Archived News for Engineering Professionals - May, 2016
CSIRO has avoided major cuts in the new budget, and there are calls for job cuts to be delayed.
Experts react to gas leak claim
Anti-CSG arguments were stoked by recent footage of a river on fire, but experts say the video is not all as it seems.
Legal fight launched on coal giant
This week has seen the start of what could be a landmark climate change case in Australia.
Water funding flows north
Australia’s water industry was not missed in this week’s budget announcement.
AirAsia fault claims surface
Australian passengers were flying on a faulty Indonesian jet for up to a year before it crash, reports this week claim.
New neighbours give hint of life
A trio of Earth-like planets have been found orbiting an ‘ultracool dwarf’ star not too far from our own Sun.
Photon pics reveal the invisible
Engineers have used a single atom as a camera, snapping images of nanoscale materials.
Roe 8's legal road lengthens
A Perth court has heard the West Australian Government’s appeal against a Supreme Court decision overturning the environmental approval for its Roe 8 project.
Steel talks to call for Federal funds
SA's Premier and senior ministers will discuss taxpayer-funded investment in the Whyalla steelworks on Tuesday afternoon.
Bold claims at May Day rallies
There were loud assertions from unions at May Day rallies over the weekend as they pledged to maintain their various fights.
Cactus skins for future cars
Engineers have taken design tips from the humble cactus to transform electric vehicle technology.
Linc unlucky in UCG ban
The Queensland Government’s ban on underground coal gasification (UCG) is being felt already.
Sweet studies for new sugar fuel
Australian engineers are developing and testing new technologies in a three-year project to get fossil fuels out of the sugar industry.
Words watched on way through brain
Researchers have mapped words as they move through the brain, to build a high-tech semantic atlas.