Archived News for Engineering Professionals - October, 2019
Oil and gas exploration company NSE has been suspended by the stock exchange over its rehabilitation liabilities.
Santos buying up NT
Santos is moving to secure billions of dollars worth of exploration and production investments in the Top End.
Snowy costs questioned
The promised Snowy Hydro 2.0 project has been described as “too expensive” by a leading energy expert.
Bluescope boss faces cartel claims
A former senior BlueScope Steel executive faces jail time over an alleged attempt to rig global steel prices.
Locals linked to Chinese spying
Australia’s top universities could be helping develop mass surveillance and military technologies for China.
Quantum twin problem tested
Queensland researchers have devised a new experiment linking an Einstein-devised paradox to quantum mechanics.
Rix Creek expansion approved
The New South Wales Independent Planning Commission (IPC) has approved an expansion of Bloomfield Collieries’ Rix’s Creek south mine.
SA quiet on cladding specifics
Dozens of South Australian buildings require urgent remedial work for flammable aluminium cladding ...
Big firm leaves planned lab
The Victorian Government has admitted Fujitsu pulled out of its Latrobe hi-tech education precinct project before last year's state election.
Call for clear carbon rules
Experts say international governments cannot agree on how to regulate global carbon markets.
Grattan issues energy advice
Experts say chaotic approaches to energy policy have pushed up electricity prices and scared off investors.
High-tech liquids can be home-brewed
Experts say liquid metal catalysts could be key to capturing carbon and cleaning up pollutants, and they can even be created in the kitchen.
New dams planned for NSW
The Federal Government’s says its new billion-dollar dam package for NSW will see “bulldozers in the ground” next year.
Nobel nod for battery revolution
The Nobel prize in chemistry has been awarded to three scientists for their work in developing lithium-ion batteries.
Super camera seeks many faces
Chinese scientists have unveiled a new 500 megapixel ‘super camera’ that can spot a single person among tens of thousands.
IMF urges green goals
The $1 trillion International Monetary Fund (IMF) says almost anything would be worth trying in the effort to address climate change.
CSIRO brewing food future
CSIRO has teamed up with a fast food giant to create a new plant-based burger.
Plastic boom plugged
A giant boom designed to scoop up floating plastic in the Pacific Ocean may have begun working.
Milky Way next for cannibal galaxy
Australian researchers have revealed the cannibalistic past of Andromeda, our nearest large galaxy.
Nobel for cell studies
Three scientists have been jointly awarded a Nobel Prize for their discoveries of how cells sense and adapt to different oxygen levels.
Sub plans slip out
The French company building Australia’s new submarines may have accidentally tweeted yet-to-be-announced plans.