A billion-dollar critical minerals and rare earths “mine to metals” project in New South Wales has secured a $5 million grant for further development studies ahead of front-end engineering...
Advanced Manufacturing
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Australian solar cell innovator SunDrive has teamed with one of China’s biggest solar photovoltaic panel makers for a federal funding bid to scale up local manufacturing. The Sydney-based company...
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AIM Defence has delivered two more of its high-powered counter-drone laser systems to Defence, bringing its work with the department to more than $10 million over the past year....
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Orange-based biomanufacturer Cauldron Ferm has landed Queensland government support to develop the first precision fermentation contract manufacturing facility in the Asia-Pacific. The automated facility, which will be built in...
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Origin Energy will cease work on green hydrogen development despite receiving $115 million in state and Commonwealth government backing for a proposed hub in New South Wales. The decision...
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Researchers at the University of New South Wales have claimed a world-first breakthrough by demonstrating provable quantum entanglement between two atoms in silicon, a crucial step for scaling quantum...
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Deakin University has opened Australia’s first dedicated hydrogen fuel cell research and development centre, giving researchers and industry access to prototyping and fabrication infrastructure. Opened on Tuesday, the Hycel...
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The federal and Queensland governments have tipped in $14 million to support development of Jet Zero Australia’s sustainable aviation fuel facility, a priority sector under the Future Made in...
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Former Treasurer and Ambassador to the United States Joe Hockey says Australia needs Defence prime contractors to support local innovation and scale domestic manufacturing. In an address to the...
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Four more early stage companies have been awarded $4 million in grants under the Albanese government’s budding commercialisation program, with South Australian AgTech Seed Terminator landing $3 million. The...
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A new scaleup hub for budding manufacturers will be offered to users of the Advanced Manufacturing Research Facility when the first stage of construction is completed later this year....
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Australian startup Quantum Brilliance will help deliver the world’s first mobile quantum computer for Germany’s cyber innovation agency in a joint $58 million procurement announced on Wednesday. Quantum Brilliance...
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Hanwha signed three new local defence industry partnerships and renewed its collaboration agreement with Deakin University last week at the Land Forces 2024 conference in Melbourne. The industry agreements...
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A dearth of scaleup funding and workforce constraints are stifling Australia’s budding quantum sector, according to local deep tech founders, who say more venture capital and government support is...