Industry News
Discovery casts dark shadow on computer security
Two international teams of security researchers have uncovered Foreshadow, a new variant of the hardware vulnerability Meltdown announced earlier in the year. [ + ]
Smarter tech for safer food
Food safety has been a top priority for food manufacturers and consumers for many years, but in recent years, food safety recalls have been on the increase. [ + ]
A hydrogen industry on the national agenda
Dr Alan Finkel, Chair of the Hydrogen Strategy Group and Australia's Chief Scientist, said that hydrogen's time has come. [ + ]
Automated warehousing solution a highlight of CeMAT 2018
A fully automated order fulfilment solution from Swisslog signposted the future of warehousing and attracted attention at this year's CeMAT exhibition. [ + ]
First unmanned aircraft flown solo in public airspace
An unmanned aircraft has flown for the first time in public airspace, unaccompanied by a safety chase plane. [ + ]
Physicist appointed as CSIRO Chief Scientist
Dr Cathy Foley, currently the Deputy Director of CSIRO's manufacturing business unit, has been appointed to the position of CSIRO Chief Scientist. [ + ]
AI teaches dexterity to a robotic hand
Researchers at non-profit AI research company OpenAI have taught an AI system called Dactyl to manipulate a robot hand with human-like dexterity. [ + ]
Siemens and Swinburne University launch MindSphere Centre
The first university partnership with Siemens' MindSphere in Australia has opened in Melbourne. [ + ]
CSIRO ultrahigh-purity hydrogen powers its first cars
Australia is a step closer to a new hydrogen production and export industry following the CSIRO's successful refuelling of two fuel cell vehicles. [ + ]
Security industry veterans want to fix cybersecurity skills shortage
Three Australian IT security veterans have joined forces to attack the growing cybersecurity skills shortage crisis in Australia. [ + ]
Fortescue's relocatable conveyor begins operation
Fortescue Metals Group has successfully implemented a relocatable conveyor at its Cloudbreak ore processing facility. [ + ]
First grams of uranium extracted from sea water
Researchers have successfully extracted uranium from sea water in a trial conducted in the US. [ + ]
LNG market growth drives worldwide project expansion
LNG projects soon to come online globally represent a more than one-third boost to global capacity. [ + ]
Deakin to open dedicated energy centre with federal funding
Deakin University is to open the Australian Research Council Training Centre for Future Energy Storage Technologies. [ + ]
Hybrid industrial cloud adoption to double by 2023: report
According to a new report by ABI Research, hybrid industrial cloud adoption will more than double over the next five years at a 21.1% compound annual growth rate. [ + ]
