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Bee research might lead to machine vision breakthrough  5/13/2012
Bee research might lead to machine vision breakthrough
An international research breakthrough with bees means machines might soon be able to see almost as well as humans.
Usability key to research commercialisation  5/13/2012
Usability key to research commercialisation
"There is no such thing as a good idea." It may seem an unorthodox message coming from the head of one of Australia’s most successful technology transfer offices (TTO) but Anthony ...
Waterjet milling: transforming complex structure manufacturing  4/19/2012
Waterjet milling: transforming complex structure manufacturing
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
'Smart sand' could spontaneously duplicate broken parts
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
Australia needs a management skills upgrade
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
Material testing market bounces back
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
Intelligent design: Wise up and build for the climate
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
Challenging questions as the 'Asian Century' begins
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
Industrial waste can power desalination, scientists claim
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
China at the heart of Alcoa's woes: expert claims
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
Future advanced steels for the automotive industry
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
Scorpions inspire scientists to make tougher machinery
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
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 vehicles have barely increased. An MIT economist from the US explains ...
Fatigued fathers pose a risk in the workplace  1/26/2012
Fatigued fathers pose a risk in the workplace
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
Which industries will fly and fall in 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
Metal fabrication work continues to head offshore
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
Graphene rips follow path of least resistance
Rice University simulations show carbon sheets tear along energetically favorable lines.
Ford targets 30% less water consumption in manufacturing  1/3/2012
Ford targets 30% less water consumption in manufacturing
New aggressive water strategy calls for global reduction target of 30 percent per vehicle by 2015.
Making future buildings safer  12/12/2011
Making future buildings safer
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 ...
Bearing lubrication: reliable operation of modern plant and machinery  11/30/2011
Bearing lubrication: reliable operation of modern plant and machinery
The performance of modern plant and machinery depends on the reliability of rolling bearings.
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