Archived News for Engineering Professionals - August, 2014
Stretchy bands of graphene could be used to make a new generation of implanted sensors.
Deal sealed on new ground for uranium
Australia will sell uranium to India following several years of negotiation.
Frenzy fires up around big new find
A huge new oil deposit off Western Australia is being heralded as the largest discovery in over 30 years.
Harvard posts feat of techno-togetherness
Harvard engineers have demonstrated how 1,000 robots can swarm together in harmony.
Huge Perth spend to get East ticking over
The WA government has approved $3 billion worth of infrastructure spending in Perth.
Opto-electric sandwich lets new tech blend in
Engineers have created a material that can read its environment and change colour to blend in.
Accuracy obscured when denial sets the tone
The chairman of the Prime Minister's Business Advisory Council (BAC) has been slammed for the views he expressed in a recent article, which accused policy-makers of following biased research.
Corruption on all sides as heads continue to roll
A man some considered one of the dodgiest politicians in New South Wales has resigned.
Giant firm splits to save favourite assets
BHP Billiton is splitting in two, spinning-off some of its less valuable divisions into a new company.
Gas price will make green an easy bet
New analysis shows renewable energy is becoming the cheap and reliable option, while the uncertainty of gas requires a roll of the dice.
Small slip stops port strike for now
A strike that could hold up millions in resource export has been delayed, because the organisers accidentally scheduled it at the wrong time.
Students stamp rice into shape of salvation
Small bricks of compressed rice husk could save Nepalese women and children hours of hard labour and improve their health.
Charges over noxious fumes freed in NSW
One mining company has received a $13,000 fine coupled with $24,000 in costs after one of its mine blasts led to the release of offensive fumes.
Foreign force for Gorgon questioned
The Australian Manufacturing Workers' Union (AMWU) says one company is trying to bring in dozens of foreign workers to avoid hiring Australians for a massive gas project in Western Australia.
Google boss plugs good points for robot cars
The man pushing to get humans out of the driver’s seat says computers will be better behind the wheel.
New head to dig at novel mine styles
The University of New South Wales has a new head of mining engineering, bringing in a expert form years in the field.
Sham engineer plied dodgy trade statewide
It has been revealed that a fake engineer worked on projects in Queensland using a false name and qualifications.
Still no solid ground for big road build
The Victorian Government has had to defend the meagre amount of information it has put out about a multi-billion dollar road building plan.
Water beam brings wave of new questions
Engineers and physicists at the Australian National University (ANU) have built a tractor beam.
Woodpecker's head checked for shock response
Researchers are looking at how woodpeckers manage to avoid injury as they engage in high-velocity impacts with trees.
Clough gets $55 million worth of gaseous growth
Australian engineering firm Clough has bought US LNG engineering group CH-IV International.