Australian Defence Magazine, September 2022
Adelaide-based company Micro-X could be set to disrupt IED disposal operations with its new Argus IED x-ray camera, which it says will allow bomb disposal technicians to safely image suspect packages remotely with greater clarity than ever.
The Argus device, which is about the size of a cereal box, uses Micro-X’s breakthrough cold cathode x-ray technology. This uses a carbon nanotube instead of an imprecise heated filament and can be shrunk down to a fraction of the size of traditional x-ray devices.
“Every other x-ray in the world, other than ours, uses a heated filament in the core of its tubes like an old-fashioned lightbulb,” CEO Peter Rowland said to ADM. “Like electric lightbulbs, that filament has a limited life, is inefficient and is difficult to control.
Ahead of World Stroke Day on October 29, Stockhead’s host Fraser Palamara spoke with Australian Stroke Alliance co-chair Professor Stephen Davis about the massive global impact of stroke and the technology reshaping how it’s treated.
Chief Scientist and CEO Americas Brian Gonzales will present Micro-X's Nano Electronic X-ray Technology: Current and Future Clinical Applications on Thursday October 1 at the World Congress on Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering in Adelaide, South Australia.
Australian medtech innovator Micro-X has taken a major step forward in its mission to revolutionise emergency stroke care, securing a $4.4 million grant from the Australian Government’s Industry Growth Program for a world-first trial of a stroke-capable ambulance, integrating Micro-X’s ultra-lightweight Head CT scanner into frontline emergency services.
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