Archived News for Engineering Professionals

Malcolm Turnbull has faced waves of criticism before he has even been able to sit at his new desk.

New phase found for data storage

A new material could form the basis for the next generation of digital storage.

Prize to recognise Melbourne's greening out

The City of Melbourne has bagged a fairly prestigious award for its green thinking in urban design.

Reforms to stop storming disputes

The Queensland Government has made moves to make it harder for builders to interfere the Building Services Authority (BSA) on disputes.

QLD uni team beams q-bit

Scientists at the University of Queensland have achieved quantum teleportation within an electronic chip, transmitting an atom instantly from one place to another.

Plans for better Brisbane rail, worries over the bill

The Queensland Premier has revived a plan to spend billions for more rail access over the Brisbane River, but some residents wonder if it will be funded by money put aside for much-needed highway repairs.

Big buy-out brings billions, some see more on horizon

Australian-based engineering consultant Sinclair Knight Merz has been bought out by Californian giant Jacobs Engineering for over a billion dollars.

Gong given to Great Road

It is hard to imagine the trip from Melbourne to Geelong taking several days, but that was the case before the construction of a highway which has now been awarded for its contribution to Australian life.

New milestone in robotic arms race

A team of research engineers have achieved the highest strength ever recorded for robotic muscles.

Toyota cries recall over defective luxury

Toyota has initiated a worldwide recall of 370,000 cars including 2500 from Australia, whose faulty electrics could mean the trip home becomes a crawling limp.

Coding the approach to next-gen transistors

Research published in the new Nature Communications journal proposes building the next generation of transistors and computer chips out of graphene assembled by strands of DNA.

Conservationists cement coal mine claims

There has been outrage in one NSW community after an underground coal mine was blamed for considerably damaging the nearby environment.

Forging a deal for Roy Hill mine, roads and port

A recent agreement has secured WA jobs in many trades for a number of years, with one group scoring a billion dollar contract to build large parts of a massive mine.

NICTA nervous on future funding

There will be some worried exchanges at one of Australia’s top technology research groups today, with word the new federal government may look to slash funding in the future.

Novel model shows real taste for resources

A study by the University of New South Wales, CSIRO, the University of Sydney, and the University of California has tallied the true material footprint of several nations, revealing that some are considerably more resource-hungry than previously reported.

Uni helps build fire safe future

The University of Queensland is brokering exchanges between fire-fighters and engineers to make sure buildings in the future are designed with fire safety as a top priority.

Big firms at bay as port project stalls

Resource companies are being urged to hold on for a massive rail and port project in Western Australia, after work was stopped on the $6 billion development.

Support for States' interconnected power boost

The Australian Energy Regulator says there could be benefits to several states if key infrastructure is upgraded.

Desalination plan decried

A Greens party member in New South Wales has unleashed on a plan to build a desalination plant in the Hunter Valley, saying increased water prices would place a big burden on taxpayers.

Sea dump, ice wall proposed as Fukushima spikes

Over $500 million will be spent in ongoing efforts to fix the continuous stream of irradiated water flowing around the ruined Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear reactor, the announcement of the funding has preceded the largest recorded spike in radiation levels since the disaster.

Downturn causes debt spike

Some of the major engineering groups in Australia say they have a long list of debts owed from resource and construction companies, but they are concerned that slowing profits in the sectosr could mean they never get what is owed.