Author: James Riley

Rio Tinto and BlueScope combine on low-carbon steel

Posted on   |  by Peter Roberts
Miner Rio Tinto and steel producer BlueScope will work together to explore low-carbon steelmaking pathways using Pilbara iron ores, including the use of clean hydrogen to replace coking coal...

Hypersonix world-first 3D printed scramjet engine nears

Posted on   |  by Peter Roberts
Hydrogen-powered aerospace company Hypersonix Launch Systems has announced that it has placed an order with Amiga Engineering for a claimed world-first: a 3D printed, fixed-geometry scramjet engine. According to...

The Australian Way? All aboard for net-zero emissions

Posted on   |  by David Havyatt
After a week and a half of Nationals Party meetings and negotiations, Australia’s Long-Term Emissions Reduction Plan has been released. David Havyatt asks whether the plan is worth all...

$60m cybersecurity skills fund opens for applications

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Science and Technology minister Melissa Price has used the opening session of Australian Cyber Week to announce that government is now taking Round Two applications for grants under the...

The economic argument for accelerated SaaS migration

Posted on   |  by James Riley
It has become almost a cliché to talk about the accelerated digital transformation of businesses and governments that has come about as a result of the pandemic. As we...

LeoLabs and Ampcontrol bid for space junk tracking radar

Posted on   |  by Staff Writers
Ampcontrol and LeoLabs Australia have unveiled a consortium that aims to build surveillance radars “to catapult Australia into a space surveillance superpower.” Ampcontrol is the country’s largest privately-held electrical engineering...

Tech Council is on board for the Australian Hero

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The newly formed Technology Council of Australia, which includes the nation’s largest and most successful tech companies as founding members, will sponsor the top prize – the Australian Hero...