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Why design management is no longer the missing discipline
When treated as a proper discipline, design management provides clear role definition, a global community, repeatable tools and templates, and...
The hidden microplastics risk in “green” plastic
Recycling the rigid petrochemical polymers in dashboards, pipes and uPVC window frames remains limited, fragmented and economically challenging. Looking to...
Push it to the limit: engineering Australia’s hypersonic aircraft
Taking a radically different approach to materials, structures and manufacturing saw Australia’s Hypersonix send its aircraft beyond five times the...
Seeing the good for the trees
Modern engineering has moved past the idea of conquering nature to working in tandem with it. Ken Lunty believes that...
Don’t assume compliance: Why engineers must look beyond the product data sheet
When it comes to construction materials such as insulation, documentation alone does not establish that the product being specified or...
New engineering competency standard set to meet industry demands
Engineer’s Australia’s new framework collapses six separate legacy competency documents from 2012 into a single, integrated national standard.
How smart glasses technology could aid visually impaired people
ARIA Research’s augmented reality eyewear promises to give vision-impaired people more freedom than ever. Will the public outcry over AI-enhanced...
Are machine swarms the future of robotics?
In nature, swarm intelligence is the result of many actors that produce a collective intent greater than any individual part....
“Build once, build right”: Developing Brisbane’s Olympic site for the long term
A tight, five-year timeline to build the Victoria Park Precinct for Brisbane’s 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games will require little...
Mining’s second act: engineering landforms with a self-sustaining future
The deadly derailment of a Spanish high-speed train in 2013 was put down to driver error. Authorities’ response to the...
