Latest Technology Validation News

Firebird Metals has secured its first A$1 million ARENA payment and produced 99.999% manganese sulphate as work advances on its Perth demonstration plant. The next test is whether the company can reproduce those results with Oakover ore and move from pilot validation to customer-ready samples.

Renascor has produced battery-grade purified spherical graphite at demonstration scale, achieving 99.97% carbon purity through its hydrofluoric acid-free process. The result strengthens the commercialisation case, but Siviour graphite trials, customer qualification and project financing are still ahead.

ION Video has reported a $4.52 million FY2026 loss and a $3.21 million operating cash drain, even as a post-year-end $4.25 million placement lifted its balance sheet. Auditors have preserved their opinion but flagged material uncertainty over the company’s ability to continue as a going concern.

BetMakers Technology Group Ltd (ASX: BET) reported solid FY26 financial results with revenue up 8.8% to $92.6 million and adjusted EBITDA surging 205% to $14.1 million. The company also announced a binding acquisition scheme with Tabcorp Holdings Limited.

Sparc Technologies launches a $2.5 million capital raise via a Share Purchase Plan and placement to fast-track commercial rollout of its graphene additive ecosparc® and support green hydrogen scale-up.

Metallium Limited has appointed key board members and executives to strengthen governance and operational capacity as it advances its Flash Joule Heating technology towards commercialisation in the US.

Swift TV Limited has completed its transition from development to commercial rollout, securing Google certification and Netflix approval while expanding contracts across aged care, hospitality, and workforce accommodation.

dorsaVi has confirmed its RRAM memory and neuromorphic IP operate synergistically, projecting up to 10x performance gains for robotics and exoskeletons. The company also finalized its first integrated RRAM-CMOS validation chip design, advancing towards tape-out and commercialisation.

Dotz Nano has appointed Nati Harpaz as CEO, introduced Dotz Energy to extend its decarbonisation efforts, and secured $3.3 million in fresh funding to accelerate commercialisation and production scale-up.

Zeotech completed a 110-hole drilling campaign at Toondoon, secured key approvals, progressed AusPozz™ commercial trials, and demonstrated a 92% methane reduction in landfill trials.

Firebird Metals secures independent international validation confirming its manganese sulphate surpasses 99.99% purity, well beyond Chinese industry benchmarks, reinforcing its proprietary processing edge and advancing its Australian Demonstration Plant.

Amaero has won a US$344,000 low-rate-initial-production contract from Bechtel Plant Machinery to supply piping for the US submarine industrial base, leveraging its advanced PM-HIP manufacturing technology.