Confronting extremes
The world is facing more extreme and more frequent natural disasters — and engineers are among those on the front...
The role of engineers in predicting the next COVID-19 wave
Researchers including systems and software engineers have used agent-based models to help health authorities monitor and predict COVID-19 infection and...
This innovation could make wave energy a viable renewable alternative
An Australian-led research team has developed prototype technology that can double the power harvested from ocean waves, potentially making wave...
This engineer is searching for signs of life in the clouds of Venus
An aeronautical engineer from Melbourne is part of a team searching for signs of life in the clouds of Venus.
Opportunity awaits in Australia’s abandoned oil rigs
The decommissioning of Australia’s aging oil and gas infrastructure presents massive opportunities across a range of engineering fields.
How this mini radar could find water on the Moon
A miniature device that can scan deep below ground to identify ice deposits and hollow lava tubes on the Moon...
How digital engineering tools helped bring this major infrastructure project to life
In the wake of a pandemic that has changed how many people work, a major transport project in Melbourne’s south...
Student engineers sweetening the deal on clean energy
Chemical engineering students from the University of Queensland (UQ) have helped investigate how sugarcane could be used as a clean...
These dressings glow when a wound isn’t healing properly
Researchers have developed smart dressings with built-in nanosensors that alert medical professionals when a wound is not healing.
This engineer wants to ensure a tragedy like London’s Grenfell Tower fire never happens again
A Melbourne-based engineer is helping save lives by teaming up with a construction materials company to design lightweight, cost-effective cladding...
