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Waterjet milling: transforming complex structure manufacturing 4/19/2012

A high-tech, precision, water jet milling control system which could transform the manufacture of complex structures is being developed by a team of engineers led by The University ...

'Smart sand' could spontaneously duplicate broken parts 4/16/2012

New algorithms could enable heaps of 'smart sand' that can assume any shape, allowing spontaneous formation of new tools or duplication of broken mechanical parts.

Australia needs a management skills upgrade 4/8/2012

Innovation capability is the key to Australia's future success in manufacturing and other sectors, according to Professor Roy Green, Dean of the UTS Business School and Andrew Liveris, ...

Material testing market bounces back 4/2/2012

The sector is much healthier, but heavyweight vendor dominance restricts opportunities for smaller companies.

Intelligent design: Wise up and build for the climate 3/28/2012

There may be no belching smoke stacks to be seen, but every time we thoughtlessly put up a poorly designed structure or resort to energy-intensive solutions to cool, heat, and operate ...

Challenging questions as the 'Asian Century' begins 3/28/2012

Asia's boom economies, led by China and India, must overcome a series of complex challenges to guarantee the region's long-term prosperity, according to Asian Development Bank ...

Industrial waste can power desalination, scientists claim 3/23/2012

Victoria University scientists have shown the viability of a new desalination technology that uses almost no electricity and has the potential to save huge amounts of water.

China at the heart of Alcoa's woes: expert claims 2/17/2012

Writing in The Conversation, Swinburne Professor of Engineering Mathematics Geoff Brooks claims the metallurgical industry is under real threat, not from angry environmentalists, ...

Future advanced steels for the automotive industry 2/17/2012

Motorists of the future can look forward to safer vehicles which leave a smaller carbon footprint thanks to pioneering research being carried out in UOW’s Faculty of Engineering.

Scorpions inspire scientists to make tougher machinery 1/27/2012

Wear and tear on moving machinery parts requires regular maintenance and comes at a considerable cost. However new US research is taking lessons from one of nature's born survivors ...

Vehicle fuel efficiency - where have all the savings gone? 1/26/2012

Carmakers have made great strides in fuel efficiency in recent decades — but the mileage numbers of individual vehicles have barely increased. An MIT economist from the US explains ...

Fatigued fathers pose a risk in the workplace 1/26/2012

Working fathers with new babies experience cumulative fatigue which may pose a risk in the workplace, according to new research from Southern Cross University.

Which industries will fly and fall in 2012? 1/23/2012

As Australian operators prepare for the year ahead, business information research firm IBISWorld reveals its annual list nominating the top industries set to soar in 2012, and those ...

Metal fabrication work continues to head offshore 1/10/2012

A new report by Curtin Business School has revealed Western Australian steel module fabricators are losing projects to their offshore competitors largely due to price competitiveness. ...

Graphene rips follow path of least resistance 1/8/2012

Rice University simulations show carbon sheets tear along energetically favorable lines.

Ford targets 30% less water consumption in manufacturing 1/3/2012

New aggressive water strategy calls for global reduction target of 30 percent per vehicle by 2015.

Making future buildings safer 12/12/2011

The capacity to realistically test the integrity of new materials and structures such as buildings, bridges and even airframes has been boosted thanks to a new Smart Structures ...

Developing a low-carbon metal industry 11/20/2011

Aluminium production uses 10 times the energy required for steel production, sucking up a massive chunk of Australia’s energy bill. Work within Australia’s research community is ...

Unlocking IP for business 11/13/2011

In a first for Australia, the University of New South Wales will offer the majority of its intellectual property to companies for free, in a radical step to turn more university ...

Boeing advances carbon fibre recycling 10/25/2011

In desert "aircraft graveyards", where retired planes often go when flight service ends, good parts are removed and sold and many materials are recycled.

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