Engineers and the rise of renewables
Engineers translate the awareness raised by Earth Hour advocacy into real-world innovation.
Rooftop water recycling becomes a reality
A rooftop desalination and water recycling system has been developed in Western Australia, thanks to some surprisingly simple engineering.
Meet five female engineers forging ahead in their chosen fields
For this International Women’s Day, 8 March, create asked five women at different stages of their careers about their engineering...
What does it take to put a rover on Mars? Perseverance
The delivery of the Mars rover Perseverance, safe and sound onto a Martian lake, is arguably the ultimate example of...
Three technologies keeping drivers safer on the road
Around the world, 1.35 million people die from road toll accidents per year — about 3700 deaths per day. Here...
Seeing Machines improves driver safety by monitoring for signs of fatigue
Seeing Machines, an Australian business founded in 2000, is developing systems that could one day be able to determine what...
Upgrading the Outback Way, Australia’s longest shortcut
The upgrading of the Outback Way, a 2700 kilometre road from Laverton in Western Australia, via Alice Springs, to Winton...
Why engineers need to keep a close eye on their mental health
Poor mental health outcomes are prevalent in the construction sector and COVID-19 has induced an environment of uncertainty.
Is hydrogen Australia’s next big export opportunity?
There are plentiful opportunities and fascinating engineering challenges in the future of hydrogen. Much of the pioneering work has already...
This 100-year-old rail line could connect Canberra to the coast
How do you design a railway to safely deliver a freight train down an impossibly steep slope? For a recent...
