Displaying items by tag: Research & Development (R&D)

Researchers at Western Australia’s Curtin University say they can now take their work to new heights and depths with the addition of a futuristic Hologram Table at the HIVE, the university’s Hub for Immersive Visualisation and eResearch.

Deakin University is exploring how ‘smart’ materials can be used in home care systems to help elderly people stay safer in their homes.

National Australia Bank and La Trobe University have come together in a strategic alliance to deliver research, teaching and workforce development in cyber security.

The South Australian Government has entered into an agreement with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology to collaborate on the development of Australia's first MIT Living Lab at Adelaide’s innovation precinct, Lot Fourteen.

Aircraft and aerospace manufacturer Boeing and the Australian Space Agency have signed a Statement of Strategic Intent to help advance the agency’s goals to expand Australia’s domestic space industry.

Global ICT solutions and services provider Dimension Data and Japanese telco NTT have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding with Australia’s Deakin University and Western Sydney University to collaborate on research projects, including a focus on the health of the ageing.

Chinese smartphone vendor OPPO is set to invest A$1.97 billion in research and development next year — a 150% increase year-on-year — as the company ramps up investment and research and development in 5G technology.

A new strategic partnership between St George Banking Group, UNSW Sydney and the Advanced Manufacturing Growth Centre has been forged, in a move designed to advance Australian research and accelerate the introduction and commercialisation of new manufacturing technologies.

Australia-listed satellite communications company Sky and Space Global has been awarded a $500,000 grant by the Polish Government and the European Union to initiate a project into M2M device and smart-grid innovation.

Newly opened start-of-the-art research facilities at the University of Technology Sydney will attract companies and researchers from around the globe to work on new projects in engineering and digital transformation, according to a senior UTS academic.

Global telecommunications giant Ericsson is increasing its investment in the US to support the accelerated build out of its 5G services in the North American market.

Ericsson has boosted its global research and development ecosystem with the establishment of a “hypermodern test laboratory” and new facilities in Budapest, Hungary.

Research collaboration between the University of Technology Sydney and Vietnamese university, Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology, is focusing on smart cities and emerging technologies in cyber security at a newly established research centre in Vietnam.

NBN Co, Australia’s broadband wholesaler, is collaborating on research and development on new technologies, including robotics and the Internet of Things, with the University of Melbourne and the University of Technology Sydney.

The CSIRO's digital innovation group, Data61 is collaborating with Chinese self-driving technology company, ZongMu Technology, in research aimed at finding a solution which gives autonomous vehicles “human sight”.

Enterprise software solutions company TechnologyOne says it is investing $49.9 million in FY 2017 as part of its goal to foster innovation throughout the company.

CA Technologies has been awarded an Australian Research Council grant in partnership with Swinburne University of Technology and the University of Melbourne for a new project focused on service virtualisation and machine learning.

Telstra has launched a new business — Telstra Labs — consolidating all of its innovation and technology development capabilities under a single identity in Melbourne.

Chinese telcommunications giant Huawei increased revenue by 32% to US$75.1 billion to record net profits of US$5.3 billion in 2016, up by just 0.4% as the company continued to invest in further global market expansion.

South Australia's global connected car technology company, Cohda Wireless, has received $2 million in funding from the South Australian Government to test autonomous driving solutions on streets and highways in Adelaide.