Archived News for Engineering Professionals - June, 2014
A building in Norway has become the world's first to be renovated to produce more energy than it consumes.
Heads roll at GM after years of failure
General Motors has fired 15 of its top people over a deadly ignition scandal.
Teaching test to ensure best base
Future teachers in New South Wales will have to pass a literacy and numeracy test before they head back into the classroom.
Advanced weld brings award of cheaper planes
Local innovations have changed the state of aircraft construction worldwide.
Home-grown thermometer brings billionths of degrees
Australian researchers have produced the world's most sensitive thermometer - three times more precise than the best thermometers in existence.
More excitement than understanding in science survey
Australians love science and technology, but do not really know what it’s all about – according to a new report.
Copper wires could find new life as batteries
Researchers may be able to get more life out of perennial copper wiring, with a project to both store and conduct electricity within a single cable.
Electric post vans deliver efficient future
The chainsaw-like buzz of the classic postie bike may soon be replaced with the gentle whizzing noise of the future, as Australia Post starts its trial of electric delivery vans.
Local rises to top of mine invention heap
An Australian engineer has been recognised for his contribution to the mining industry, with an invention that has made millions of dollars around the world.
Robotic rates rises in push for inhuman efficiency
Experts estimate that millions of jobs will be affected by the rise of robots in the next two decades, and Australian industries might be some of the hardest hit.
Santos plans to dig deeper than ever in NT quest
Santos says it will drill what may be Australia’s deepest exploration wells in its efforts to find shale gas and oil in the Northern Territory.
Sperm used to seed new swimming robot
Sperm has been added to the list of natural designs being hijacked by science.
Sun power peak pushes dawn of new energy
CSIRO energy engineers have broken the record for the highest temperature and pressure generated by solar power.
Light shines on memory circuits in mind-bending advance
In a medical advance straight from science fiction - researchers have used light to create, erase and retrieve memories within the brain of a live mouse.