Archived News for Engineering Professionals
In extremely small scale technologies for some of the world’s most mind-boggling devices, there are factors at play that can ruin a project from a microscopic scale.
Scaling down for laser physics fun at home
Everybody wants their own particle accelerator, but colliding hadrons in the comfort of the living room has been impossible for most – until now.
School's new way to take power from students
Improved health, a more active mind and free energy – it is hard to imagine a better combination of benefits from a single device.
Bosses act dumb as desert death toll mounts
A report says the figures behind the construction of the site for the 2022 FIFA world cup have been working their people to death, and will have to answer for a significant toll by the time the stadiums are complete.
Bar raised by Berlin's solar smash
Researchers at a German institute have claimed a new record for the highest efficiency ever achieved in a solar panel.
Rocket range takes blame over unplanned dive
The University of Queensland was not at fault in the failed launch of the SCRAMSPACE rocket, according to the group that ran the range.
Timetable slips on huge irrigation effort
The government body that has been left holding the bag on Victoria’s $2 billion irrigation project says it has dropped behind schedule.
Water-wise riverside building practice plugged
A regional council is trying to encourage residents not to build houses, shacks or shanties too close to frequently-flooding river edges.
Big iron spend on South Australia's hot-list
Major project status has been awarded to an iron ore mining and export plan in South Australia, with costs forecast in the neighbourhood of $5 billion.
Federal road spend laid down
As has been repeated many times since the federal election, the new Coalition government intends to be known for its infrastructure – the incoming regime is trying to put money where its mouth has been and present a business case for massive road projects.
Global factors blamed for local jobs drop
A recent survey has shown a downturn in the amount of people working in the mining industry’s exploration sector, but seemingly no shortage of exploration going on.
Melbourne to host professional pow-wow
The World Engineers Convention will be on in Melbourne this year after Australia won hosting rights for the world-first event.
Roy Hill contracts spread half-billion dollar spend
An Australian company has received the go-ahead for an enormous project to build railways to carry resources across Western Australia.
Uni's face-off for cybernetic supremacy
Engineering students from schools around the country will be putting their custom-built robotic companions into battle for the 2013 National Instruments Autonomous Robotics Competition.
Auditors asked to lay off the little guy
The federal Minister for Small Business has instructed the Australian Tax office to lay-off on audits of independent contractors and the self-employed.
Clear thoughts found amid the noise
New research has digitally remastered our view of the brain, leading to a clearer picture which could help define better methods for brain-computer interfacing.
Easy sell on smart arm for strokes
Researchers at north Queensland universities have reportedly been fending off waves of interest in their new robot arm for stroke suffers.
Firms to patch cannon-balled broadband plans
Several companies in the telecoms industry are taking the uncertainty over the future of the National Broadband Network as an opportunity to drum up some profits.
Neurons shine in nanoscale photo-op
The average brain contains about 100 billion neurons, each with one to ten thousand synapses each. A technique has been tested which allows scientists to view the electrical activity of just one synapse at a time amid a torrent of trillions.
Re-heating steam for solar storage
Australian engineers are bringing back the steam engine, revamped as a cheap storage medium for solar power.
Report cuts to core of water risk in QLD
A new report says millions of litres of water are at risk from proposed coal mines in Queensland’s Galilee Basin.