RMIT engineers develop stronger, cheaper 3D-printed titanium

RMIT University engineers have created a new 3D-printed titanium alloy that is 29 per cent cheaper to produce than standard titanium whilst delivering improved strength and performance, according to research published on Monday. The team replaced expensive vanadium with readily available alternative materials to reduce costs. Lead researcher Ryan Brooke said the breakthrough addresses key…

UNSW and Diraq quest for scalable hole-spin qubits

UNSW Sydney in association with start up Diraq have reached a milestone in the hunt for the perfect quantum computing storage qubit to allow faster and more efficient quantum computing applications. The team demonstrated hole-spin qubits – positively charged particles in semiconductors – using industry standard silicon manufacturing processes. Hole-spins qubits have the potential to…