Engineers are trying to help the Great Barrier Reef make a comeback
The Great Barrier Reef is in trouble – and time is running out. Two very different projects are using engineering...
WA to host world’s first base for Airbus solar powered pseudo-satellite
WA's skies will be home to the Airbus Zephyr high-altitude pseudo-satellite, which can stay aloft in Earth’s stratosphere for up...
Australian engineering schools drop in world rankings
Many of the world's top engineering institutions lost ground in this year's rankings, and Australian universities were no exception.
Wind turbine designed to be used in cities wins James Dyson Award
Wind turbines are usually concentrated in large open areas with few obstacles to airflow, but a new design could clear...
Australian space and AI to receive $35 million in CSIRO funding
In a bid to give Australian industry an edge in emerging technologies, CSIRO has committed $16 million to build expertise...
Summer blackouts on the horizon and no energy policy in sight
Following the demise of Australia's National Energy Guarantee, things are hotting up in the electrical energy space — with summer...
A WA startup is building something big from small council approvals
A startup founded by an engineer and a building scientist is set to launch an online ‘one-stop-shop’ for creating smart...
Adelaide startup’s CubeSat launch is an Australian first
Last week, Adelaide startup Fleet Space Technologies launched its Proxima I and II CubeSats from New Zealand, marking the company’s...
Nuclear fusion reactor in China burns hotter than the sun
China’s ‘artificial sun’ experimental fusion reactor has achieved a core plasma temperature over 100 million degrees Celsius — six times...
Smart phone HIV test could save lives all over the world
A team of researchers in the United Kingdom has developed a mobile diagnostic tool that could help save lives in...
