Researchers in the US have developed a method to take carbon dioxide from the air and make carbon nanofibres, super-strong materials used in the aerospace, automotive, and other industries.
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GM to pay $US900m over faulty ignitions linked to deaths
General Motors will pay $US900 million ($A1.25 billion) after it failed to recall cars with faulty ignitions that have been linked to 124 deaths.
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Our brilliant emigrants: still an asset back home
There are countless examples of Australians leaving the country and achieving spectacularly overseas. Is it right to consider this a brain drain? Brent Balinski collected some perspectives.
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Nissan focuses on safety following US factory deaths
Nissan Motor Co. is focusing on safety at its manufacturing facilities in the US following the deaths of three workers at its assembly plant in Smyrna, Tenn.
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30 reported injured by explosion at Louisiana factory
30 people have been reported injured by an explosion at a chemical factory in the town of Geismar in the American state of Louisiana.
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Manufacturing gender gap widens in the US
The recovery of the US manufacturing sector has not been felt by the entire American population. There is a gender in-balance as most new jobs in the sector are going to men.
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Obama sees a future for 3D Printing in manufacturing and defence
Barack Obama has initiated a $US200 million federally funded competition to create three manufacturing institutes to test and pilot 3D Printing projects.
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Ammunition maker celebrates 25 years of US sales
Ammunition maker Australian Munitions has celebrated 25 years of sales to the United States, and marked the milestone as a success story for the local manufacturing industry.
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US manufacturing falls, but figures still positive
The United States has joined a number of manufacturers worldwide in posting a slowdown in manufacturing activity for April, new figures show.
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Aussie suppliers could suffer over JSF delays
The government’s decision to delay the purchase of 12 F-35A Joint Strike Fighters (JSF) by two years could harm a number of Australian manufacturers involved in supply contracts for the US-based project.
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Mutli Channel Solutions files US patent, sets up new company
Mutli Channel Solutions, in association with KMI Zeolite, has lodged a provisional application with US Patent and Trade Marks office, to protect its formulation to be used in its new Feline Favorite Cat Litter product.
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