Archived News for Engineering Professionals
Dozens of charges have been levelled at a mining company after the death of a superintendent.
Tiny lasers with big applications
Physicists have developed powerful new microscopic lasers that are smaller than the light wavelengths they produce.
ARENA remit expanded
ARENA can now fund carbon capture and storage projects, and more uses of gas power.
Data sent with no heat loss
Australian researchers have developed a high-tech and efficient new system to transport data using atomically-thin semiconductors.
Zinc batteries backed in NSW
A Sydney company is planning to start production of next-generation fire-resistant zinc-bromide batteries.
Mars robot grabs first core
NASA’s Perseverance Rover has picked up some truly groundbreaking rocks.
Dam crew wins flood appeal
The Queensland Government’s water utility has won an appeal against a 2011 flood damages ruling.
F-35 issues continue
More questions have been asked about the future of the F-35 fighter jet program.
Court actions don't delay Beetaloo drilling
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.