Archived News for Engineering Professionals
Leading AI researchers have announced a boycott of South Korea's top university over claims it is building killer robots.
Big wind plan backed
The NSW Government has approved one of the biggest wind farm projects in the country.
Promising new purifier reported
Engineers have created a new water purification device that uses sunlight and ‘hydrogels’.
Berejiklian backs off stadium plan
The NSW Government will refurbish, not demolish, the Sydney Olympic Stadium.
CFMEU blackmail case continues
The CFMEU in Victoria has failed to have blackmail charges against its leaders thrown out.
Photon control coming
Australian scientists have overcome a key challenge in bringing quantum speed computing closer to reality.
Rio completes coal exit
Rio Tinto has struck a deal to sell its last coal mine, signalling the end of its involvement with the mineral.
Second Basslink backed
Infrastructure Australia (IA) says building a second Bass Strait interconnector linking Tasmania to the mainland is a national priority.
Station crash confirmed
China’s Tiangong-1 space station has crashed to Earth over the South Pacific.
Coral cover tested
A ‘sun shield’ made from an ultra-thin film shows promise as a weapon in the fight against coral bleaching.
Waste dump talks continue
Plans are proceeding for a nuclear waste dump in South Australia’s outback.
Locals create stunning sensor
Australian researchers have created a incredibly sensitive new device that uses a single atom as its sensor.
Saildrones set for sea data
A fleet of wind and solar-powered ocean drones will soon capture valuable data off Australian coasts.
Space station crash coming soon
The Chinese space station Tiangong-1 should crash somewhere on Earth around Easter.
Adani water plans attacked
Adani's plan to drain billions of litres of groundwater could destroy one of the world's last unspoiled desert oases.
Legal fight over cable fail looms
The Tasmanian Government wants compensation for the 2015 undersea power cable outage.
Liddell shortfall forecast
AEMO says an additional 850 megawatts of dispatchable generation capacity could be needed ...
NT urged to curb emissions
A rise in emissions has led green groups to urge the NT to introduce a targeted climate policy.
Victoria getting battery backup
Funding has been provided for two large-scale, grid-connected batteries to shore up Victoria’s power supplies.