Archived News for Engineering Professionals
Two of the world’s best-known tech firms are racing to create a system of autonomous airships that will bring the internet to as yet unconnected parts of the world.
Wave power rising off Port Fairy
The first bits of equipment for Victoria’s prototype wave power unit are in place.
Germans seek Sun's powerful secrets
The Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics will soon switch on a machine dubbed ‘W7-X’ – a mind-bending device that could usher in a new age of nuclear fusion energy.
Emissions money pays for cloudy solutions
Experts say it is hard to tell what happens to billions of dollars in taxpayer funds handed out in the Government's Direct Action climate policy.
Ship crew marks improved view
Adelaide ship-builder ASC has picked itself up from a rough year to post a profit of almost $22 million.
CFMEU cops more fines for attempted action
The CFMEU has been hit with a $48,000 fine for threatening to disrupt work on a Melbourne rail station.
Magnetic sweep spots underground supplies
High-tech geological studies have revealed a network of ancient river systems buried hundreds of metres beneath arid regions in Western Australia.
Seawall saga taken to court
Legal action is being taken after a seawall collapsed last year and flooded an iron mine on Koolan Island.
Wandering DNA with cellular swagger
Researchers have made a robot out of DNA that could one day wander the body hunting for cancer.
Barnett bails on Perth Freight stage 2
West Australian Premier Colin Barnett has thrown in the towel on stage two of the controversial Perth Freight Link project.
China's collider to fire high-energy science
China says it will build the world's largest super-collider in 2020, in an effort to understand more about the Higgs boson.
Hydro Tas solid profit may be last for a while
Tasmania's Energy Minister Matthew Groom says Hydro Tasmania has defied “doom and gloom” predictions to post a big before-tax profit.
Perth firm making wave power swell
An Australian engineering firm is about to start a trial of the world's first wave energy microgrid power station.
Quantum CPU outline defined
Local engineers have put together an outline for what could one day be a fully-functioning quantum computer processor.
Stem cells stamped into new bone breakthrough
West Australian researchers are using stem cells and 3D-printers to regrow parts of patients’ skulls.
Tech firms turn to Tassie for big CPU stash
Tasmania’s naturally cool climate has grabbed the attention of global tech firms, who say it could be the perfect site for large data-centres.
Learner biker 'bot lays out human challenge
Yamaha’s new motorcycle-riding robot has called out nine-time world champion Valentino Rossi.
More scientists swing against old coal
The Australian Academy of Science has become the latest major institution to offload its fossil fuel investments.
Sonic tractor beam floats with new motion
British engineers have unveiled the world’s first sonic tractor beam – a device that can lift and move objects using sound waves.
Wave lab looks to the clouds
Advanced equipment at a new research facility launched this week will allow scientists to better understand the relationship between the wind, ocean and sky.
BHP won't let downturn damage its view
The chairman of BHP Billiton says the company remains “robust and resilient”, despite taking a battering in recent months.