Closing the gap: how QUT is boosting Indigenous Australian participation in engineering
Les Dawes is an academic dedicated to actively championing First Nations students and breaking down some of the barriers they...
From satellites to submarines: taking the world’s strongest stainless steel bolts to extremes
The precision engineering required to assemble rockets, civil infrastructure, oil rigs, fusion technology and submarines leaves little margin for error....
Setting new international benchmarks in bushfire modelling and structural fire tunnel testing
Fire research: Australian academics at Victoria University are leading the world in gaining insights into bushfire and tunnel fire behaviour.
Dream, dare and do: how UNSW equips students for a lifetime of learning
Engineering students must be provided with the analytical and practical skills that will be key for the rapidly evolving demands...
The Australian researchers at the forefront of multifunctional carbon fibre composites
Australian researchers have become the first in the world to develop a carbon fibre composite with integrated sensors, energy storage...
Here are nine radical passenger aircraft designs – but will they get off the ground?
An aerospace engineer judges the viability and efficiency of nine innovative passenger aircraft designs, including a plane with three wings...
Advanced solutions for tunnel ventilation and drainage
Providing clean, fresh air and removing excess water is critical for the safety of road and rail tunnels, but often...
Engineering forum to showcase a bright future for transport in Queensland
As the construction industry grapples with reducing emissions, a recent research and major transport project shows timely, accurate and verifiable...
Designing transmission and clean energy infrastructure for Australia’s first renewable energy zone
As the construction industry grapples with reducing emissions, a recent research and major transport project shows timely, accurate and verifiable...
Changing mindsets to empower more women engineers
Engineering’s gaping gender gap is closing painfully slowly, but one university is at the forefront of finding new ways to...
