Scientists from the Australian Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), in collaboration with Melbourne's RMIT University and the Queensland University of Technology, have demonstrated that pre-treating a battery’s lithium metal electrodes with an electrolyte salt solution extends the battery life and increases performance and safety.
A report released last week has claimed instances of worker exploitation, including child workers, at two palm oil plantations owned and operated by Indonesian food giant Indofood, a producer of PepsiCo branded snack foods.
Earlier this month, the potentially cancer-causing chemical, PFOS, was found in water streams near Sydney airport, and in several other places around Australia.
Northrop Grumman and NEC have collaborated to deliver the Japan-Cyber Operations Research, Training and Experimentation (J-Cortex) system.
Imagine if we could store our food for almost twice as long as the standard time before it expires.
Coventry-based RDM Group, which is heavily involved in the Government-backed LUTZ and UK AutoDrive projects, is set to reveal the next generation of driverless car - its new ‘Pod Zero’ range, at the major automotive event Automechanika in Birmingham this week.
The industrial sector is undergoing massive transformation like never before. Sundeep Sanghavi co-founder of DataRPM looks deeper than preventative maintenance into the realm of predictive maintenance.
US wind turbine producer Broadwind Energy has signed a US$137m deal to supply wind turbine towers to a US wind turbine manufacturer over the next three years.
Australian researchers have broken the record of solar cell efficiency by 44%, nearing levels previously expected to be achieved in 2050.
The makers of the XSTAT hemostatic device, a syringe filled with tiny sponges used to stem excessive blood caused by a severe injury, has announced the first documented clinical use of the product since its release.
