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Imaging system lets camera peer around corners  3/23/2012
Imaging system lets camera peer around corners
A new imaging system could use opaque walls, doors or floors as 'mirrors' to gather information about scenes outside its line of sight.
Apprentice electricians underpaid and undervalued: research  3/8/2012
Apprentice electricians underpaid and undervalued: research
Despite Australia's critical shortage of skilled workers, many trade apprentices are living on a wage that falls below the poverty line and is barely higher than the unemployment ...
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.
Organisations push for common M2M Service Layer standard  2/3/2012
Organisations push for common M2M Service Layer standard
Bodies recognise need for cooperative standards development to ensure connectivity between myriad of M2M devices in the field.
Business investment in new technologies improve performance  1/27/2012
Business investment in new technologies improve performance
The latest Australian Industry Group/Deloitte National CEO report, Business Investment in New Technologies, examines business investment in new technologies over the past three years. ...
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 ...
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 ...
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.
Materials and miniaturisation drive sensor market over next decade  12/8/2011
Materials and miniaturisation drive sensor market over next decade
Advances in sensor technology will improve the performance, reliability, longevity and cost of devices, claims analyst.
Plasmonics lab opens up nano-toolbox  12/2/2011
Plasmonics lab opens up nano-toolbox
Swinburne University of Technology is set to open its new $8 million plasmonics laboratory, consolidating the university’s position as one of Australia’s leading nanophotonics research ...
New spark plug extends industrial engine service life  11/30/2011
New spark plug extends industrial engine service life
A new industrial spark plug, compatible with alternative fuels, is said to provide the power generation sector with extended life in industrial gas engines.
Air con research facility tests manufacturer claims  11/20/2011
Air con research facility tests manufacturer claims
How do you know if the star ratings on your air conditioner really perform as they state on the label?
NZ at forefront of global electric vehicle technology  11/20/2011
NZ at forefront of global electric vehicle technology
In by far the most significant technology transfer deal ever achieved by a New Zealand university, car travel worldwide is set to be transformed by revolutionary technology developed ...
Electronic cane and pint-sized insulin pump come up trumps  11/13/2011
Electronic cane and pint-sized insulin pump come up trumps
An electronic cane for the vision impaired that could blitz international competitors on design and price and an insulin pump as slim as a smartphone have taken out top honours in ...
Unique irrigation system wins Dyson award  11/13/2011
Unique irrigation system wins Dyson award
Swinburne University of Technology industrial design graduate Ed Linacre has won the 2011 James Dyson Award, the leading international student design award for his Airdrop irrigation ...
Unlocking IP for business  11/13/2011
Unlocking IP for business
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
Boeing advances carbon fibre recycling
In desert "aircraft graveyards", where retired planes often go when flight service ends, good parts are removed and sold and many materials are recycled.
Additive manufacturing emerges into mainstream  10/20/2011
Additive manufacturing emerges into mainstream
Additive manufacturing, or 3D printing, is the process of fusing layers of materials together, and is being talked about as a "game-changer" for manufacturing in the future.
Learning from China's 2500 years of business ethics  10/20/2011
Learning from China's 2500 years of business ethics
China, the world’s second largest economy, has its own business ethics and doesn’t need western values forced on it, according to a leading international business academic.
Ground engaging tool monitoring could save billions  10/12/2011
Ground engaging tool monitoring could save billions
AN Austrian and Australian partnership has developed a system that is said to address a billion dollar mining industry challenge.
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