In the U.S. construction industry, almost two workers per day on average died while on the job, according to the latest available statistics from the U.S. Bureau of Labor for 2011. The real number for that year was 721 fatalities, the ...
Australian scientists have produced a new two-dimensional material they believe could revolutionise the electronics market with thinner, faster and lighter gadgets. Silicon chips have reached their limit in terms of speed and ability to ...
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Ethical Clothing Australia (ECA) is very pleased to announce the recent accreditation of two Melbournian labels: mattt, a range of bags designed and handmade by Matthew Thomson and Cameron & James, a menswear label by Cameron James Dixon. ...
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At its AGM, members of the Council of Textile and Fashion Industries of Australia Ltd (TFIA) unanimously voted to continue the current leadership of the TFIA. Michel Abeysekera the current incumbent accepted his third term as President. ...
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ABB, a leading power and automation technology group, has opened the first KNX fully certified training facility in Australia, at RMIT University, Melbourne. The new training facility, certified by the International KNX Association in ...
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The Gillard Government will invest $3.7 million (GST exclusive) to support four new projects to enhance the competitiveness of Australia's Textile, Clothing and Footwear (TCF) sector. New projects - including developing a material for ...
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The Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology's (RMIT) Bachelor of Arts (Textile Design) students designed fabric collections as part of an RMIT-Country Road project. The brand deemed the designs of Megan McNeill, Edith Barrett and Meaghan ...
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Taking place from July 20 – 31 2011, the State of Design festival is the largest and most innovative design event in Australia and the heart of design thinking and design activity each year. Design for Everyone, the festival's ...