Archived News for Engineering Professionals - July, 2017
A NSW Government audit has found over 1,000 buildings could contain dangerous cladding.
High-speed safety upgraded
Formula One drivers will soon drive with a new protective ‘halo’ around their heads, but there is some dispute about how useful it will be.
States fight for war machines
Queensland and Victoria are gunning for a big military manufacturing contract.
Adani ads forget coal
Adani has launched a massive Australian ad campaign that does not mention coal.
Grippy 'bot bags big prize
Australian roboticists have grabbed the $US80,000 first prize at the 2017 Amazon Robotics Challenge in Japan.
NT wants housing help
The NT Government has called for help to deliver over a billion dollars’ worth of housing.
Airbag recall drags
There are around 1.4 million cars on Australia roads with an airbag that, in some cases, has a 50 per cent chance of firing shrapnel.
Geoengineering options reviewed
Experts have reflected on ideas to combat climate change through ‘geoengineering’.
UK launches Rio probe
The UK’s Serious Fraud Office has launched an investigation into suspected corruption by Rio Tinto in Guinea.
Experts aim for quantum privacy
Experts have outlined what could be an important way for sensitive data to be processed on quantum computers.
Hospital helps coal claim
Queensland’s Mater hospital has put its name to an advertising campaign for the New Acland stage 3 mine.
Local LNG heating up
Analysts expect Australia’s liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports to erupt next year.
Unlikely friends allied against fracking
The Conservation Council and One Nation have joined forces to call for a ban on fracking in WA.