Archived News for Engineering Professionals - June, 2015
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.
New 'bots leap to rescue challenge
One of the US military’s futuristic creations has become untethered.
Spider silk spun on lab desk
MIT engineers are trying to improve on the abilities of one of the strongest substances in nature.