Archived News for Engineering Professionals

Engineers from the University of New South Wales are set to play a big role in maximising the abilities of a massive new solar photovoltaic (PV) power station.

Industry echoes call for more females

Despite the efforts of some companies which have imposed quotas to boost the number of female employees, federal statistics show women still make up only 20 per cent of the workforce in key scientific areas including engineering and IT.

Lotus looks to take on sporting engineers

Performance sports-car manufacturers Lotus are looking to expand their ranks, with the announcement they are scouring the globe for 45 new engineers to design a new suite of cars for the once-British brand.

Regional kids to glimpse engineering future

As part of Australian Engineering Week, Dubbo has announced the Roads and Maritime Services (RMS) will host the 2013 regional Great Engineering Challenge in the city.

Resource dip flows through manufacturing, engineering

Several major Australian industries have reported a slow-down in profit and productivity linked to uneasy commodity prices.

Graphene placed to plug renewable gap

Australian researchers have made progress on a new technology to greatly increase the capacity and efficiency of many electrical energy devices.

Ten year Victorian dock project announced

Lend Lease will soon get started on a massive project - building an office, retail and residential complex over a 2.5ha site at Melbourne's docklands.

Thiess on-board for $1.1 billion rail link

Construction giants Thiess have been awarded a $1.1 billion contract to build a rail link covering 12.6 km in Queensland.

Wave-power progress from Germany

German scientists have demonstrated a new technique for harvesting electricity from ocean waves.

Houston has no problem inspiring students

NASA astronauts have shown a group of Australian students what it is like to teach and learn in space.

Ground broken for nano-centre

Building has begun on the site that will be the new home of Australian nanoscience, with the Minister for Innovation, Industry, Science and Research launching the project this week.

New Horizons from Federal funds

Monash University has opened a new research centre dedicated to transforming manufacturing in areas such as biomedicine, transport, aerospace engineering and mineral processing.

Uni collab. takes learning online

The University of New South Wales has joined several prominent international institutions by putting some of its courses online through the internet-education group Coursera.

Australian return of the Nuclear Engineer

The University of New South Wales is bringing back its formerly-axed Nuclear Engineering degree, thirty years after cutting it from the curriculum.

Best of two worlds in solar/hydro breakthrough

German scientists have developed a new device for converting solar energy into hydrogen fuel in a much more effective and efficient manner than before.

Carbon-catching could continue in QLD

A trial of carbon capturing devices at a Queensland power station has been hailed as successful by the CSIRO.

Frozen light could bring quantum phones

A team of physicists and engineers have bent one of the most basic laws of the universe – slowing down light to a complete stop for a full minute.

No steaming ahead on WA rail link

Several mining, transport and engineering groups are celebrating the announcement of a large-scale rail link in Western Australia, but the company set to build it says no-one should hold their breath just yet.

Asbestos suspension hits subs

The Communications Electrical Plumbing Union says thousands of electrical and telephone subcontracters could face financial ruin if the timetables and funding for the NBN roll-out are not sorted soon.

Building a plug for the mining hole

New building forecasts have suggested Australia's construction and housing markets may be able to pick up the economic slack of a slowed-down mining sector.