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Key Facts: HydroChem has acquired Western Australian chemical manufacturer Environex, a family-owned business with over 50 years of trading history Environex will continue to operate independently, maintaining its branded product lines and manufacturing operations in Perth, Brisbane, and Bunbury The combined entity will operate four manufacturing facilities plus eight dangerous goods storage facilities across Australia … Continued
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Key Facts: Engineering shows strong safety discipline with clear expectations and low tolerance for shortcuts, with only 9% reporting failed follow-up on incidents Digital experience needs improvement, with 17% still using paper-based inductions and only 34% finding safety software easy to use Despite paper processes, only 15% of workers report unclear or lengthy safety procedures … Continued
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Key Facts: New OpenGround Labs capability digitises geotechnical laboratory testing, enabling seamless transfer of soil and rock sample data from field collection to lab testing and reporting End-to-end digital workflow eliminates fragmented processes and manual data re-entry, improving data quality and accelerating project delivery for ground investigation teams Rebuilt Data Collector mobile app now … Continued
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Key Facts: Geoprofessionals spend over a quarter of their time on data management 80% of mining geoprofessionals rate data management as highly or critically important Only 39% of mining organisations have a defined data management framework 69% of civil geoprofessionals rate data management as critically or highly important Just 30% of civil organisations maintain a … Continued
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UNSW researchers have devised a process that identifies exactly how solar cells are damaged by ultraviolet radiation – and what happens when they naturally recover thanks to the sun. Engineers have developed a way to monitor solar cells at a microscopic level while they are operating – to discover exactly how damage caused by ultraviolet … Continued
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Monash University and Indian Institute of Technology Bombay researchers have developed a solar-powered desalination prototype that can produce safe drinking water continuously, overcoming a major technical barrier that has limited many existing systems. The prototype, known as SunSpring, uses a floating porous membrane embedded with microscopic carbon “flowers” that absorb sunlight and convert it into … Continued
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A research breakthrough could open the door to more sustainable materials for a range of advanced technologies – from smart coatings, electronics and sensors, to self-healing systems. Published in the American Chemical Society journal Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, Monash researchers developed a green, solvent-free method to produce nitrogen-doped graphene nanoplatelets using a bio-derived nitrogen source. The innovation … Continued
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Photovoltaic researchers at UNSW demonstrate best-ever results for emerging solar cell material antimony chalcogenide. UNSW engineers have made a major step forward in the development of a new type of solar cell that could help make future solar panels cheaper, more efficient and more durable. The research team has improved the performance of solar cells … Continued
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Key Facts: Liquid metal paddle motor demonstration: https://youtu.be/KfX9ABh4dH4 UNSW researchers create the world’s first motor that spins using a droplet of liquid metal, opening new possibilities for soft robotics and flexible machines. Researchers at UNSW have developed a new type of motor that spins, not with rigid components, but with a droplet of liquid metal. … Continued
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Around a fifth of solar panels examined in a new study fail much faster than expected and some may last for only half their anticipated lifetime. New research has uncovered a critical challenge in solar energy with the discovery that a considerable amount of solar panels degrade much more rapidly than expected. Experts from UNSW … Continued
