reading University technology spin-off delivers smart solar benches →

Novel solutions for biofilm infections are the focus of a collaborative research agreement between the University of Sydney, Whiteley Corporation and the Innovative Manufacturing Cooperative Research Centre (IMCRC) which started in 2018. UNSW Sydney joined the project in 2020, significantly increasing the academic manpower available to the project. Over four years, more than $5 million … Continue reading Manufacturing research partnership to tackle harmful biofilms →

Engineers at the University if Sydney have used electricity to clean up heavily polluted industrial wastewater streams. They hope the findings will help wineries, pharmaceutical manufacturers and other industries that must comply with strict wastewater regulations. Researchers from the School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering developed an electrochemical oxidation process with the aim of cleaning … Continue reading Toxic water “cleaned” by electricity →

WA-based manufacturer Precision Agronomics Australia (PAA) and the University of Western Australia are partnering to commercialise a mechanical weed chipper, which allows farmers to reduce the use of herbicides for weed management in large scale cropping operations. UWA’s inaugural agricultural engineer, Dr Andrew Guzzomi, said commercialisation of the research was a significant development for Australian … Continue reading Local manufacturer to commercialise weed management innovation →

A facility for the development of gene and cell therapies has garnered $25 million in funding from the NSW Government. The University of Sydney, Children’s Medical Research institute, and the Children’s Hospital at Westmead will apply advanced manufacturing technologies to manufacture clinical-grade vectors for gene therapy in paediatric and adult patients. A vector carries pieces … Continue reading Centre for medical manufacturing to open in Westmead →

The University of Sydney will develop a bioengineering research facility which will explore the development and use of nanorobots, and 3D and 4D printed bone implants. The Australian Research Council (ARC) Centre for Innovative BioEngineering is funded through the ARC, the University of Sydney, and the New South Wales government. The head of the centre, … Continue reading New centre to develop nanorobots, 4D printing, nanobiosensors →

The University of Sydney has launched the School of Biomedical Engineering, the sixth school within the Faculty of Engineering. The new school will focus on collaboration and teaching within the field of biomedical engineering, with contributions from disciplines including medicine, engineering, and life sciences. Leading the school will be professor Gregg Suaning, who hopes that … Continue reading Biomedical engineering school opens at USYD →

A partnership between the University of Sydney and medical manufacturer Codex Research has secured $851,000 of Commonwealth funding through the Innovative Manufacturing Collaborative Research Centre (IMCRC). The project hopes to improve the treatment of heart disease through creating a physiologically-relevant blood vessel implant, that would be used in bypass surgery. Currently, similar products are created … Continue reading Innovative partnership leads to blood vessel manufacture →

A University of Sydney researcher is attempting to overcome accessibility issues associated with virtual buttons. An essential part of many electronic devices, virtual buttons that appear on a screen as an image are difficult to use for the vision impaired due to their lack of tactile response. This is made particularly tricky on essential devices … Continue reading Artificial skin overcomes barriers to virtual buttons →