Archived News for Engineering Professionals
A new Engineers Without Borders (EWB) project could bring life-saving sanitation to flood-prone Cambodia.
New jobs could come with workers attached
Concern has been raised about the hiring practices on a major Federal Government-backed infrastructure project.
Miners might find little love in tax check
A Senate inquiry into alleged tax-dodging by multinational companies operating in Australia could be awkward for some mining bosses.
More orders for Australia's favourite plane
The Royal Australian Air Force is buying two more C-17A Globemaster airlift planes, the aerial hauler than has been serving many recent military logistical needs.
Out of line image could show new weakness
A new imaging technique could detect damage invisible to current acoustic imaging.
Paper shows points to get people back to nature
An environmental finance group has put out a discussion paper to define a style of building with strong links to nature.
Projector deck gives hint of holographic gaming
Tech giant Microsoft has posted a demonstration of its latest development – turning an entire room into a gaming surface not unlike the holodeck from Star Trek.
Spoil moves to solid ground, new suggestions needed
The dredge spoil from the contentious expansion of the Abbot Point Port will be dumped on land, and could even be used to improve the environment in which it rests.
Tiny brain lets big spider stride
Students are working on a range of exciting and mildly concerning robots, many of which have been on show in Europe.
Gas giant brings new numbers to old game
An industrial giant has unveiled its next level of gas-fired electricity generators – and they are really big.
Programmed place in new age of antibiotics
A team in the US has reported some success in the quest to create the next generation of specifically-targeted, individually-customised antibiotics.
Samsung's new digs cost a lazy $16 billion
Tech giant Samsung will spend about $16.7 billion on a huge new facility in South Korea.
Track-laying talks ahead of Inland quest
The big rail project connecting Brisbane to Melbourne regional Queensland is tracking well, according to the infrastructure minister.
Hospitals hit in raid to turn over WA assets
West Australian Premier Colin Barnett has earmarked a set of sites to be sold in the Federal Government’s asset recycling scheme.
Future farms could have high sea view
Spanish architects have unveiled plans for floating farm factories to feed the world when the ocean takes over the land.
Mining giant and giant minds meet for STEM help
A mining firm and a bastion of academia will join forces to boost science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) opportunities for Indigenous Australians.
Big meet to mark moves on SKA
Hundreds of international scientists and engineers have visited a big dish in the desert of WA.
Charges over winery blast after deadly welding job
A New South Wales winery has been fined after a violent explosion left one man dead, and an engineering firm could be made to pay too.
Issues and ideas form ahead of engineers' storm
Australian manufacturing, climate change and nuclear energy will be some of the key topics when engineers descend on Melbourne for Convention 2014.
Protests and arrests barely slow coal train
Environmental activists have launched an assault on NSW railways.