Jessica Kahl is dreaming big to promote diversity in engineering
From her first days as an undergraduate, Jessica Kahl wanted more people to be able to succeed in the world...
This technology helps protect its users from the effects of Australia’s scorching summer sun
Venturing outdoors while staying safe from skin cancer can be a tricky task. One engineer is helping Australians make safer...
This planet-hunting instrument was built for a fraction of the cost of overseas equivalents
Veloce Rosso is a world-class planet-hunting instrument, but its budget was anything but astronomical.
These nanomaterials turn motion into electricity, but putting them to use requires deft engineering
When Dr Nitu Syed started looking for something to do with her expertise in nanomaterials, she knew that she wanted...
Engineer, doctor, dancer, entrepreneur, astronaut: how Mae Jemison became the first woman of colour in space
When Dr Mae Jemison was born in Alabama in 1956, the American South was still governed under racially segregated Jim...
Engineers are getting cities ready for life after the COVID-19 pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic has shut down cities worldwide. To open them back up, engineers are modelling life after the virus.
Eureka Prize-winning technology transforms sewage plants into energy producers
Qilin Wang’s closed-system approach to water treatment could see a range of benefits for the planet.
Devising self-driving technology for the Army requires military precision
A military-academic collaboration is advancing autonomous vehicle technology to ready it for use by the Australian Army.
Testing groundwater at a carbon capture site
New research is going into ensuring that Australia’s premier carbon capture and storage facility remains safe.
This engineering project helped turn a station-to-station rail link into door-to-door transportation
When the Sydney Metro Northwest rail link opened in 2019, great swaths of the city’s suburbs were connected to a...
