Archived News for Engineering Professionals
An anode upgrade means Melbourne is now home to the most powerful X-ray machine ever developed.
Students given online keys to 27,000 degree plasma rig
A new project gives any student or teacher with an internet connection remote access to real a physics lab, and all the scientific discoveries they hold.
Commission plots the best path to road re-vamp
The Federal Government has unleashed the Productivity Commission on the task of investigating infrastructure costs, looking for the best way to deliver on their promise for significant improvements.
Fallout already in China's huge water-moving plan
China is planning an incredible geo-engineering effort that would see nature re-worked for the benefit of agriculture.
Jobs take flight as Qantas culls to cut costs
Qantas has dropped the axe on hundreds of engineers at its Avalon maintenance base, devastating families in an effort to cut costs.
Mini-microphone plan plots road to future
An internationally-renowned Australian microphone manufacturer has given itself some future leg-room, moving to a new site and eyeing new manufacturing methods.
Robot revolution digs on snails and clams for help
Engineers have - as they often do - taken more cues from the designs nature developed millions of years ago.
3D-printed body parts brought closer by long-life liver
A company in the United States has created a small section of human liver, which was alive and able to filter toxins and retain nutrients for 40 days.
Cheap trick yields new world of power supply
Researchers and engineers in the United States have designed a new method for generating electricity, which gathers power from lost energy sources such as microwave signals, sounds or even Wi-Fi.
Green lights in DNA-driven train track trial
Scientists have developed a remarkable new system for chemical transport within the body, using nano-scale motors controlled by DNA.
Helium injection boosts pitch for disk-based drives
While many are moving to solid-state hard-drives for increased speed in their personal computing, a new method has squeezed more life out of the traditional spinning disk drive.
Miner buys supercomputer for new age of exploration
One of Australia’s major energy companies has put up half a million dollars for its own supercomputer to crunch data from oil and gas explorations.
Sounds like efficiency; solar cells' musical taste decoded
Recent research has found that high frequency sounds can improve solar cell efficiency, suggesting photo-voltaics enjoy guitar solos as much as the rest of us.
Golden house to feed algae their favourite waves
A new technique has been developed by a team of Australian scientists that will speed production of microalgae – used in everything from biofuels to medical compounds and even soap.
Safety tips given to robot helpers
In a new development that some may find disconcerting, researchers in the US have made a knife-wielding robot smarter and capable of making its own decisions.
Forces joined for substantial Sydney project
Three big players have come together for a joint venture which should see them deliver a seven-year road asset management project for Syney's South Zone.
Grant gives wings to electric aircraft plan
A Victorian Government grant has allowed engineering students at Swinburne to look skyward for a sustainable method of air travel.
Qantas engineers asked to step back to save money
An extreme offer has been made to over 300 Qantas engineering staff in a bid to save jobs.
Robotic arms needed to lift raft of awards
An Australian university-backed start-up has taken home a large portion of the winner’s pie at the Tech23 2013 awards, bagging five of the 34 possible prizes.
BHP scuttles Galilee port and rail plan
BHP Billiton has bailed on its plan for a rail and port project in Queensland, after being told that the current facilities are good enough.
Experts gauge the state of car-making
A report by industry consultants and university researchers says nearly 40,000 jobs would be lost if car makers pulled out of Australia this decade.