Archived News for Engineering Professionals - January, 2017
New Hope Group has secured federal approval for its $900 million New Acland coal mine expansion.
SA power link slows
Investigations into South Australia’s big September blackout have slowed progress on the Victorian interconnector.
Victoria lines up drone drive
Victoria’s EPA expects specialist drone pilots to take long flights in the name of the environment.
Big deal to keep Alcoa alive
Victoria’s Alcoa aluminium smelter will be propped up by a big federal and state government funding package.
Dam plans fix flows in WA
The WA Government wants the private sector to help divert flows from the Collie River and desalinate it.
Locals perform quantum forecast
Scientists are getting a fix on bizarre movements in the quantum world.
Questions left for unsettled science
Recent climate progress is positive, but the claim that the ‘science is settled’...
Airbus outlines flying future
Aerospace giant Airbus is testing a prototype self-piloted flying car.
Green light for more uranium
Cameco’s proposed Yeelirrie mine in the Goldfields region of Western Australia has been approved...
Killer mice under laser control
Using lasers and modified brain cells, researchers have isolated the circuitry behind predatory behaviour.
Abbott takes aim at green power
Former prime minister Tony Abbott has interjected into Australia’s renewable energy debate.
Bone-printing technology honed
Australian biomedical engineers are working on high-tech fabrics that mimic an ingenious natural material - the bone tissue periosteum.
Worldwide e-waste reviewed
Research has warned that waste from discarded electronic gadgets and electrical appliances poses a threat to health and the environment.
VW faces billions more for emissions
Volkswagen’s emissions scandal has cost it six high-level employees and $US4.3 billion
Simple centrifuge for field science
A new paper looks at the ‘paperfuge’ – a cheap and simple centrifuge for use outside of high-tech labs.
Charges laid for nickel spill
The owners of WA’s Ravensthorpe nickel mine have been fined for a high-risk accident two years ago.
Graphene growing new dimensions
MIT has designed what it says is one of the strongest lightweight materials ever.
Green light for yellowcake
WA’s Environment Minister has granted approval for what could be the state’s first uranium mine.
Mega-factories should make way
The burning stacks that typify many industrial sites are seen as a wasted opportunity by engineers.