Archived News for Engineering Professionals - September, 2021
The Federal Government is paying taxpayer money to oil and gas companies to open up the NT’s Beetaloo Basin, despite legal issues.
Journals rally for climate call
More than 200 scientific journals have put out a simultaneous call for climate action.
Nyrstar stung for sulphur leak
The owners of Port Pirie's lead smelter have been fined $35,000 for leaking 700 litres of “toxic” sulphuric acid into waterways.
High-tech floorboards tested
Swiss engineers have designed a new ‘nanogenerator’ that enables wood to generate energy from footfalls.
Skyview engineer probed
A NSW engineer is being investigated over apartment “structural issues” in a first for the state.
$2 billion in battle tech dropped
An internal report has criticised the Defence department for its scrapping of multi-billion-dollar Israeli technology.
Fibres swapped in tech deal
A new deal will see VicTrack swap its fibre network with Aussie Broadband.
New scans find quantum flaws
Local researchers are working on a way to detect imperfections in quantum computer components.