Archived News for Engineering Professionals - April, 2021
Labour hire licences backed
Queensland is celebrating three-year-old labour hire reforms, and putting the hard word on the Federal Government.
CEFC backs new buildings
The CEFC is paying for green upgrades at two Australian industrial projects.
Climate Council lays out green path
The Climate Council says Australia can and should get carbon emissions to net zero by 2035.
Human hybrid for better tests
Researchers in China and the US have injected human stem cells into primate embryos to create a new hybrid.
MS buys speech tech firm
Microsoft is buying a major speech recognition firm as part of a $20 billion deal.
Neutron boost for mining
Australian nuclear science experts say new techniques could be used to boost the mining industry.
New tech for drinking seawater
Australian researchers say a new technique can deliver safe drinking water using cheap materials and free energy.
SA secures federal power deal
The SA Government has struck a $1 billion energy deal with the Commonwealth.
Unis outline industry ideas
Australia's biggest unis want a new fund to boost research commercialisation.
Fukushima flows to ocean
Japan has announced plans to release over a million tonnes of radioactive water into the ocean.
Silk symphony in spiders' web
Scientists have translated the structure of a spider’s web into music.
Undergrad allows quantum leap
An Australian uni student’s second-year homework has been picked up by Amazon quantum researchers.
Bank backs gold deal
Regis Resources wants to purchase a 30 per cent stake in the Tropicana gold mine in Western Australia.
Mid-size black hole discovered
Scientists have found exactly the black hole they were looking for - not too small, and not too big.
'MindPong' shows implant advance
Elon Musk’s company Neuralink has posted a clip of a monkey controlling video games with its mind.
'Winter problem' backs gas need
Experts say two weeks of winter are holding Australia back from a 100 per cent renewably-powered electricity grid.
ANSTO aids cancer study
Australian nuclear experts are working on nanoparticles to treat brain cancer.