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Driverless shuttle serves Australia’s first innovation district
Andrew Spence | July 10, 2018A driverless electric shuttle linking Australia’s first innovation district with nearby public transport stops has launched in Adelaide.
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Graphene company partners with South Australian university
Andrew Spence | July 3, 2018Technology capable of producing high-grade graphite at a price and scale viable for use in energy storage devices, coatings and polymers is being commercialised following the establishment of a new
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Third next generation Australian warship launched
Andrew Spence | May 26, 2018The Air Warfare Destroyer Sydney was launched at the Osborne Naval Shipyard near Port Adelaide, South Australia, in a May 19 ceremony attended by government, naval and
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Waste-eating system targets fast food industry
Andrew Spence | April 28, 2018South Australian scientist David Thompson has developed a system that uses anaerobic digestion technology to turn a range of plastics, including polyethylene, polypropylene, polystyrene and expanded polystyrene, into methane. His
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Precision manufacturer secures defence future
Andrew Spence | March 21, 2018A South Australian advanced manufacturing company will use the Land 400 project to climb out of the Valley of Death and grow its defence business.Adelaide-based Plasteel SA is among
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New Australian exhaust device could cut fleet costs
Andrew Spence | February 20, 2018A new device that reduces exhaust emissions while increasing the fuel efficiency of engines will begin commercial production this month. The 30-litre portable machines take 30-60 minutes to clean an engine
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The stars align for Australia’s space agency
Andrew Spence | February 13, 2018Fifty of the global space industry’s rising stars have been studying the effectiveness of the world’s space agencies in a bid to help shape Australia’s new official Federal agency. The research