Industry News
LNG research wins Malcolm McIntosh Prize for Physical Scientist of the Year
Professor Eric May has been awarded the Malcolm McIntosh Prize for Physical Scientist of the Year for his work towards making liquid natural gas a cleaner resource. [ + ]
Australian manufacturing still contracting
Australia’s manufacturing sector has contracted for an eighth consecutive month. [ + ]
Computer whiz wins top engineering medal
Electrical engineering student Michael Peever has been awarded James Cook University’s 2012 Engineers Australia Charles (CN) Barton Medal for the best fourth-year engineering thesis seminar at JCU’s School of Engineering & Physical Sciences. [ + ]
Students test remote control vehicles for monitoring water quality in wetlands
More than 60 Adelaide students will compete to build the best remote controlled water sampling vehicle. The students developed a vehicle that can collect 500 mL water samples to monitor water quality in South Australian wetlands. [ + ]
LevelOne goes industrial
LevelOne has launched its Infinity brand, which offers a range of industrial-standard networking solutions. The brand is aimed at large industrial enterprises such as mines, manufacturing assembly lines and power stations. [ + ]
Gillard says Aussie solar plant dispels '2 big myths'
Australia's only solar panel manufacturing plant is optimistic about being able to compete with China. [ + ]
National registration for engineers is needed, says Engineers Australia
Engineers Australia has urged the federal government to bring forward its plans to create a national system of registration for engineering professionals. [ + ]
Magic Finger: the future of touch interaction
You may like the touch input offered by your tablet or mobile device, but imagine if your entire surrounding environment was touch sensitive. [ + ]
Panduit and Rockwell Automation form strategic alliance
Rockwell Automation and Panduit have formed a strategic alliance that expands their long-standing Encompass product-referencing relationship. [ + ]
Instrumentation training project wins Kinetic Group award
RMIT and SAGE piloted a project in the mining and power industries at Mount Isa to deliver instrumentation and control training, which produced quality training outcomes above academic requirements. [ + ]
Invensys acquires Spiral Software
Invensys Operations Management has announced its acquisition of Spiral Software. The business will continue to be managed by Spiral’s existing executive team. [ + ]
Australia could become world’s largest LNG producer
The federal government has predicted that, within five years, Australia will be the largest LNG producer if the current boom continues. [ + ]
Registration open for 2012 NI Embedded Control and Monitoring Technology Roadshow
Registration is now open for National Instruments’ 2012 Embedded Control and Monitoring Technology Roadshow, a series of free technical events featuring the latest trends, technologies and information. [ + ]
LabVIEW helps Baumgartner break the sound barrier
When Felix Baumgartner achieved his record-breaking jump on Monday, his progress and condition were monitored using NI LabVIEW. [ + ]
Industry panellists confirmed for Automation and Power World Australia
Automation and Power World Australia 2012 is now less than two weeks away and organisers have confirmed panellists for the three industry panel sessions on day one of the event. [ + ]
