Features
What causes fatalities in the mining industry?
In high-hazard industries, it’s not hazards that kill people, it’s ineffective controls. In a special feature for create, Dr Sean...
What role can rammed earth play in the future of low-carbon construction?
The modern desire for low-carbon materials in construction means rammed earth is enjoying a resurgence in popularity.
Blue-sky thinking: 3 engineers share how they’d design a greenfield major city
If you were designing a greenfield major city, what would be a key strategy or design principle to minimise emissions...
Into the deep: The pros and cons of deep-sea mining
Deep-sea mining is the next frontier. Do the economic and commercial benefits outweigh the environmental risks?
Unpacking the numbers that make sustainable aviation fuel so challenging
Carbon emissions are soaring post-pandemic and aircraft fleets are set to expand. What role does sustainable aviation fuel play?
How intelligent integrated remote operations centres are optimising the value chain
It’s been 15 years since Rio Tinto successfully pioneered the world’s first remote operation centre in mining. Since then, technology...
The promise and potential of pumped hydro as a form of energy storage
Pumped hydro currently provides most of the energy storage for the electricity industry, offering large-scale, low-cost, off-the-shelf energy storage in...
The construction failures that caused the Florida International University Bridge collapse
The collapse of the bridge, which killed six people, was a clarion call for enhancing safety procedures in construction.
In conversation: High-school students and a leading water engineer
In a new video, Sydney high schoolers discuss with a leading water engineer what they think engineers do and what...
A climate-positive Olympics: What can Brisbane 2032 learn from Paris?
Brisbane will be the first Olympic host city required to produce a climate-positive Games. What can be learnt from the...
