Archived News for Engineering Professionals
QUT fights implant infection
Experts are working on a way to disinfect hip replacements after they have been implanted.
Servos warned of EV rise
Fuel retailers have been warned that electric vehicles may be cheaper than petrol cars as soon as 2025.
Cartel crunch questioned
The competition watchdog wants legal changes to stop “cartel activity” by global freight companies.
New site for tissue industry
A new centre has been created to train a workforce in regenerative medicine and tissue engineering.
Clearview told to close eyes
Australia’s privacy commissioner has ordered facial recognition company Clearview AI to stop scanning the faces of Australians.
Ancestors in microscope "dust"
What were once considered random dust specks on microscope slides turn out to be our ancient, spineless ancestors.
FIFO study finds sleep issues
Research shows fly-in, fly-out workers are at significant risk of sleep loss and sleep disorders.
Condensers set for more green power
Technology to stabilise South Australia’s energy grid has been successfully installed.
Costs obscured in zero plan
Energy Minister Angus Taylor has refused to detail the cost to taxpayers of the government’s 2050 climate plan.
Microbe carbon sinks coming
The Clean Energy Finance Corporation has backed efforts to remove carbon from the atmosphere using microbes.
Cheap tech for cell studies
A new program could allow people to explore single cells in virtual reality for less than $10.
Treasury reveals green role
The federal Treasury says it had very little to do with the economic modelling behind Australia’s net zero by 2050 plan.
Sub decisions quizzed
Questions have been asked about American shipbuilding executives on an official government advisory panel.
Groundwater search improved
Australian experts have come up with a cost effective and quick way to find groundwater.
Hope reigns in zero plan
Australia’s net-zero emissions ‘plan’ pins its hopes to technologies that do not yet exist.