Archived News for Engineering Professionals
Local engineers are working on a device that could greatly reduce the amount of water that outback power generators need.
Tech giants join bold bid for better world
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and Microsoft billionaire Bill Gates have bought into a multi-billion dollar scheme to bring internet access to everyone in the world by 2020.
Flood-free promise in new concrete
A British company has developed a new kind of concrete that could ease the heavy damage that floodwater can bring.
Car chiefs face fines in the billions
UPDATE 23/09 - Volkswagen has now admitted installing its dodgy emissions test “defeat devices” in 11 million clean diesel cars sold worldwide, the vast majority of which were in Europe.
Nahan slams SA's ship cred.
WA Treasurer Mike Nahan says South Australia's ship building industry is a “basket case”, and Western Australia should run the nation's naval supply program.
Nerve repair achieved in 3D-printed sleeve
Bio-engineers have a developed a 3D-printed implant that can help regrow damaged nerves.
Probe hears sub-contractors staying silent
A Senate inquiry into construction industry insolvency has heard some sub-contractors are afraid to speak up when they are being ripped-off.
Union trial hears of huge paper trail
Explosive allegations and evidence have been aired at the trade union royal commission.
CFMEU forced to fork out for concrete stoush
The Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union (CFMEU) must pay around $9 million in damages and legal costs to Boral after the union's boycott of the construction company was ruled illegal.
Chevron shifting could be in billions
The world's biggest trade union says US energy giant Chevron has been profit-shifting to drive down the tax it pays in Australia.
Drone-built bridge can hold human's weight
Swiss engineers have taught a fleet of drones to build a rope bridge that is capable of carrying a human’s weight.
Fifield flung into Turnbull's old trade
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has freed himself of responsibility for Communications, appointing Senator Mitch Fifield to the ministerial position.
Frydenberg says clean power coming
The new Minister for Resources, Energy and Northern Australia - Josh Frydenberg - says renewable energy will be a “key part” of the Federal Government's energy platform.
Low cost catalysts for water-fueled future
Engineers have developed a new way to create hydrogen fuel with a method potentially hundreds of times cheaper than before.
Armed forces fork out for new tech
Seven Australian organisations have received funding to develop innovative technologies for the defence force.
CSIRO ship conscripted for Chevron search
A new deal will see CSIRO’s world-leading science vessel looking for oil in the Great Australian Bight on behalf of Chevron.
Robot arm feels like the future
Engineers in the US have reported on an advanced robotic hand wired directly into a paralysed man’s brain, providing feedback that allows him to ‘feel’.
State and Fed strike deal for big connector
Construction on Adelaide's Northern Connector road project will start in 2016, after state and federal authorities struck a deal this week.
3D-printers give a cheap hand to prosthetics
A group of Queensland robotics students are working on a way to smash the cost of prosthetic limbs - by 3D-printing them.
China deal stance starts Shorten's run to poll
Extensive media reports this week say the CFMEU is banking on Bill Shorten to win the next election, amid fears the LNP would try to shut the union down if re-elected.
Green power waits on battery catch-up
Recent research reports suggest the energy storage market is about to take off.