This Melbourne nanoengineering facility is accelerating innovation
The engineers at the Australian Synchrotron are designing tools to study objects at nano-scale resolution in an impressive display of...
These tiny spikes skewer bacteria and fungi
Researchers thought engineering super-smooth materials would stop bacteria attaching to surfaces. They were wrong. When Distinguished Professor Elena Ivanova was...
These three companies are minimising the impact of plastic pollution in the world’s oceans
Plastic Collective, Tangaroa Blue and The Ocean Cleanup are each working to transform plastic pollution management and rethink approaches to...
Uluu is making waves in ocean clean-up
Meet an Australian company removing plastic from the world's oceans – and seeking to stop the problem at the source.
High value: Australia’s potential for advanced manufacturing
Technologies such as robotics, artificial intelligence and 3D printing are rapidly changing the way humans create. Can Australia seize the...
Are drones ready to deliver?
Drone delivery has been credited with saving hundreds of lives in rural Africa. But whether it can operate as a...
Molecular recycling could be the future of sustainable plastic
New Australian technology promises to make plastics infinitely recyclable. Can it deliver for the environment?
Small-scale biogas plants to fuel shopping centres
A Queensland team hopes scaled-down industrial biogas plants can process organic waste at shopping centres, office buildings, universities and more.
We have lift off!
From delivery drones to battery-powered rockets, West Australian electrical engineer Naomi Altman works on some of the most innovative projects...
How this team completed a major bridge project without shutting down traffic
It’s an infrastructure designer’s nightmare. Midway through the delivery of a complex bridge design, the engineering team on Melbourne’s Lathams...
