Australian team wins international space challenge
Researchers from the University of Adelaide have won the global Pose Estimation Challenge, a competition to accurately determine the position of a space object.
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Ridley opens new Tasmanian extruded feed plant
Ridley Corporation (ASX: RIC) has opened a new animal feed extrusion plant at Westbury in northern Tasmania. The plant, capable of producing 50,000 tonnes a ear of aquaculture and pet foods, is strategically located close to transport to supply the Australian mainland as well as the state. Ridley CEO, David Lord praised the high quality,…
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Tritium wins massive UK EV charger order
Australian electric vehicle (EV) DC fast charging technology company Tritium has won a massive deal with BOX ENERGI to be its sole United Kingdom charger provider. The deal could be potentially massive for the company, which only this week won a contract for 33 chargers for the Port of Long Beach in the United States,…
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ANCA triples size of Thailand factory, eyes the region
Leading machine tool manufacturer, ANCA has opened a new factory in Thailand’s Eastern Seaboard Industrial Estate at Rayong as its South East Asian operation continues to mature. The new company-owned plant of 3,656 metres opened this week is triple the size of ANCA’s original leased plant opened in Hemaraj in 2006. The investment by the…
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SciDev wins customer in US market first
Technology process control and chemistry company SciDev (ASX: SDV) has won its first customer in the competitive United States oil and gas sector. The Sydney company announced its first order, valued at more than $1 million, for friction reduction technology which will be utilised in the Permian Basin in Texas and New Mexico. The company…
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NSW government grants up to $5 million available for resource recovery infrastructure
Applications are open for Major Resource Recovery Infrastructure grants worth $22.3 million for private, not for profit and council organisations wanting to make capital investments in waste and recycling infrastructure.
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Advanced Robotics for Manufacturing Hub opens in Brisbane
The Advanced Robotics for Manufacturing Hub has been opened in Brisbane, supported by $7.71 million in state government funding over four years, and will provide advice and guidance on adoption to companies.
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Ex-Holden MD joins Carbon Revolution board ahead of planned IPO
Mark Bernhard, the former chairman and managing director at GM Holden until August last year, has joined Carbon Revolution ahead of its planned listing on the stock exchange.
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Suda Pharmaceuticals wins European patent protection
Perth oral drug delivery manufacturer Suda Pharmaceuticals has won patent protection for its FDA approved anagrelide treatment for a wide range of cancers. Suda is now the only company with a patent covering the use of anagrelide in the treatment and prevention of metastatic disease in the bone or lung, and a wide range of…
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Hyra Light seeks $5m to promote battery-alternative power source
By Stuart Corner of IoTAustralia Unlisted Australian public company Hydra Light International is looking to raise $5 million to commercialise its battery-alternative technology that generates electricity from a chemical reaction between oxygen and a magnesium alloy. The form factor of the core product is the size of two D cells, and the main advantage claimed…
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