Archived News for Engineering Professionals - September, 2014
Some young Australian students’ ingenious sensor glove have been weighed against inventions from around the world.
Soft glow lights path to safer crossings
One New South Wales council is striding into a safe and stylish future, installing 400 metre glow-in-the-dark path over its railway.
States take lead on lunge for clean power
State governments and small communities are filling the gap left by a Federal Government that seems unwilling to change.
New green fuel for short path to power
Researchers in the US are working on designer bacteria that eat sunlight and can be burned for fuel.
Shots fired to fix sad state of STEM
Australia's chief scientist wants a greater focus towards the skills that will drive the future economy.
Big business rails against effective change
A large section of Australia’s business community is in uproar about new competition laws, which they claim will make big businesses responsible for the finances of their competitors.
Dump plan spoiled, will be re-drawn
The plans to dump dredge spoil from the Abbot Point coal port expansion at sea will be changed.
Four deaths pinned on Labor's hasty negligence
A damning review has found the so-called ‘pink batts scheme’ sacrificed safety for speed, for which four young men paid with their lives.
Jobs drift on gas inaction, Combet says
A former climate change minister says coal seam gas is the solution to soaring energy costs and carbon reduction needs.
Laser split to get fix on nanoparticles
Nanoparticles - engineered materials the size of a few atoms – will be a constant feature of the future, but the tiniest inventions come with the biggest risks.
Roy Hill poised for prolific export period
Gina Rinehart’s $10 billion Roy Hill iron ore mine is entering its seriously profitable phase.