{"id":214970,"date":"2021-06-24T08:55:19","date_gmt":"2021-06-24T08:55:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.innovationaus.com\/?p=19470"},"modified":"2021-06-24T08:55:19","modified_gmt":"2021-06-24T08:55:19","slug":"defence-tips-new-millions-into-quantum-3d-printing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/radiofree.asia\/2021\/06\/24\/defence-tips-new-millions-into-quantum-3d-printing\/","title":{"rendered":"Defence tips new millions into quantum, 3D printing"},"content":{"rendered":"
The Department of Defence<\/strong> has backed two international research collaborations by Australian universities for quantum computing and additive manufacturing, committing $2 million to each from its $1.2 billion technology fund to projects with battlefield application.<\/p>\n Work on error-tolerant quantum computers by a cohort of Griffith University, the University of Technology Sydney, and the University of New South Wales is being funded for an additional two years, as is the University of Sydney\u2019s project to create more robust materials for in-field vehicle repairs using additive manufacturing.<\/p>\n Both projects involve collaboration with US universities and the funding comes from Australia-US Multidisciplinary University Research Initiative (AUSMURI), a nine-year $25 million program carved out of Defence\u2019s $1.2 billion Next Generation Technologies Fund.<\/p>\n The quantum and 3D printing work have been identified by Defence as having significant benefits for the department and wider commercial potential, and will be funded from the $1.2 billion technology and innovation war chest first established by the Turnbull government in 2016.<\/p>\n