Simran Gill

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.

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

A new report from the Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI) calls for Australia and South Korea to significantly expand their cooperation in space technology, according to a statement released on Tuesday. The report, authored by ASPI Visiting Senior Fellow Sangsoon Lee, argues that while space cooperation between the two nations “remains stuck in its infancy,” both countries possess complementary strengths that could form the foundation of a robust partnership.

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

Australian materials tech company Zeotech has scored a major win in its quest to decarbonise the construction industry, with independent testing confirming its AusPozz product delivers remarkable strength improvements while dramatically cutting concrete’s carbon footprint. According to an ASX announcement on Monday, the Brisbane-based company’s high-reactivity metakaolin (HRM) product achieved a 50 per cent strength gain when replacing just 20 per cent of cement in concrete mixes.

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

Adelaide’s metal 3D printing pioneers AML3D are taking their Aussie-made tech expertise to British shores, securing an $830,000 contract with defence giant BAE Systems. In an announcement released to the ASX on Tuesday, AML3D revealed it will source 8.5 tonnes of Nickel Aluminium Bronze wire feedstock for BAE as part of a material feasibility program—enough metal to 3D print components that could equip next-generation naval vessels.

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

South Australia’s space industry took a significant leap forward with the successful integration of Myriota’s Internet of Things (IoT) payload on the Kanyini satellite, according to an announcement released on Sunday. Adelaide-based companies Myriota and Inovor Technologies have collaborated on Kanyini, South Australia’s first state-funded satellite, which now orbits more than 500 kilometres above Earth.