Archived News for Engineering Professionals
Oil sponge shows big promise
Engineers have developed an oil-catching sponge that could help recover contamination from offshore drilling.
Report lays green path
Authorities say over 30 gigawatts of new clean power generation will be needed ...
Councils want cladding list
Councils are calling on the NSW Government to release details on over 400 high-risk buildings with dangerously flammable cladding.
Adani pipe plan advanced
The Federal Government has referred Adani’s pipe plan for environmental approval without applying the federal water trigger.
ECU unveils giant table
Edith Cowan University (ECU) has constructed what could be the world's largest periodic table.
Bunny carries plastic DNA
International researchers have embedded plans for a 3D-printed bunny in synthetic DNA.
Russia plugs nuclear ship
Russia has suggested Australia follow its lead by building an offshore, floating nuclear reactor.
AEMC predicts price fall
Official forecasts predict power prices will fall in most Australian states and territories over the next three years.
Emissions rise slowing
Greenhouse gas emissions should set a new record this year, but the rate of growth has shrunk.
Forrest funding green power
Mining billionaire Andrew Forrest is funding a solar farm in Western Australia's Wheatbelt.
Space-bot to watch faces
An emotion-sensing robot is being sent to the International Space Station to aid astronauts' mental health.
Eye model gives animal views
New technology is allowing humans to see the world through the eyes of animals.
Silicon neurons reported
Researchers have built artificial neurons on silicon chips that can mimic the electrical responses of real, biological neurons.
Success in dam action
The victims of the 2011 Queensland flood disaster have won a major class action against the State Government.
WMO confirms scorching climate
This year ends a decade of exceptional global heat, retreating ice and record sea levels driven by human activities.
'Dodgy developers' claim denied
Canberra developers say they are not to blame for bad buildings, as the Government plans to ban “dodgy developers”.
Award for MOFs moves
An Australian researcher has been honoured for his work on solid materials made almost entirely out of holes.