Archived News for Engineering Professionals - September, 2014
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.
Toro's uranium run expands with new NT deal
A push to ramp-up Australia’s uranium industry continues, with exploration permits handed out for new grounds in the Northern Territory.
Big push to grab gas
A big campaign has been launched this week to push for an Australian domestic gas reservation policy.
New days for some trades as mining sun sets
Big concerns for the future of many Australian jobs, with tough times forecast in major industries.
Tax grift taking billions
New investigations have shown just how much money Australia’s biggest companies are avoiding paying in tax.
Billions in balance as councils challenge road spend
Contracts are being signed but still no business case for an $8 billion infrastructure project in Victoria.
Gas stacked higher than Sun on UK green scale
Researchers have investigated the impacts of certain gas ‘fracking’ techniques, and found that they can be more environmentally-friendly than wind or solar plants.
Study says with big steps we could be carbon-free
Australia could get to zero net emissions by 2050, without compromising prosperity or economic opportunities, data suggests.
Broad body puts out call for job support
More than forty companies that support the building, mining and energy industries say Federal Government moves could put thousands of jobs at risk.
Heavy metal battery could rock the grid
Engineers in the US have invented a battery powered by molten metals which could be excellent for grid-level power storage.
Small scale defined on nano-seesaw
Electrical engineers have developed a nanoscale device that can weigh a single photon and mechanically transport it for the first time.
Builder holds door open for chance of lift to space
A Japanese building firm says it wants to smash the tallest building record with one of the most ambitious projects in history.
Calls for big tax grab as giants hide their wealth
Australia will seek to claw back billions of dollars that big mining, building and technology companies funnel out of the country to avoid tax.
New energy body shows importance of storage
A new peak body has been set up to represent the interests of the energy storage sector in Australia.
Chip packet engineering to save lives
A glass tube and some chip packets could be the key to preventing millions of deaths, local students say.
Costs counted as sea threatens bricks and mortar
A new report could test the resolve of infrastructure-friendly but ecologically-ignorant politicians.