Archived News for Engineering Professionals
The WA Government claims mining company BHP has been underpaying iron ore royalties for years.
Big plans for GPS defence
Geoscience Australia is spending big to increase the cyber defences of its GPS infrastructure.
SA battery backup grows
Authorities have announced the official completion of a grid-scale battery at the Dalrymple substation on South Australia's Yorke Peninsula.
Tesla trims workforce
Electric and self-driving car-maker Tesla is cutting 7 per cent of its workforce.
Yancoal moves on new demand
Yancoal is ramping up work in New South Wales to meet rising consumer demand for coal.
Gene-edit scientist faces backlash
The Chinese scientist who claimed to have edited the genes of twin babies could face the death penalty.
New tech to hear bacteria
Australian engineers have created a new and extremely sensitive method of measuring ultrasound, which could revolutionise a range of technologies.
Next-gen collider defined
Scientists at CERN have released plans for a new particle collider four times larger than the Large Hadron Collider (LHC).
China grows cotton on Moon
China’s space agency says cotton seeds planted on the far side of the Moon have sprouted.
Oil plans approved off SA
Regulators have approved oil and gas testing in the Great Australian Bight this year.
Cracked tower reviews loom
A new report questions the strength of horizontal support beams in Sydney’s Opal Tower.
Driver fights derailment sacking
A BHP driver sacked after a train was derailed in the Pilbara is claiming unfair dismissal.
New method to map dark matter
Australian scientists have found a way for astronomers to map elusive dark matter.
CSIRO spells out evolved robotics
CSIRO experts have offered a bold glimpse into what the robots of the future could look like.
Green light for 800MW wind farm
Approval has been granted for an 800MW wind power project in Victoria’s Golden Plains Shire.
LNG exports rise
Australian liquefied natural gas (LNG) export revenue has risen 67.8 per cent since 2017.