Melbourne cladding fire fuels calls for national registration of engineers
The recent high-rise apartment blaze in Melbourne displaced residents and added momentum to the push to reform the national construction...
Engineers help save one of New York’s oldest and busiest train lines from closing
After suffering severe flood damage, one of New York’s busiest and oldest train lines was headed for a full closure...
Engineers draw attention to the ‘new asbestos’ affecting worker health: silica dust
Sometimes touted as the ‘new asbestos’, exposure to silica dust during tunnel construction poses a serious safety issue. Australian engineers...
The next decade in quantum computing: error correction, killer apps and engineers
It’s set to be an exciting decade for the quantum computing field, and 2018 Australian of the Year Professor Michelle...
Opal Tower a symptom of “significant and concerning” problems in Australia’s building industry
In the wake of the Opal Tower evacuation, Engineers Australia has urged the NSW Government to adopt recommendations from a...
Swarms of pipe-mending robots could keep roadworks from slowing us down
Roadworks can be frustrating and time consuming. The UK is researching microrobotic tech that could carry out underground maintenance without...
Engineers teach RFID tags new tricks to lower the cost of smart technologies
From tracking pallets and crates to keeping tabs on library books, RFID tags have been put to many uses. But...
Australia’s space industry needs the right tone to get off the ground
With 29 missions under his belt, Dr Sean Tuttle knows a thing or two about space engineering. He caught up...
A ‘Sun in a box’ could store renewable energy in the form of molten silicon
While Elon Musk’s massive South Australian battery is proving its worth, engineers in the US are working on a conceptual...
Election time: Evidence-based policy needs engineers to be at the table
As the Federal election approaches, the Government and Opposition are promising to give scientists a greater voice in policy discussions....
