Next week we’re happy to be discussing a topic that’s sort of new but really isn’t, and has become sort of unavoidable. Nearly two years ago ChatGPT 3 burst into our lives and they haven’t been the same since. Generative artificial intelligence has moved into more and more places and there are some real ways…
Boeing Defence Australia (BDA) has welcomed a cohort of 16 trainee aerospace workers to its P-8A Poseidon through life support program, which BDA says is its largest single intake of trainees. Over 40 new trades employees are required over the next two years for the upgrade program, said Ben Knabe, director of BDA’s Product Support,…
Liontown Resources produces first lithium Battery Materials producer Liontown Resources has produced its first lithium spodumene concentrate at Kathleen Valley in Western Australia, following the commissioning of the wet plant and end-to-end operation of the value chain. The milestone marks the start of production ramp-up to nameplate throughput of 3Mtpa, currently expected by the end…
Microelectronics manufacturer Hendon Semiconductors (HSC) has been awarded a grant through the South Australian government’s $122 million Economic Recovery Fund. The specialist electronic design and subassembly manufacturing company was awarded $605,561 through the fund to be matched by HSC, bringing the total investment to $1,227,522. The funds will be used to upgrade facilities and equipment…
(Sponsored) The progress of 3D printing is making things more distributed, digital and dynamic for manufacturers, attendees at a recent meetup at Tekt Industries heard. Additive manufacturing was at a kind of tipping point, the audience were told at the May 30 event, part of a roadshow for US 3D printer OEM Markforged to launch…
A new project by University of Wollongong (UOW) researchers to develop battery systems that can withstand extremely cold temperatures, including in outer space, has been awarded a national grant. Professor Jung Ho Kim (pictured) and Professor Konstantin Konstantinov of the Faculty of Engineering and Information Sciences received a National Intelligence and Security Discovery Research Grant…
By Ian Lowe, Griffith University and Kylie Walker, Australian National University Australia’s clean energy transition is already underway, driven by solar, wind, batteries and new transmission lines. But what about nuclear? Opposition leader Peter Dutton last month committed to building nuclear reactors on the site of retired coal plants – triggering intense debate over whether…
Shares in drone detection and countermeasure company DroneShield have continued their downward slide despite the release of the company’s latest quarterly report to shareholders. The company’s shares have been under pressure since earlier this month when a negative media report questioned the valuation of the company, which has been riding high on rapid growth and…
Chris Bowen visits China to talk low carbon transmission The Climate Change and Energy Minister Chris Bowen will travel to China to represent Australia at the 8th Ministerial on Climate Action (MOCA), taking place on 22-23 July 2024. There he will deliver a keynote address on emissions reduction and the low-carbon transition and meet with…
The federal government is significantly expanding the Global Supply Chain (GSC) Program under which defence prime contractors help their suppliers penetrate international defence markets. The number of major defence prime contractors participating in the GSC Program will almost double from seven to 13, delivering on a commitment made in the Defence Industry Development Strategy (DIDS).…