Archived News for Engineering Professionals
A high tech space suit is being developed to allow astronauts to drink their own urine.
BHP halting nickel work
BHP, the world’s largest listed miner, has announced the suspension of its Western Australia nickel operations.
Inquiry slams Sydney road
A parliamentary inquiry has condemned the traffic chaos caused by the $3.9 billion Rozelle interchange in NSW.
Big gas plan proceeds
The Federal Government has approved the development and operation of up to 151 new coal seam gas wells ...
Hydrogen backup for phone towers
A 10 kW renewable hydrogen generator will provide backup power for a telecommunications tower in Victoria.
Setka leaves CFMEU
John Setka, the face the Construction, Forestry, Maritime and Energy Union (CFMEU), has resigned amid serious allegations of misconduct involving himself and the union.
Anglo brings in exit aids
Anglo American has retained the services of three major banks to assist in the sale of its steelmaking coal assets.
CSIRO drives water forecasts
Australian technology is being used to forecast water quality in California.
Boeing accepts plea deal
Boeing is reportedly planning to plead guilty to criminal fraud conspiracy charges over two fatal 737 MAX crashes ...
Robo-whiskers for better detection
Researchers at Flinders University are developing ‘whiskers’ for robots.
Top secret cloud coming
The Australian Government says a new partnership with Amazon Web Services will enhance national security.
AI job boost predicted
Artificial intelligence (AI) is projected to create up to 200,000 AI-related jobs in Australia by 2030, new findings suggest.
CSIRO expands super-computing
CSIRO has partnered with Dell to develop an advanced high-performance computing (HPC) system named Virga.