As Australia installs more solar and wind power, we need to consider the ecological impact
Meeting Australia’s renewable energy target will require the biggest investment in solar and wind power the country has ever seen.
Four engineers share the secrets of cutting-edge facade design
Part architecture, part physics and part structural engineering, facade design is a science in its own right.
Surf’s up: The giant plunger making waves in surf park technology
A Queensland team of engineers has unveiled a new wave machine designed to generate ocean-like surf in a lake.
Shark-spotting software uses drones to patrol beaches
This drone technology is keeping swimmers safe on Australian beaches by detecting sharks from high in the air.
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...
