Archived News for Engineering Professionals
The Australian Labor Party (ALP) has laid out plans to boost Australia’s battery metals industry.
Labour stoush hits solar farm
Construction at Australia's largest photovoltaic (PV) solar farm has been interrupted.
Local tech taken underground
CSIRO has announced it will compete in a high-tech US military mapping competition.
New office for robo-cars
The Federal Government has created a new body to help prepare for the pending arrival of automated vehicles.
Wave farm asked to show funding
Carnegie Clean Energy has been told to prove it can fund its major wave power project.
Wind turbine tests enforced
The Victorian Government has launched new rules for testing wind turbine noise.
Wind warming assessed
A new study has measured the potential environmental impacts of running a nation on wind power.
Tech firms face spy chip claims
Report say tech giants have been infiltrated by malicious computer chips inserted by Chinese spies.
Laser leaders take Nobel
The Nobel Prize for Physics has been awarded to three researchers, including for the first time in 55 years, a woman.
Union issues casual warning
The CFMEU says coal miners are acting as ‘accessories’ to casual underpayments.
Acoustic boost for network speed
Engineers are working on a technique to use acoustic noise to improve computer networks.
Ai Group gives backdoor warning
Experts say legislation to expand surveillance into telecommunication devices could create “systemic weakness or vulnerability”.
Carnegie chief leaves
Carnegie Clean Energy has lost its long-standing chief executive and managing director Michael Ottaviano.
Devices combined for solar flow
Engineers have harnessed the abilities of both a solar cell and a battery in one device.
Inpex shipment to sail soon
The multi-billion dollar Inpex-Icthys gas project will soon make its first shipment of gas to Japan.
Nanocrystals tested for solar boost
Australian researchers have used nanocrystals to boost the production of hydrogen fuel.
SA battery on track to repayment
Financial forecasts suggest SA’s Tesla lithium-ion battery will make back a third of its construction costs in its first year of operation.
Musk hit with fraud claim
US regulators want to oust Elon Musk as chief executive of Tesla on allegations of securities fraud.
Qantas to build QLD school
Qantas has announced plans to build a multi-million-dollar pilot training centre in Queensland.