Archived News for Engineering Professionals - July, 2022
NASA's new view revealed
NASA has released the deepest and sharpest infrared images of the distant universe to date.
Silicosis cost forecast
Experts predict over 10,000 Australian workers will develop lung cancer from silica exposure.
Battery backed for NSW grid
ARENA has today announced $6.6 million in funding for a battery to strengthen NSW’s grid.
EV viability reviewed
Experts say electric vehicles may be feasible for 99 per cent of rural Australia.
Fossil fuel re-think urged
Environmentalists want the Federal Government to reconsider 19 major coal and gas proposals.
Gas prices spook firms
Some Australian fossil fuel megaprojects are at risk from soaring global gas prices.
High-tech links enhanced
Local researchers are developing an advanced photonic integrated circuit that builds bridges between data superhighways.
Big backing for CCS box
A local carbon capture and storage company has received some serious backing to rollout its technology.
Collisions return to CERN lab
After three years of silence, the Large Hadron Collider is smashing atoms with more power than ever.
Hydrogen links enhanced
CSIRO is bringing together Australia’s budding hydrogen industry with a new knowledge hub.
Printable solar coming
Australian engineers are working on nanoparticle ink for printing solar cells.
Big fine for pipe death
A West Australian engineering company and its director have been fined a total of $460,000 over the death of a worker who was crushed by a piece of pipe.
Foreign firm trims NT stockpile
Vietnam's biggest steel manufacturer will soon receive shipments of iron ore from its mine in the Northern Territory.
Thales charged over crush
Defence contractor Thales has been charged over the death of a worker at a manufacturing facility in Victoria.
Union fined for illegal picket
The CFMEU and a subcontractor have been fined over illegal picketing at an Adelaide construction site.
Bacteria fuel launching in labs
Researchers in the US are trying to use the special properties of bacteria to make jet fuel.
Methane mix enhanced
Binding methane with metal could be a new way to recycle the potent fossil fuel.
New hope for organ storage
Australian scientists have made an exciting cryopreservation discovery that could improve organ storage.