Archived News for Engineering Professionals

The Queensland Parliament has passed the Palaszczuk Government's $49.9 billion "real Labor budget", but business groups want more big projects.

Remote-controlled mouse tests mind-bending implant

A new research project has seen scientists wirelessly determine the path a mouse walks with a press of a button.

Solar fuel-splitter stepped-up with new material

Researchers have developed a very promising prototype of a new solar cell, which produces clean hydrogen gas fuel from liquid water.

Wood firms look for reasons to burn

Tasmanian firms are keen to fire up Australia’s newest form of renewable energy – native wood.

3D-printed soft-bots make big leap

Harvard engineers have unveiled their latest creation - a 3D-printed robot that is soft, rigid and explosive.

Local gaming orb turns globe-trotter

An odd looking but very useful Australian invention is touring the world.

New building lets UNSW take tech leap

The University of NSW has opened its new Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering Precinct, which includes a range of exciting and high-tech additions.

Port plan faces PAC

Proponents of the planned T4 coal loader at the Newcastle Port face their final hurdle this week, with 100 speakers addressing a Planning Assessment Commission (PAC) hearing over two days.

Smart builds open new spaces

There is an architectural battle going on in our cities between transport infrastructure and human spaces, but some experts say there are big benefits to a truce.

Federal cabinet shifts Shenhua concerns

The stoush in the Federal Government over the approval of a massive coal mine in New South Wales continues, and it appears no one wants to take responsibility for granting the green light.

Plenty at risk in wind power switch

The Abbott Government has put international investment, local jobs and its own reputation at risk by instructing the Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) to move away from wind energy.

Union probe sights set on CFMEU

The Royal Commission into Trade Union Governance and Corruption will begin its investigation of the activities of the Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union (CFMEU) today.

Big players building new bridges

Ausenco and Duro Felguera – big players in mining and construction engineering - have formed a new alliance.

Getting a grip on the road to tyre power

Engineers in the US have developed a nanogenerator that can harvest the energy produced by the friction of a tyre rolling along the ground.

Tech-infused materials could unlock new re-uses

Research engineers are working with electronic tags embedded in buildings, which they say could help redesign and reuse materials.

ACT's out-of-state wind build begins

Building has begun on a $50 million wind farm in Victoria that will supply renewable energy for the ACT, almost 700 kilometres away.

Big bursary to bring battery boost

A Brisbane company is being flung into the Australian battery storage market with the help of a $6.3 million investment by the Southern Cross Renewable Energy Fund.

Big dam plan to set new regional path

The Federal Government finally released its long-awaited Agricultural Competitiveness White Paper over the weekend, which includes hundreds of millions of dollar set aside for new dams, roads and other infrastructure.