Archived News for Engineering Professionals
Industry experts have highlighted a few niche areas where Australian manufacturing could do well.
Non-mining keeps construction up
Home building appears to have boosted the construction sector, while engineering work dries up.
Pocket-sized life-savers wasted
Scientists say some parts of the world are covered in earthquake detection devices, but they are not being used.
Quiet white paper welcomed
The federal government’s Energy White Paper has received support throughout the resources sector, which is pleased to hear of measures to boost LNG.
Shell's big shot for top of pile
Oil and gas giant Shell is making an aggressive bid to become the world’s biggest LNG provider.
NSW calls for monitors as CSG increases
The New South Wales Government has put up tenders for the monitoring of coal seam gas impacts on groundwater, but some residents say it may be too late.
BHP's strike call riles CFMEU
BHP has been slammed for recommending the Fair Work Act be changed to limit the scope of strike action.
Big tax check brings bosses to bear
Major mining and technology companies will be called on to explain their tax arrangements, with the launch of a Senate inquiry into corporate tax avoidance this week.
Deal done for unprecedented dam
A subsidiary of global giant Leighton Holdings has won a $799 million contract to build a “mega reservoir” in Qatar.
Disagreement over RET exemption
Certain industries could be made exempt from the Renewable Energy Target, but the change will not come quickly enough for the Opposition.
LHC relaunched with antimatter ahead
Large-scale particle-smashing can begin again, with the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) firing up after a two year downtime.
Optus backs space lasers for broadcast
Optus is funding an international satellite start-up that could bring wireless speeds greater than those proposed for the National Broadband Network.
Research says epigenetic control coming
Bio-engineers have developed a method to precisely control when genes are turned on and active.
Road love leaving rail behind
The Abbott Government has been strongly criticised for its refusal to fund public transport projects.
STEM centre to build excellence
Australia’s chief scientist has launched a teaching academy dedicated to excellence and innovation in the teaching of mathematics, science and technology.
Engineers circling huge DNA boost
Chicken wire linked on the nano-scale could be the key to real-time, high throughput DNA sequencing, which would revolutionise medical research and testing.
High-tech, high-speed, highways of the body
Australian research engineers have created a ‘Google Maps’ view of the body.
New lights show old signs the exit
Australian researchers are taking a high-tech approach to safety lighting, with a new system that is well aware of its own faults.
Robo-miners going deep
Experts have embarked on a quest to build the next generation of robotic underwater mining systems.
New device means better start for tiny hearts
Biomedical engineers have developed the first fully implantable micro-pacemaker designed for use in a foetus.
Power and knowledge in big QLD solar
A new age of solar energy and information is dawning in Queensland.