Archived News for Engineering Professionals
The latest report all but screams the need for governments to change their energy mix toward less carbon-reliant sources.
Road, rail and plane plans mean big building in Victoria
Victoria’s travel plans are up for debate, as parties spruik their transport visions ahead of this year’s election.
Mining pup barks with quiet backing
A mining company from the smaller end of the scale says it has backing for a multi-billion-dollar port and rail project at Oakajee in WA’s Mid West.
Issues raised in Asian defence technology trades
There has been plenty of discussion on the terms of the free trade agreement between Australia and Japan, which will see the lucrative exchange of multi-billion dollar military technologies.
Green fund fears for future investment in NSW
Two solar farms in New South Wales have their financial backing secured, but there is some trepidation around the future of the state’s renewable investment.
Robot clam learns from organic partner, and from itself
Progress has been made on a digging robot inspired by the unique style of an oceanic clam.
Atom trapper helps quantum memory
A powerful new microchip is under development in the UK, which is capable of holding the voltage equivalent to a micron-scale bolt of lightning.
Old building trick translates on nano-scale
The decades-old practice of embedding concrete with reinforcing bars has been taken to the nano-scale, with engineers creating reinforcing a layer of carbon atoms with nanotubes.
Plant parts charge supercapacitors' step forward
Trees may soon play a role in making high-tech energy storage devices, after an exciting chemical discovery.
Uni and industry combine to bring big mining robots online
Over half a million dollars will be spent on a trial to introduce automated draglines; robots that could save millions for mines worldwide.
Air power ascends to new level of efficiency
Wind power is often seen as the least consistent source of renewable energy, but a new project will reach great heights to put the fans in a better spot.
Building body gets new corporate capstone
A replacement for the chair of Infrastructure Australia has been announced, as Rod Eddington prepares to leave his post.
Talks on tomorrow to empower present
A conference in Sydney has seen some of the leading innovators in new energy systems discussing ways to move from crude power supplies to clean, cheap and renewable sources.
Cross-border team aims to find one photon at a time
As researchers hone the art of quantum-level control, they need more and more defined tools, a new project from Australian labs may just be the next step in the world of molecular manipulation.
Atoms smashed as NZ physics gets cooler
New Zealand physicists have used incredible ‘optical tweezers’ to split clouds of ultracold atoms and to smash them together.
New degree of collaboration for air maintenance
Aviation Australia has announced it will help run the University of Southern Queensland’s (USQ) new management degree for aircraft maintenance engineers.
Searchers' summit digs up new findings
A meeting this week brings together the finest minds in mineral exploration, as scientists and geologists descend on Geoscience Australia’s UNCOVER Summit.
Stakes named in robot resource revolution
Rio Tinto says robots are the future for productive mining, but the CFMEU says it won’t let human workers be replaced.
UK turns giant screws for flood help
Millions of pounds will be spent on a classic engineering solution to fix flooding in the UK.
Blockades and disobedience in angry workers' plan
Union workers have threatened to employ ‘civil disobedience’ in protests of large-scale job cuts.
Telstra testing with view to NBN billions
Telstra is shooting for $6 billion worth of contracts on Australia’s National Broadband Network, launching a pilot program to test its intended hardware.