Two quantum breakaways have teamed up to create what they say could be the plumbing for every major quantum system — and it’s already in demand. Key Takeaways The problem Quantum bits (or ‘qubits’) must be held at cryogenic temperatures, very close to absolute zero (–273.15 °C), to preserve their information. But they also need […]
Venstra Medical’s heart pump promising better results for smaller patients – such as women – was among a raft of heart and diabetes companies to receive $12 million in grants last week. Australian start-up Venstra Medical has developed what it claims to be the world’s smallest and most powerful percutaneous ventricular assist device [pVAD] for […]
‘Red dress, beach wedding?’ This AI will measure you, design it and deliver it without you leaving home. Key Takeaways Key background THDR Group’s label Neuono claims to be the world’s first AI fashion brand, launching today, not at London Fashion Week, but London Tech Week – claiming16 quadrillion possible design combinations. “The thesis of […]
Amazon Web Services (AWS) has launched “AI Spring Australia,” an initiative aimed at accelerating the adoption of artificial intelligence and generative AI technologies across various sectors. Amazon’s cloud company, Amazon Web Services [AWS] has seen attendees at its annual summit quadruple in the last four years to 20,000 attendees as the importance of artificial intelligence […]
Radiopharma therapies targeting prostate cancer are driving a new gold rush in biotech—and Australia is leading the charge with technology so advanced, even the former US President might want in. “The best treatment you can get for prostate cancer in the world right now is probably in Brisbane,” says Andrew Adamovich, CEO and co-founder of […]
Element Zero, a groundbreaking green-iron startup, promised to help save the planet—until the founders’ former boss called in the dogs, and the lawyers. With billions at stake, the green gloves are off. Bart Kolodziejczyk is almost home for Christmas 2020 having spent almost six months travelling a COVID-19-ravaged world with his boss, iron-ore magnate Andrew […]
H2X Global aims to redefine transport with hydrogen fuel cells, offering a cleaner, more durable alternative to hydrogen combustion and fossil fuels. It’s designed for heavy loads, built to last a million kilometres, and engineered with tanks tough enough to withstand gunshots. This story was featured in Issue 16 of Forbes Australia. Tap here to secure your copy. […]
Apple, GM, and Uber have abandoned their driverless dreams, and Tesla is under fire for its failures. But a Melbourne start-up, Applied EV, is still standing—and even turning a profit. When Julian Broadbent and Shane Ambry founded Applied EV in a Melbourne garage in 2015, there were confident predictions that full self-driving cars would be […]
Synchron founder Tom Oxley explains to Forbes Australia how his partnership with NVIDIA and Apple is training AI direct from the brain to create a “flight simulator” for humans. Synchron unveiled its “Chiral” AI and its roadmap to using brain-computer interfaces to train AI direct from human neural activity at chip company NVIDIA’s GPU Technology […]
Francis Wedin built Vulcan Energy into an $800 million green lithium powerhouse – and got the feuding Rinehart-Hancocks on his share registry. Francis Wedin was a 27-year-old fly-in-fly-out geologist at a West Australian gold mine in 2013 when he read an article about Tesla that would lead him to solving one of the more intractable […]