Archived News for Engineering Professionals - March, 2016
Researchers want to make Adelaide an ‘integrated smart city’ to demonstrate the mod-cons of tomorrow.
Light helps hit high-tech control
Australian engineers say they have come up with a way to control high-tech materials in liquid using light.
Maths moves to step up STEM
Federal education minister Simon Birmingham says mid-level maths should be made a pre-requisite for students looking to enrol in science, engineering or commerce degrees.
IA paper backs councils' road claims
Infrastructure Australia has released its 15-year Australian Infrastructure Plan, and it has already been used to argue for more local government involvement.
Top minds gather to wake wave power
Australia is preparing to take the lead on an energy source that is perfect for a nation girt by sea.
Graphene filters reaching industrial grade
Australian engineers have unveiled a new type of graphene-based filter that work several times faster than current equivalents.
Industrial links for high-tech metal
One Australian mining company is looking beyond the standard materials for its next big project.
Palmer's plays lead to delays
Federal MP and embattled mining boss Clive Palmer has blamed regulatory processes for a big delay in restarting his nickel refinery.
Protests over gas giant's safety
Union members in Darwin have held a protest against working conditions at the Ichthys LNG construction project.
Next-gen chips step closer
Australian experts are helping usher-in the ultra-secure telecommunications of the future.
Tassie still tackling power/internet woes
The impact of Tasmania’s Basslink outage continues, as the government scrambles to patch up various services.
Windsor to wind up fibre pressure
Australia could soon have a powerful new advocate for an NBN that is actually worth doing.
Graphene revealed as great transmitter
Scientists have demonstrated an exciting new property of the futuristic material graphene.
High-tech cities to take Nature's tips
The engineers of the future say new cities will be designed according to the lessons of our biological past.
Two new towers moving to Melbourne
Two new skyscrapers have been approved at an iconic site in Melbourne’s CBD.
Hefty sentence for big inside rig
An eight-year sentence has been handed down in Australia's biggest-ever insider trading case.
Cities seen through insect eyes
A new Australian study says particularly social bugs like ants and bees may have something to teach us about building resilient infrastructure.
Approval allows new water treatment
Rural Australian towns may soon have a new option for much-needed wastewater treatment.
Locals warn of rising brain drain
Top scientists warn that the CSIRO’s “trashed” reputation will see the next generation of experts seek work somewhere else.
Stagnant Sydney water site revealed
Reports say that a $99 million Sydney water recycler is sitting idle, three years after it was completed.