The SIRIUS UAV is a lightweight, durable, fixed wing Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) for high accuracy DEM and orthophoto purposes.
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A recent study into Naturally Occurring Radioactive Material (NORM) has shown results from quarry product samples were higher than those from metal or coal mines.
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Perlite, which is often used in lightweight plasters and mortars, insulation and ceiling tiles, may yet play a major part in the reduction of power consumption in the years ahead. And as Bill Langer adds, it may also cause some headaches for his local power company!
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A chance encounter with a creepy-crawly gets Bill Langer waxing lyrical about the history of a microscopic organism that has been employed in a wide range of applications, including Portland cement.
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An Aboriginal sacred site near the You Yangs in Victoria’s southwest,
comprising up to 100 basalt stones, is now heading for international
stardom.
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Bill Langer reflects on the history of one of the Roman Empire’s most heavily fortified borders – and how it has defied time and defilement to become a global tourist attraction.
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A growing number of engineers, entrepreneurs and explorers are looking
forward to the prospect of extracting off-Earth minerals – and they will
be passionately discussing it later this week.
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Lark Quarry, in central western Queensland, is famous for being the
world’s only evidence of a dinosaur stampede. But new scientific
evidence suggests the dinosaurs were not necessarily landlubbers.
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This month, Bill Langer rejoices in the excellent marks his grandchildren recently brought home on their school reports. However, when it comes to rating both the Australian and American report cards for infrastructure, he argues both countries must seriously lift their marks.
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Archaeologists appear to have solved one of the great
construction mysteries of one of the world’s ancient wonders –
Cambodia’s Angkor Wat.
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Following audacious plans announced by consortium Planetary Resources
last year to mine near-earth asteroids, Australia is set to host its
first symposium dedicated to mining in space.
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Australia’s most numerous mining prospectors can show us where new gold
deposits are – and they’re not of the regular two-legged variety,
according to the CSIRO.
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