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Business investment in new technologies improve performanceThe latest Australian Industry Group/Deloitte National CEO report, Business Investment in New Technologies,...
Scorpions inspire scientists to make tougher machineryWear and tear on moving machinery parts requires regular maintenance and comes at a considerable cost. However...
Case Study: Greenacres turf farm irrigation controlIn the interest of minimising the use of water, whilst ensuring that crops are successful, Greenacres...
Fatigued fathers pose a risk in the workplaceWorking fathers with new babies experience cumulative fatigue which may pose a risk in the workplace, according...
LED lighting towers: sustainable benefits, financial senseHow many electricians does it take to change a light bulb? None for the next 11 years if you make the switch to...
Which industries will fly and fall in 2012?As Australian operators prepare for the year ahead, business information research firm IBISWorld reveals its...
Overcoming the solar and wind energy storage hurdle A new Queensland University of Technology (QUT) research project aims to overcome one of Australia's main...
What's hot - top technology trends for 2012 revealedDemand for technology will buck the negative economic outlook for the year ahead, with consumers set to spend...
How successful Chinese entrepreneurs really think Can you really learn to be an entrepreneur? A new in-depth study offers fresh insights into how successful...
Exploring the science behind a successful businessA Queensland University of Technology (QUT) information systems researcher aims to develop guidelines to...
Quantum discovery opens way for new types of electronicsPhysicists at the University of New South Wales have observed a new kind of interaction that can arise between...
Industrial marketing 101The term industrial marketing typically refers to marketing strategies and activities of a business to business ...
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New safety and productivity benchmarks with advanced mine trainingThree years after the pre-stripping of the first pit at Peñasquito in Mexico got underway, operator Goldcorp is...
Vehicle fuel efficiency - where have all the savings gone?Carmakers have made great strides in fuel efficiency in recent decades — but the mileage numbers of individual...
Lizards' tails inspire next generation robotic researchLizards have proven inspiration for the next generation of robot research, which will ultimately lead to much...
Graphene rips follow path of least resistanceRice University simulations show carbon sheets tear along energetically favorable lines.
Aussie research provides blueprint for "designer soils"Newly published research reveals that soils are self-organising systems, in which soil structure and microbial...
Gift of the gab helps food crops beat droughtResearchers from The Australian National University have discovered a new cellular communication process used...
Mining and bulk material transport efficiency through UHMWPE LiningsSticking loads represent an inefficient and problematic issue in a large variety of transport and loading...
Solving common rail diesel problemsThe Common Rail Diesel (CRD) injection system is the most recent development to achieve ever more stringent...
Research drives solutions to improve unsealed roadsA Kansas State University graduate student sees the unpaved road ahead, and it's filled with biomaterial.
Retirement village hydrotherapy pool gets floor safety overhaulThe slip resistance of the hydrotherapy pool area of an Anglican retirement village got management concerned.
Coates Hire on-site at Australia’s largest open-cut mineImagine a hole in the ground 3.8 kilometres long, 1.5 kilometres wide and more than 600 metres deep. And...
Parcel Carrier Terminals implements Vaculex manual handling systemsMaterials Handling has partnered with Vaculex to implement various manual handling solutions for Parcel...
IntraVis's Pre-Watcher technology used in PET bottle manufacturing IntraVis Vision Systems of Germany, have been chosen to supply Sample Pre-Watcher Inspection machines to...
Engineers make "building blocks" of chemical industry from woodChemical engineers at the University of Massachusetts in the US are using a catalytic fast pyrolysis process...
GEC Blow moulders chosen by Irish EBM automotive parts manufacturerGraham Engineering Corp recently installed a GEC 7460 dual head moulding machine for Mergon Automotives in...
Design Out Crime: a CPTED and engineering approachHarris Crime Prevention Services are Design Out Crime specialists for the health, aged care and education...
Correct hand protection from chemicals is criticalWith most industries often using many different chemicals, it is critical that workers are issued with hand...
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"Best Practice" technology for instruments with internal pumpsGas detection instruments with internal pumps should not use a standard pressure regulator.
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A new spin in diamonds for quantum technologiesAn Australian university has teamed up with its counterparts in Germany to research the potential of diamonds...
QUT research to help safer emergency aircraft landingsQueensland University of Technology (QUT) aviation researchers are developing an information system to help...

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