Peter Roberts

1 week ago | aumanufacturing.com.au | Marina Yue Zhang |Peter Roberts

By Marina Yue Zhang, University of Technology SydneyIn the escalating trade war between the United States and China, one notable exception stood out: 31 critical minerals, including rare earth elements, were strategically exempted from tariffs. This was not a gesture of goodwill. It was a tacit acknowledgment of the United States’ deep dependence on China for materials essential to its technological competitiveness, clean energy transition and national defence.

1 week ago | aumanufacturing.com.au | Peter Roberts

A team from The University of Queensland has claimed a world record for a type of perovskite solar cell, demonstrating results of 16.65 per cent efficiency converting sunlight to electricity. According to a statement from UQ, the team led by Professor Lianzhou Wang (pictured in middle) developed a “tin halide perovskite” (THP) solar cell performing almost a percentage point better than the previous THP cell record. The research (linked) was published in Nature Nanotechnology.

1 week ago | aumanufacturing.com.au | Peter Roberts

Construction has begun on the Central Coast Food Manufacturing Innovation Hub, a $17.14 million project funded by the federal government and delivered by not-for-profit organisation Central Coast Industry Connect (CCIC) in partnership with the Central Coast Council, University of Newcastle and Regional Development Central Coast.

1 week ago | aumanufacturing.com.au | Peter Roberts

Industry leaders to participate in 20th Vinnies SleepoutBrian Mathieson (Briter Door Solutions), Craig Wellman (Wellman Packaging) and Kylie Roberts-Forst (Australian Bedding Stewards) are among the leaders from the manufacturing industry taking part in this year’s Vinnies CEO Sleepout. The Sleepout raises funds and awareness in support of the St Vincent de Paul Society’s homelessness services and is in its 20th year.

1 week ago | aumanufacturing.com.au | Simran Gill |Peter Roberts

A team of Queensland researchers has begun an ambitious race to develop a vaccine for a rare but potentially fatal virus in just 150 days, according to a statement released by the University of Queensland on Wednesday. UQ’s Vaccine Rapid Response Team is testing its capabilities by creating a vaccine for the Bolivian Chapare virus, with the clock having started on 10 February.