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UK manufacturing, factories get smarter  2/28/2013
UK manufacturing, factories get smarter
Research at The University of Nottingham in the UK that could help the manufacturing industry to remain competitive by evolving to meet future challenges is in line for a multi-million ...
Family business operators 'failing to plan for future'  2/15/2013
Family business operators 'failing to plan for future'
Australian family business operators are increasing their risk of insolvency by failing to plan for the future, according to Antony de Vries, a Sydney insolvency expert.
How to sustain productivity with fewer staff  1/29/2013
How to sustain productivity with fewer staff
Unemployment rates in Australia have significantly hiked from 5.2 per cent last year to the current level of 5.4 per cent. Job advertisements have slumped to their lowest level in ...
Aircraft makers set to benefit from increased passenger numbers  1/29/2013
Aircraft makers set to benefit from increased passenger numbers
With soaring passenger numbers being fuelled by a rising Asia, the two global giants in aircraft manufacturing — Boeing and Airbus — have made significant developments shaping the ...
Liquid metal marbles: new platform for nanomaterials  1/18/2013
Liquid metal marbles: new platform for nanomaterials
Researchers at RMIT University have created "liquid metal marbles" — droplets of liquid metal coated in nanoparticles — in a world-first breakthrough.
A cooler planet by design  1/18/2013
A cooler planet by design
From hot property to unwanted waste: it's time to rethink the way we design, produce and reuse new products.
Industries to fly and fall in 2013  1/10/2013
Industries to fly and fall in 2013
As Australian companies prepare for the New Year ahead, business information analysts at IBISWorld reveal the five industries expected to soar and the five expected to sink in 2013. ...
Battery paves way for 'intermittent' energy storage  11/15/2012
Battery paves way for 'intermittent' energy storage
Queensland technology company, RedFlow, recently launched a highly innovative renewable energy battery storage system — the M90 — at the University of Queensland's St Lucia campus.
How to safely remove, replace pneumatic tyres on forklifts  11/13/2012
How to safely remove, replace pneumatic tyres on forklifts
There has been a new focus within the materials handling industry of late regarding the danger of wheel removals and replacements on all forklifts with pneumatic tyres.
Helping computers to see  11/7/2012
Helping computers to see
Driverless cars, robotic mining, smart 'event alarm' CCTV and even at-home stroke rehabilitation - this is the world where computers can see, being made possible by researchers like ...
Clay brings hypersonic craft a step closer to reality  10/16/2012
Clay brings hypersonic craft a step closer to reality
Hypersonic aircraft that could fly from Sydney to Madrid in less than two hours could be closer to reality following Australian scientific work with clay.
Researchers developing next generation 'super battery'  9/27/2012
Researchers developing next generation 'super battery'
The University of Nottingham is working with E.ON to develop a next generation 'super battery' — which will enable businesses to benefit from clean, cheap and powerful energy storage. ...
Think before imposing carbon tax, experts warn  9/27/2012
Think before imposing carbon tax, experts warn
Calls for carbon taxes to tackle global warming often dodge the complexity of this issue, with the risk hasty action could damage the world economy and fuel the greenhouse-gas problem, ...
Steel surface allows liquids to boil without bubbling  9/16/2012
Steel surface allows liquids to boil without bubbling
Explosions caused by boiling liquid could be reduced by suppressing the liquid from bubbling, according to a new University of Melbourne study.
Use carbon tax to clean up coal pollution, researchers urge  9/16/2012
Use carbon tax to clean up coal pollution, researchers urge
Two of Australian's leading clean-up scientists have urged governments and policymakers to earmark a portion of the carbon tax to cleaning up the mess that may be left by the nation's ...
Salt-based battery a giant leap for renewable energy  9/10/2012
Salt-based battery a giant leap for renewable energy
Murdoch University researchers have come up with a potential solution to one of sustainable energy's greatest challenges: power storage for use in non-generation times.
Mental stigma? Workers less likely to claim for psychological illness  8/26/2012
Mental stigma? Workers less likely to claim for psychological illness
Research has found workers are significantly less likely to claim GP visits for psychological illnesses on workers' compensation than they are for physical work-related injuries such ...
How the carbon tax works  6/29/2012
How the carbon tax works
Carbon pricing is essentially about ensuring the economy can grow without emissions growing at the same time.
The hunt is on for Australia's brightest sparks  6/19/2012
The hunt is on for Australia's brightest sparks
The search is on again for the nation’s greatest ideas – in fields from environmental science to education – through the $70,000 The Australian Innovation Challenge awards.
New type of biosensor is fast, super-sensitive  6/1/2012
New type of biosensor is fast, super-sensitive
A whole new class of biosensor that can detect exceptionally small traces of contaminants in liquids in just 40 minutes has been developed by a UNSW-led team of researchers.
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