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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 →

Students from the University of Sydney won their category in the Spaceport America Cup on Saturday, June 29. The team was up against students from 51 teams from around the world, including top technical universities such as Princeton and ETH Zurich. The rocket, named Silvereye, created by University of Sydney students competed in the 10,000ft … Continue reading Sydney students win rocketry competition →

On Tuesday, June 18, Senator Arthur Sinodinos and Minister for Education Dan Tehan, announced that the University of Sydney will host the Australian Research Council (ARC) Training Centre for CubeSats, Uncrewed Aerial Vehicles, and their Applications (CUAVA). The federal government is investing $4.6 million in the centre to advance manufacturing processes for both commercial and … Continue reading University of Sydney to be home to Australia’s space future →

The University of Sydney’s Rocketry Team is the first Australia team to attend and compete in the 2019 Spaceport America Cup, an annual university competition held from 18 to 23 June in New Mexico, United States. This year’s competition has attracted more than 100 university teams from around the world, with each launching their student-built … Continue reading Sydney University competes in Spaceport America Cup →

The Brain and Intelligence Science Alliance (BISA) collaborates with The University of Sydney, and China’s Fudan University to deepen their research into cognitive neuroscience, brain disorders, and the ethical implications of artificial intelligence (AI). The partnership will apply the research of both universities to the field of brain intelligence, science, and technology. Fudan University, located … Continue reading Australian and Chinese universities sign MoU →

The University of Sydney’s Nano Institute has partnered with the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF), launching scientific sensing technology for Australia’s defence. According to a media release by the university, researchers at the Jericho Smart Sensing Laboratory will be developing a nanoscale device that assess physical, chemical, biological, acoustic, and electromagnetic environment. This technology will … Continue reading Sydney Nano and RAAF partner to develop sensing tech →

3D printing technologies are now so advanced they can create structures on a nanoscale. But how close are we to seeing 3D printed organs in the market? Professor Hala Zreiqat and Dr Peter Newman from the University of Sydney explain. From cures for cancer to fusion power and driverless cars, almost every technology seems to … Continue reading Australians could be implanted with 3D printed organs in less than a decade →

A University of Sydney mechanical engineering student has programmed a robot that can produce a traditional Chinese ink painting, a style known as guóhuà. Armed with two paintbrushes, a pot of ink and art paper, the robot is programmed to paint small chickens – the traditional elementary subject that apprentice artists must master before moving … Continue reading University of Sydney robot has learned how to paint →

University of Sydney researchers are a step closer to developing a bionic eye with plans to move to human trials. Minister for trade and industry Niall Blair visited the Sydney labs in mid-December to meet researchers and get an update on the project that aims to bring new hope to the many people suffering vision … Continue reading Bionic eye project has sights on human trials →

A joint manufacturing research project between the University of Sydney, Vaxxas and the Innovative Manufacturing Cooperative Research Centre is due to test end-user usability, manufacturability, patient acceptability and supply chain logistics of a new technology that aims to replace traditional needle and syringe for vaccinating people against diseases. Vaxxas is an Australian based biotechnology company … Continue reading Research project to help get new vaccine delivery technology to market →