Australian electric vehicle developer ACE EV Group secured a contract with Woolworths to produce custom designed trolley collectors for trial evaluation, the ACE V1 Transformer TC Series (pictured). Managing director Greg McGarvie wrote to supporters who have pre-ordered the company’s long-anticipated locally manufactured EV’s, telling them of the news and thanking them for their support.…
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The CSIRO is offering a free online course for research and development (R&D) expertise and support for small to medium enterprises (SMEs) in the mining and mining equipment, technology and services (METS) sector. Eligible SMEs that are in the early stages of engaging in R&D or pursuing a new idea in the sector can apply…
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Australian munitions company NIOA today unveiled a corporate reorganisation and new executive appointments that Group CEO Rob Nioa said reflected an inflection point in the company’s development. The reorganisation comes hot on the heels of the Queensland company’s acquisition of US-based rifle manufacturer and designer Barrett. Nioa said the family-owned NIOA was at an inflection…
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Deakin University researchers have developed what they say is a “highly-lucrative” way to salvage end-of-life silicon panels and convert them into nanomaterials with use in “breakthrough energy storage” technologies and elsewhere. According to a statement from the university on Monday, “years of research” led by Alfred Deakin Professor Ying (Ian) Chen have helped enable a…
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Katherine Joinery has been awarded $103,256 in support through the Northern Territory’s Advanced Manufacturing Ecosystem Fund, which it says will help it offer kitchen and wet area solutions for the remote housing market, among other outcomes.
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Bone reconstruction technology company Osteopore is to purchase its distributors in South Korea and key South East Asian markets, taking control of sales and distribution in its most lucrative markets. The company, which manufactures Osteoplug and Osteomesh bioresorbable implants which encourage bone regeneration, will buy Lomic Korea, 3D Aesthetic Solutions, 3D Healthcare, and 3D Aesthetic…
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A Cooperative Research Centre and a CRC-P are not the same. Tony Peacock explains how and why they are different. The 14th round of the Cooperative Research Centres – Projects program was opened by Ed Husic MP last week and closes on 2 March. I got a big reaction for my comments on the new round of…
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The Asia Pacific Hydrogen 2023 Summit & Exhibition will be held at Sydney’s International Convention Centre on 26-27 October, event organisers announced on Monday. The Australian Hydrogen Council (AHC) and the Sustainable Energy Council (SEC) have signed an MOU on the event, with Australia to host the event “for years to come”. The SEC holds…
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Steel makers are looking towards net zero with hydrogen produced from renewable sources the world’s best bet on decarbonising this essential industry. Here, in an article adapted from ARENA, we look at the ARENA project that will decide the fate of Calix’s Zesty steelmaking technology as early as this year. The basic oxygen steelmaking process…
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The federal government has established a Women in STEM and Entrepreneurship grants system to tackle the woeful participation of women in university science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields. Women make up 36 per cent of enrolments in university STEM courses, and comprise only 27 per cent of the workforce across all STEM industries, depriving…
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