Archived News for Engineering Professionals - October, 2019
Details have been revealed about two chemical leaks from metals processor Nyrstar into Port Pirie's groundwater.
Prof sacked in retraction spree
A Swinburne University researcher has been sacked after having dozens of papers retracted.
Big firms look at leaving lobbies
The chairman of Alinta Energy says big lobbies are undermining climate change policy.
Stadium cladding deemed 'low risk'
Marvel Stadium – one of Melbourne’s premier sports arenas – is covered in flammable cladding.
Dissent sweeps GHD
Leaks suggest one of the major contractors for the Carmichael mine has been rocked by internal dissent.
Firm faces bushfire fines
State regulator Energy Safe Victoria (ESV) has laid six charges against energy company Powercor ...
Origin boss calls for certainty
Origin Energy boss Frank Calabria says the era of new coal power is over.
Pod power coming to remote region
A council-funded self-generating power pod is being trialled on a cattle property in rural Queensland.
Push to crack high-tech shells
Researchers are trying to reverse engineer one of nature’s toughest materials – mother of pearl.
Secret plane touches down
The mysterious US X-37B space plane has landed after over two years in space.
State link fast-tracked
The federal and NSW governments have announced plans to upgrade the NSW interconnector with Queensland.
Quantum rig tops supercomputer
Quantum computing has reportedly reached a new milestone, massively outstripping the speed of a classical supercomputer.
Defence concedes typo
Defence has been criticised for mistakes in the documentation for Australia’s Future Submarine budget.
Gene-edit precision increased
US researchers claim to have developed a new gene editing technique more accurate than CRISPR.
Native title/mining bill revived
The Morrison government wants to change native title laws to so that hundreds of mining leases can be progressed.
New stone measures for NSW
New South Wales has brought in new initiatives to protect workers using sandstone and silica products.
Quakes cause gold closure
Workers have been evacuated from an underground mine in Western Australia's Goldfields after more than 100 seismic events were recorded in a single day.
Adani seeking rail deal
Adani has received some rare support from an Australian business for its Queensland plans.
Laser light for scalable quantum CPU
Researchers have opened a new avenue to quantum computing with a breakthrough experiment: a large-scale quantum processor made entirely of light.
WA iron site to run green
Government funding has been provided for Australia’s first Solar Gas Hybrid project.