A Perth company, founded by a 24-year-old and already famed for its ability to print an entire boat hull in a day, will turn to housing with Australia's first-ever 3D printed home made from entirely recycled plastic.
The 27-year-old behind an innovative 'factory-in-a-box', which can 3D print a boat in just 36 hours, has been awarded a national young innovator prize ahead of the system's unveiling in January.
An industrial-scale 3D printer designed and manufactured in WA and founded by a 27-year-old has been granted $400,000 to advance its manufacturing-as-a-service business model.
A local startup is hoping to simplify some of the complexities that can arise when lending money to friends or relatives, bringing formality to agreements valued at $20 billion a year nationally.
Within a year of launching its micro-lending facility in November 2009, PAID International had increased the average number of loans processed each month more than 100-fold.
