UNSW Sydney professor says cubesats are a cost-effective way to participate in space exploration
UNSW Sydney Professor Andrew Dempster, director of the Australian Centre for Space Engineering Research (ACSER), said he believes many people are unaware of how simple it is to send something into space, citing the use of cubesats, which are lunchbox-sized satellites that can undertake space-based experiments.
Over 500 NSW students join virtual AI work placement initiative
More than 500 students from 134 schools across New South Wales are undertaking a week-long virtual work placement focused on artificial intelligence (AI) through a partnership between the NSW Department of Education and leading technology organisations.
Beston Global Foods completes acquisition of Australian Provincial Cheese
Beston Global Food Company Limited (BFC) has agreed to acquire cream cheese maker Australian Provincial Cheese (APC) for $2.2 million.
The acquisition includes APC’s plant...
Multi-year Repowering for Portland Aluminium Smelter
Alcoa Corporation has today announced new five-year agreements with AGL, Alinta Energy and Origin covering power requirements for the Portland Aluminium Smelter.
The future of Victoria’s...
BAE Systems, Marand team up for Australia’s LAND 400 project
BAE Systems Australia and Marand have entered into a teaming agreement for the Australian Army's LAND 400 Phase 2 combat reconnaissance vehicle program, building...
H3 Dynamics, Carbonix to develop Australia’s first hydrogen VTOL drone
Australian UAV manufacturer Carbonix has ventured into a partnership with aviation company H3 Dynamics to begin the development of Australia’s first hydrogen-electric vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) unmanned aircraft system (UAS).
Austal acquires aluminium technology company ElectraWatch
Austal has reached an agreement to acquire ElectraWatch, a US-based aluminium non-destructive technology company, for an all cash consideration of US $6.75 million.
ElectraWatch has...
AGL announces early closure of Loy Yang A and Bayswater power stations
AGL has announced that the Bayswater and Loy Yang A power stations in NSW and Victoria would be closed sooner than initially planned.
For decades,...
Ausdrill announces resignation of Chief Financial Officer
Ausdrill's Chief Financial Officer (CFO), Theresa Mlikota, has informed the company that she will resign from her post to pursue another career opportunity.
Ms Mlikota...
Dow’s CTO to shed light on Australia’s next trillion-dollar market at AFR Innovation Summit
Dow’s Chief Technology Officer of Asia Pacific, Dr Yao Weiguang, will shed light on the search for the next trillion dollar industry at the...
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How a small pet food manufacturer supports a 5x increase in production capacity
For Advanced Pet Care of Australia, scaling into one of Australia’s top pet food manufacturers required more than new production capacity – it required better systems.
