Archived News for Engineering Professionals
A scientific review and moratorium on hydraulic fracturing begins in the NT today.
Scientists head for powerful threads
Engineers are working on technology that could turn a t-shirt into a power plant.
New star in antibiotic fight
Australian engineers may have big new weapon in the fight against antibiotic resistance.
$8 million will help sort storage
ANU is looking for new ways to store renewable energy that can be integrated into the electricity grid.
Green power leeched from QLD meat
A meatworks facility in Queensland will soon power itself with wastewater from its own processing floor.
Robot surgery reaches eyes
A British man has become the first to have his sight restored by a robot.
Shenhua faces new heritage check
An independent review will look at the risks Shenhua's proposed Watermark mine pose to Aboriginal heritage and sacred sites
Morrow has no worries on NBN
No-one is more optimistic about the cost and timing of the NBN rollout than its chief, Bill Morrow.
ACF's Carmichael claim fails
The Federal Court has dismissed a legal case against the Carmichael coal mine, while the QLD government has voted to back it even further.
Carbon cracks silicon ceiling
For the first time ever, carbon nanotube transistors have outperformed traditional silicon ones.
Inpex approaching operations
The $US37 billion Inpex natural gas project is now in its final construction phase.
Pause in Palmer's legal proceedings
The jury in an environmental case against Clive Palmer's North Queensland nickel refinery has been dismissed.
Samsung fires up burning recall
Samsung Australia is recalling over 50,000 of its Galaxy Note7 smartphones on reports some phones had exploded while charging.
Minor report airs major concerns
Parts of the government’s climate change body want brown coal power stations to be closed down.
Space fail brings compo claim
A massive explosion has destroyed a Facebook satellite and brought calls for compensation.
CSIRO jobs back on the block
The Coalition Government has put over 100 CSIRO jobs on the line again.
Brazil spill pinned on design
Investigators say a string of construction and design flaws led to last year’s fatal Samarco mine disaster in Brazil.
Grass could give powerful hints
Geo-scientists say it is possible to measure greenhouse gas emissions from power plants by checking the grass outside.
No silver lining in QLD mine rehab
Queensland Government officials are working desperately to avoid letting massive mine storage ponds leak heavy metals into the Murray-Darling system.