Archived News for Engineering Professionals - March, 2019
Australian researchers want to use 3D mapping to identify rare diseases in children.
Drone licences landing soon
Australian drone pilots will need a licence and mandatory registration from July this year.
Japan receives our first green hydro
Experts are celebrating the first production and export of “green hydrogen” from Australia to Japan.
Labor goes for green cars
The ALP has put together a climate change policy that includes tax breaks for businesses to buy electric cars.
Microsoft warns of encryption impact
Microsoft president Brad Smith says federal decryption laws make companies wary of storing customer data in Australia.
Big spend for simulated military
A new deal will add a high-tech edge to the Australian Defence Force’s personnel training.
Court looms over SA rates hike
The operator of SA’s Port Pirie smelter has launched legal action over a council rates hike.
Emissions hit record in 2018
The International Energy Agency (IEA) says global carbon emissions hit a record high in 2018.
Gravity wave search revived
Researchers will soon resume their hunt for gravitational waves - ripples in space and time underpinning the universe.
Recovery site to save waste
The Victorian Government has launched a new facility to save useful materials from landfill.
Wesfarmers makes rare earth play
Wesfarmers wants to use money from the spin-off of Coles, the sale of its coal assets and Kmart Tyre and Auto, to buy rare earths miner Lynas.
Appeal hears bullying claims
A Melbourne engineer has launched an appeal in a case claiming his colleague repeatedly farted on him, leading to psychiatric distress.
Experts urge solar regulation
Australia’s underregulated solar industry opens customers to predatory sales practices, a new report warns.
Locals helping future launches
Australian research engineers are working on a new engine for space launches.
Australians want power apps
Power sharing platforms - the ‘AirBnB of energy’ - may be key to supporting the transition to cleaner electricity.
China going for green jet fuel
Chinese scientists have developed a process for converting plant waste into aviation fuel.
CO2 bubbler doubly effective
A new device could provide an environmentally friendly, cost-effective method of sterilising water.
Redbank revival mooted
The new owners of a mothballed coal generator in NSW plan to restart operations.