Infrastructure firm unmasks same-day COVID-19 testing solution
A Melbourne-based CEO has come up with an innovative testing regime to help keep workers safe and a major construction...
R U OK? Day: engineering a better mental health culture
Held on 10 September, R U OK? Day highlights the need for meaningful conversations about mental health.
By ‘hearing’, robots gain a new sense of their surroundings
Researchers have found that sounds can help robots differentiate between objects, opening up exciting new possibilities.
Engineering new life into an urban drain
Small Creek in Ipswich, Queensland was a 1.6 km stretch of concrete drain, until a project set out to turn...
How this Melbourne high-rise will grow a giant indoor urban forest
At a time when commercial real estate is reeling, a major new building in Melbourne’s CBD is breathing life into...
These engineers are working on a low-cost, at-home COVID-19 test
A team of researchers have dreamed up the best possible way to engineer COVID-19 tests to make them safe, fast...
This Tasmanian engineering firm is moving from metal fabrication to distilling the perfect drop
A Tasmanian engineering firm has turned from manufacturing stills and vats for whisky to making the the spirit that sits...
Engineers bring valuable skills to corporate boards – so why don’t they hold more positions?
Only 3 per cent of Australian board directors have a STEM background, and it’s affecting innovation and diversity of skills...
Experts show how technology can be used to respond to natural disasters
Australia could be smarter when it comes to disaster relief, technology leaders have told the Royal Commission into National Natural...
Hackathon highlights the power of engineering for humanitarian needs
A recent hackathon at the University of Sydney showed solving the world’s humanitarian problems is a key priority for the...
