Archived News for Engineering Professionals - May, 2021
Building giant Boral has denied excavating Aboriginal relics from its quarry.
Holograms boost solar yield
Researchers are coming up with new ways to harvest the unused solar energy that illuminates a solar panel.
Stats hacked for fire alarm
Mathematicians say they might be able to predict and quickly detect bushfires caused by powerlines.
Big link approved
A $2 billion electricity transmission line between South Australia and New South Wales has been approved.
Printer switch for human bits
Engineers are using an inverted 3D-printing method to produce new body parts.
Sydney raising green bar
The City of Sydney is bringing forward its net-zero emissions goal to 2035.
Court cuts Carmichael water
A Federal Court decision has stripped billions of litres of water from the Carmichael coal mine project.
CSIRO leads hydrogen drive
Australian experts are on a new mission to increase the use of hydrogen fuel.
DPIE questions coal claim
A government assessment has found modelling for a Narrabri coal mine extension to be “counterintuitive”.
CSIRO digs into mining future
Australia’s top scientists say one of the nation’s oldest industries is key to some of its newest endeavours.
Green materials boost processing
Researchers in Finland say eco-friendly chemicals can actually improve mineral processing.
Maralinga risks continue
New research suggests contamination from nuclear tests at Maralinga could be worse than previously thought.
Valve failure in Nyrstar spill
Nyrstar has accepted responsibility for a toxic waste leak into Port Pirie waterways in 2019.
Kurri Kurri gas plan questioned
Snowy Hydro will build a $600 million gas-fired power plant in the Hunter Valley, despite experts rejecting government claims...
Smooth moves block bacteria
Australian engineers have come up with a new antimicrobial surface that massively reduces bacteria build-up.
Solar 'sandwich' discovered
Australian scientists are feeding the world’s hunger for new solar technologies, serving up a high-tech sandwich.
Space head plugs safety role
Australia needs cyber tools to keep up in the space arms race, according to the head of the national Space Agency.