Archived News for Engineering Professionals
Philae is back - the European Space Agency (ESA) has received signals from its comet lander after months in the dark.
Stations fall in SA coal collapse
Alinta Energy says its coal-fired power stations at Port Augusta in South Australia will close in early 2018, or possibly sooner.
Turnbull looks for NBN fast-lane
The Federal Government says it wants to fast-track the National Broadband Network, and must deregulate to do so.
Victoria welcomes winds of change
The Victorian Government has made it easier to set up new wind farms.
Future flight through real bird's eyes
With each new engineering project it appears more likely the high-tech future will be based on Nature’s designs.
Local water tech gets feet wet in China
A delegation of Australian water science and marine bio-technology experts are seeking new markets in China.
Rat scaffold in bold step for body parts
Researchers have grown a complete, live, functioning limb in the lab.
ARENA fund for green bank and mobile tests
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has given a $1.4 million grant to the University of Adelaide, for it to develop an online Australian energy storage knowledge bank and mobile energy storage test facility.
CSIRO seeks to save NICTA jobs
The merger of some of Australia’s finest minds could see close to 200 of them unemployed.
G7 plot path to greener Earth
The Group of Seven world leaders’ conference in Germany has finished with a pledge to ‘decarbonise’ the global economy.
Gas deal should bring best for both players
Australian-owned Central Petroleum Limited has picked up a 50 per cent stake in the NT's Mereenie oil and gas field from international giant Santos.
Musk issues mild warning to adapt or fail
Elon Musk says electric utilities should buy his battery systems or be put out of business by them.
Planning starts on new heart hub
The Victorian Government has put up $15 million to get the ball rolling on a $350 million specialised heart hospital at Monash University.
Research takes trees to cutting-edge
Australian researchers are working on a way to use macadamia nuts as a 3D-printing medium.
Shell says huge build going well
Engineers say the construction of Shell’s $12 billion Prelude project is on track, marking a number of milestones as the massive floating gas facility takes form.
Big bursary changes Harvard's name
Hedge fund billionaire John Paulson has donated $US400 million ($AU520 million) to Harvard’s School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, the largest gift in the school’s history.
China's green view brings new market for locals
Since China’s President Xi Jinping passed a revised Environmental Protection Act earlier this year, the government has worked quickly to clean up its act, along with the nation’s notoriously polluted air and water.
Mayor wants water works to return
A small Victorian council says it is sick of the inaction on an important water infrastructure project.
Old gold stepping into new era
In an Australian first, a disused gold mine in Queensland will be turned into a huge hydro-electric energy system.
Exploration runs dry, prompts views on what to do
Mineral exploration investment has slumped to its lowest level in eight years, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics.
Nautilus plugs its own sea digs
A new report suggests that subsea copper mining is more sustainable than doing it on land.