Archived News for Engineering Professionals - August, 2016
The Coalition Government has put over 100 CSIRO jobs on the line again.
Brazil spill pinned on design
Investigators say a string of construction and design flaws led to last year’s fatal Samarco mine disaster in Brazil.
Grass could give powerful hints
Geo-scientists say it is possible to measure greenhouse gas emissions from power plants by checking the grass outside.
No silver lining in QLD mine rehab
Queensland Government officials are working desperately to avoid letting massive mine storage ponds leak heavy metals into the Murray-Darling system.
Sceptics join climate body
New appointments to a backbench environment committee are causing a stir.
Gas ban goes deeper
Victoria will ban exploration and development of unconventional gas, including coal seam gas and fracking.
ICAC details dodgy donations
A string of former NSW Liberal figures have been named in a corruption inquiry report.
Mysterious signal stirs interest
Scientists’ interests have been piqued by a “strong signal” detected by a radio telescope in Russia that scans for signs of extraterrestrial life.
Octobot marks soft step ahead
Harvard engineers have created what they called the world’s first entirely ‘soft’ robot.
Call for boost in shady standards
Biomedical engineers say the world needs a better standard for sunglasses.
Locals lined up for Indian uranium deal
Reports say the first shipment of Australian uranium will arrive in India next year.
Union pins asbestos arrival on Border Force
More asbestos-tainted products have turned up on an Australian worksite.
Lovelace award marks amazing career
Mary O’Kane has won the inaugural Ada Lovelace Medal for outstanding engineering.
Safety leaks hit Barangaroo
Reports say Sydney’s Barangaroo worksite has some of the highest rates of injuries and near-misses in Australia.
Adani leaps over legal hurdle
Adani has defeated the latest legal challenge to its planned Carmichael coal mine.
New record for concentrated Sun
Australian researchers have set a new record for solar power generation.
Creative steps will outpace robots
Creative and emotional intelligence will be the keys to robot-proofing the workforce...
More Sun harnessed for quick cleaning
US researchers are working on a water disinfection device that can rapidly kill bacteria using light alone.