Technology

Cicada Innovations has announced the 23 Australian ventures selected for Cicada x Tech23 2026, with the annual showcase highlighting companies developing technologies across sectors including advanced manufacturing, health, energy, infrastructure and sustainability.

Sparc Technologies has announced the launch of SparcES™, a new graphene additive range for electrostatic discharge (ESD) and conductive coatings, targeting applications used in data centres, semiconductor facilities and electric vehicle battery manufacturing plants.

Austal, in partnership with Curtin University and the Additive Manufacturing Cooperative Research Centre (AMCRC), has launched a collaborative research project aimed at accelerating the adoption of additive manufacturing across Australia's maritime and defence sectors.

AML3D has completed the delivery and commissioning of its first two large-scale ARCEMY® X additive manufacturing systems for Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS), a division of HII and the largest military shipbuilder in the United States, according to a company announcement.

The Victorian Government has announced $3.5 million in support for nine pre-accelerator programs aimed at strengthening the state’s pipeline of AI and deeptech startups, in a move it says will help early-stage founders develop and commercialise new technologies.

Manufacturing capabilities and defence sustainment are set to be advanced under a new multi-year research agreement between Titomic USA, Inc. and a US military research organisation, focused on developing cold spray and additive manufacturing applications for defence modernisation.

The future of environmental, social and governance (ESG) performance is being increasingly influenced by how organisations use technology in their day-to-day operations, according to thought leadership from Konica Minolta Australia.

Manufacturing researchers at the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have developed a laser-based technique that could broaden the range of metal alloys produced through additive manufacturing, including difficult-to-make high-entropy alloys.

Researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) have developed a new high-temperature, 3D-printable aluminum alloy that they say could expand the use of lightweight materials in automotive and aerospace applications while improving energy efficiency.

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