Engineers reimagine the tape measure to make it smart and accessible
A team of Australian engineers blended hardware and software to create a device they say works like a “Swiss Army...
New bridge designs could help make record-breaking spans possible
A long-span bridge that stretches 14 km from the Iberian Peninsula across the Strait of Gibraltar to Morocco? A team...
Women graduate engineers now earn more than men, but gains are short lived
New figures released this month show for the first time, women engineers are outearning men – at least for the...
Closing construction’s gender gap is more than just a numbers game
Construction has one of the biggest gender gaps of any industry, but one CEO thinks there are forces at play...
The promises and perils of AI that’s ‘smarter’ than us
Working with artificial intelligence (AI) has positives and negatives, but how we approach it will determine which side is felt...
University experiments with women-only job ads to close its gender gap
The University of Adelaide’s search for engineering academics to fill vacant positions is also being viewed as an opportunity to...
7 of the best Australian and New Zealand civil engineering projects
Iconic building design, hydroelectric power and ambitious railway projects have put Australian and New Zealand engineering on the map.
WA Scientist of the Year on cities, sustainability and how to get it right
Peter Newman, a professor of sustainability at Curtin University, was recently named WA Scientist of the Year 2018. He sat...
Morandi Bridge collapse raises questions about the safety of ageing infrastructure
The collapse of the Ponte Morandi Bridge in Genoa, Italy, last week was one felt around the world, and has...
Hydrogen-powered cars on the horizon after an Australian-first trial
The drive to hydrogen-powered cars hit the accelerator this past week after the successful trial and refuelling of two fuel...
