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Monash University partners with Firstsource to develop next-generation AI solutions

Monash University has announced a new partnership with RP-Sanjiv Goenka Group’s Firstsource Solutions Limited to co-develop next-generation artificial intelligence (AI) technologies aimed at advancing practical applications across key business sectors and core AI capabilities.

Airbus taps Titomic for delivery of cold spray additive manufacturing equipment

Additive manufacturing (AM) company Titomic is providing Airbus Group with cold spray AM, repairs, and maintenance equipment for aerospace applications as part of a $645,000 agreement. 

RMIT Engineers develop building claddings made out of recycled glass

Engineers from RMIT University, in collaboration with materials technology company Livefield, have developed new fire-proof building claddings out of recycled glass. 

High-power fibre lasers emerge as game-changing tech to defend against drones, says research

Optical scientists from the University of South Australia (UniSA), the University of Adelaide (UoA), and Yale University have unveiled a new method to significantly boost the power of fibre lasers while preserving their beam quality.

Matrix secures $16 million buoyancy system order in South America

Matrix Composites & Engineering, a provider of composite and advanced material technology solutions, has bagged a $16 million purchase order to deliver a subsea...

Titomic expands footprint with breakthrough sales in US and Australia

Australian metal additive manufacturing company Titomic Limited has celebrated the successful sale of two D523 low-pressure cold spray systems, marking a significant stride in the company's expansion into the mining services sector and the US market.

Diraq awarded DARPA contract to advance utility-scale quantum computing

Australian quantum computing company Diraq has announced it will lead an international consortium participating in the US Government’s Quantum Benchmarking Initiative (QBI), a program run by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to explore the viability of utility-scale quantum computers by 2033.

Conflux joins forces with Rocket Factory Augsburg for 3D-printed aerospace heat exchangers

Australian 3D-printed heat exchanger manufacturer Conflux Technology is partnering with Rocket Factory Augsburg to develop aerospace heat exchangers as part of the Australian Space Agency’s Moon to Mars Initiative.

4DMedical receives $9.4 million payment following XV Scanner production progress

4DMedical, a respiratory imaging technology provider, has received $9.4 million from the Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) after successfully reaching a production milestone for the XV Scanner, the world’s first dedicated lung scanner. 

Quickstep collaborative project to reduce composite production cost

Aerospace composite manufacturer Quickstep has collaborated with the Sovereign Manufacturing Automation for Composites CRC (SoMAC CRC) and Deakin University’s Institute for Intelligent Systems Research and Innovation to help address the high cost of large-scale composite production. 
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