HOME ABOUT US ADVERTISE SUBSCRIBE SITE MAP HELP CONTACT WORK FOR US SURVEYS   Saturday 31 July 2010 Make ILN my HomePage    R&D STORIES [ 497 Results - Showing Results 1 to 30 ] Coal Services to provide better VR training (Wednesday, 28 July 2010) HI-tech research company QinetiQ has won a $1.6 million contract to develop the next generation of software for the Virtual Reality Training technology provided by Coal Services Health & Safety Trust. Full Story... Wollongong coal conference calling for papers (Thursday, 22 July 2010) THE Coal Operators’ Conference “Coal2011”, scheduled for February 10-11, 2011, at the University of Wollongong in New South Wales, will address issues related to various aspects of modern underground coal mining operations. Full Story... Aussie coal research to be shared with US (Thursday, 25 March 2010) RESEARCH by the CSIRO on low-emission coal will be used by the US as part of its federal strategy on carbon capture and storage after a visit to Queensland this week by the Governor of Wyoming, Dave Freudenthal. Full Story... Approvals status addressed at comms, tracking seminar (Friday, 19 March 2010) THE US Mine Safety and Health Administration provided a clearer vision of mine communications and tracking approval progress at a one-day seminar on Wednesday, telling a large crowd it has made strides but that much research, approval and regulatory work remains. Donna Caudill reports from the conference. Full Story... Aussie coal research for 2010 (Tuesday, 16 March 2010) SIXTY six new coal research projects were launched this year with underground coal again dominating funding, winning $A5.98 million in ACARP resources. Full Story... Preparing the mind for emergency (Friday, 5 March 2010) THE National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health is in the middle of a three-year, six-part research project to bring comprehensive refuge chamber training to the nation’s mines. Full Story... OPINION: Miners will be hit by R&D tax changes (Thursday, 18 February 2010) THE Australian mining industry will be the hardest hit by the Labor government’s proposed changes to the national research and development tax system, says BDO R&D tax partner Tracey Murray*. Full Story... Galilee to marry geothermal and clean coal tech (Thursday, 11 February 2010) GEOTHERMAL and carbon sequestration technologies could converge to create emission-free electricity in Queensland’s Galilee Basin with help from the University of Queensland. Full Story... Simulating spon com (Monday, 4 January 2010) LOOKING at CFD modeling of spontaneous heating in longwall gob areas, by NIOSH’s Liming Yuan and Alex Smith Full Story... CRCMining wins coal R&D cash (Thursday, 24 December 2009) THE Cooperative Research Centre for Mining has received $A1.05 million in grants from the Australian Coal Association Research Program. Full Story... Automating bolt and mesh handling (Monday, 23 November 2009) AUTOMATED bolt and roof mesh manipulators, an integral part of automating continuous miners and lifting roadway development rates, is moving closer to reality under research and development by the University of Wollongong. Full Story... The green power of algae (Friday, 20 November 2009) ANGLO American has acquired a more than 20% stake of Australia-based MBD Energy, which is aiming to transform carbon dioxide emissions into biofuel and stock feed through its algal synthesiser technology. Full Story... Salty solution (Tuesday, 17 November 2009) RESEARCHERS are looking at the feasibility of using land-bound salt beds as a medium for isolating carbon dioxide as solid carbonates/bicarbonates underground. Full Story... ME program receives NIOSH grant (Tuesday, 17 November 2009) THE Virginia Tech mining and minerals engineering department has received a $US1.24 million, five-year contract to research the impact of roof falls, bumps and explosions on ventilation systems in underground mines. Full Story... Futuristic longwalls – Part II (Thursday, 12 November 2009) ILN continues its investigation into what’s in store for the longwall sector. Full Story... Futuristic longwalls - Part I (Wednesday, 11 November 2009) ROBOTS, hoverboards, teleporting, or maybe not … What’s in store for the longwall sector? Angie Tomlinson investigates Full Story... Reinventing the wheel (Tuesday, 10 November 2009) A Queensland solid rubber tyre manufacturer, reconditioner and retreader is developing a wheel prototype that has neither pneumatic nor solid tyres with the expectation the innovation will revolutionise longwall and surface coal mining. Full Story... Making the case for belt air (Friday, 16 October 2009) NATIONAL Institute for Occupational Safety and Health researcher Robert B Krog and West Virginia University mining engineering chair Christopher Bise examine the benefits and disadvantages of belt air ventilation in gateroad development. Full Story... Approaching collision avoidance (Monday, 12 October 2009) PROXIMITY detection and collision avoidance are vital for the safety of Australia’s underground coal workers, but where are suppliers at with the technology? Full Story... Enhanced gas recovery (Thursday, 8 October 2009) UNIVERSITY of New South Wales research into enhanced gas drainage could have some exciting implications for the coal mining industry. The research could lead to quicker methane drainage from low-permeability coal and a reduction in greenhouse gas emissions. Full Story... CM automation research gathers speed (Wednesday, 7 October 2009) CSIRO researchers will this month test inertial navigation technology on a Phoenix skid steer vehicle as they work on developing continuous miner automation. Full Story... ToughSkin put to the test (Friday, 2 October 2009) THE research team behind a spray-on polymeric skin that is aimed to replace roof and rib mesh has been putting the technology through its paces over the past six months. Full Story... Consol teams up for sequestration trial (Thursday, 10 September 2009) CONSOL Energy, West Virginia University, and the National Energy Technology Laboratory have begun a $US13 million field trial in Marshall County, West Virginia, to enhance coalbed methane recovery with simultaneous carbon dioxide sequestration in an unmineable coal seam. Full Story... Global moves afoot (Monday, 7 September 2009) A REAL-time risk-management system for underground mines developed by the CSIRO should be commercially available to the global mining market within a year. Full Story... Smart drilling, drainage (Tuesday, 1 September 2009) WITH an emissions reduction scheme sure to add big costs to Australia’s coal operations, longwall mines need to get smart about their gas drainage and utilisation. Full Story... Awaba’s effervescent design (Monday, 10 August 2009) THE soft-drink vending machine is generally not a source of inspiration, but it was the engineering principles behind the humble drink dispenser that put the fizz into an Awaba Colliery innovation that has dramatically reduced strain and sprain injuries. Full Story... Broadmeadow breathes easy (Monday, 13 July 2009) A NEWLY developed shearer scrubber system has found success at the Broadmeadow longwall. Full Story... R&D tax credits – a fresh start (Tuesday, 26 May 2009) THE proposed changes to the research and development tax concession flagged in the latest budget represent a fundamental shift in the Australian government’s approach to rewarding businesses engaged in R&D activities, writes BDO Kendalls partner Tracey Murray*. Full Story... Faster, safer bolting (Wednesday, 20 May 2009) UNIVERSITY of Wollongong researchers are tackling the rather tricky problem of automating the roadway development process in an effort to increase productivity and remove miners from having to work under an unsupported roof. Full Story... Cutting edge (Thursday, 7 May 2009) NEWLY developed Shearer Drum Design Software (SDDS) to be trialled at Australian longwall mines will offer operators and original equipment manufacturers plenty of benefits, both at the shearer design stage and during ongoing operations, as it helps them increase shearer availability. Full Story... 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