Sunday, August 16, 2026

I’m dreaming of a zinc Christmas?! Intricate ‘snowflakes’ created in liquid metal

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas at UNSW Sydney’s School of Chemical Engineering where researchers have grown crystals made of zinc that look like snowflakes - inside a liquid metal.

Woolworths reinstates limits in Victoria following surge in demand

Media Release Woolworths has this morning reinstated a purchase limit of two items per customer across 27 product categories in Victoria both in-store and online. The...

Australia’s largest virtual power plant ramps up in South Australia

Media Release More than 3000 social housing tenants in South Australia will soon join in Australia’s largest virtual power plant (VPP), helping to deliver lower...

BlueScope Distribution’s National Product, Processing and Solutions Hub announces plans for further capability investment...

Media Release by BlueScope Distribution BlueScope Distribution’s National Product, Processing and Solutions Hub announces plans for further capability investment to help deliver significant projects Australia-wide. In...

Gold Coast fashion house making waves in circular economy

Media Release Using fabric generated from ocean waste including plastic bottles and fishing nets as well as carpet from landfill, Gold Coast-based surf and apparel...

US military veterans to benefit from Australian-Singaporean company’s ground-breaking implants following major business agreement

Media Release An Australian-Singaporean bone and tissue regeneration company will soon be helping US military veterans suffering trauma injuries and congenital defects with its ground-breaking...

Vast Solar signs letter of intent to purchase 13,500 sodium-ion batteries from Natron Energy...

Vast Solar Pty Ltd. (Vast), an Australian company and leading developer of concentrated solar thermal power (CSP) technology, today announced a collaboration with Natron Energy, Inc. ("Natron"), a global leader in the manufacturing of sodium-ion batteries.

Modern Manufacturing Expo Wrap Up: Top priorities for Australian manufacturers made clear

Australia is perfectly poised to become a global leader in the production of high-value products across industries – but this cannot happen without the buy-in of local manufacturers.

Sedgman secures $120m operations contract extension

Media Release CIMIC Group’s minerals processing company, Sedgman, has been awarded an extended operations and maintenance services contract at the Mount Pleasant mine in New...

Research collaboration developing sustainable textile coating inspired by bees

Media Release by IMRC In a bid to replace the harmful chemicals used in durable water repellent (DWR) textile coatings, a new research collaboration is...
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There’s a particular kind of ingenuity that flourishes in regional Australia. Away from the noise of major business centres, founders build companies that quietly become world leaders in their field, solving deep specialised problems that global markets didn’t know could be solved. Modra Technology, based in Warragul in regional Victoria, is one of those companies.