Industry News
Aurizon to develop next-generation freight trains using renewable energy
Aurizon has secured a $9.4 million grant from ARENA to develop a battery-electric tender (BET) to be used in conjunction with a modified locomotive. [ + ]
Universal Robots to debut new cobot solutions at APPEX 2024
UR will be demonstrating its UR30 locally for the first time at APPEX 2024, along with the UR20's new feature for welding and a box palletising solution. [ + ]
Waste-to-energy technology gets the go-ahead in the Philippines
An Australian tech startup is partnering with the Philippines' NDC to launch Cyclion Philippines. [ + ]
Australia a leader in critical minerals: report
Australia is a leading supplier of the minerals the world needs to reach net zero, according to the latest report from Geoscience Australia. [ + ]
Nanothin printing of electronics hardware could slash costs
Engineering researchers at the University of Sydney have harvested alloys crucial for 2D printing memory chips using an innovative low-temperature method. [ + ]
Madison Technologies named Cisco OT supplier
Madison Technologies has been appointed to the role of exclusive operational technology supplier (OTS) for Cisco in Australia. [ + ]
Agreement to streamline engineers' access to Spain
Engineers Australia has signed a mutual recognition agreement with Spain's General Council of Official Colleges of Industrial Engineers. [ + ]
Innovation in pH sensor technology
Researchers have succesfully integrated a pH sensing layer into an ion-sensitive field-effect transistor (ISFET). [ + ]
Australian orbital servicing satellite launched
Space Machines Company's Optimus satellite will provide in-orbit servicing and relocation services for satellites in low-earth orbit. [ + ]
NSW offering manufacturing funding opportunity
The Net Zero Manufacturing Initiative funding is available to companies that have proposed projects based in NSW or are partnering with a NSW-based company. [ + ]
element14 now offering NI LabVIEW+ Suite
LabVIEW has been NI's benchmark software for 30 years, embraced by multiple generations of engineers as their go-to problem-solving tool. [ + ]
Siemens launches autonomous grid management software
Gridscale X software enables utilities to scale grid capacity and increase distributed energy resources visibility, essential for grid decarbonisation. [ + ]
Researchers create synthetic methane using only the sun
A UNSW-led team have developed a process that turns CO2 into a cleaner and greener form of methane. [ + ]
Rio Tinto IOC receives funding to decarbonise Canadian iron ore processing
The Government of Canada has awarded C$18.1 million to Rio Tinto's Iron Ore Company of Canada to support the decarbonisation of iron ore processing in Labrador West. [ + ]
Hydrogen Summit coming to Brisbane in September
More than 3000 industry leaders and 150 exhibitors will gather to showcase the latest technology, discuss new policies and analyse upcoming projects. [ + ]
