Archived News for Engineering Professionals
Engineers have unveiled a strange new device that can harvest electricity from inside the body.
Pipe plans on tour
Public consultations have started for plans to build a pipeline from Murray River to Broken Hill.
Vic looks at gas bans
The Victorian Government has gained opposition support for a permanent ban on fracking.
Open cut black lung in NSW
A NSW coal mine worker has been diagnosed with the state’s first case of black lung since...
Anti-tax ads slammed
BHP Billiton has been criticised for displaying anti-mining tax advertisements on employee computers.
Evocca lands big deals
Lucrative AFP and Defence training contracts have been awarded to a private college group with an interesting history.
Gas splits Libs
The South Australian Liberal Party is splitting from the Federal Government’s stance on unconventional gas extraction.
Photons focused on big ideas
Australian researchers are taking the smallest possible approach to some of our biggest questions.
PM plugs clean coal dream
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has plugged ‘clean’ coal power stations as a key part of the country’s future.
Solar demographic widens
People with higher incomes and better education no longer dominate demand for the domestic solar market.
AI bluffs the best
An artificially intelligent system has trounced the world’s top poker players for the first time.
Green money could go to coal
There are suggestions that Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) money may be used to fund a new generation of coal-fired power stations.
Drone flights give new sight on reef
High-tech drones have given a glimpse of the future of environmental monitoring.
Santos' Pilliga surveys over
Santos has completed its Environment Impact Statement for the development of gas reserves in northern NSW.
Adelaide shapes up for ship visits
Adelaide is preparing to host international shipbuilders ahead of a major defence construction to start from 2018.
Soybean oil boils into graphene
Australian engineers have discovered an exciting new way to produce graphene – with soybean oil.
Union accuses asbestos tsars
The CFMEU says the Russian mafia has been pushing asbestos products into Australia.
Abbott attacks RET again
Former prime minister Tony Abbott has repeated his call for Australia’s renewable energy target to be scrapped.
Call to keep power talks open
South Australia’s Chief Scientist wants to keep nuclear power alive in discussions about long-term energy supply.
German move may not be easy
A new report says Germany’s attempt to switch its electricity supply from nuclear to wind and solar will not be simple.
UQ to help clean CSG
The Australian Research Council has backed a project to help clean up the CSG process.