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Engineers design a ‘floating forest’ to protect shorelines from wind and waves
High winds and waves caused by extreme weather events can inflict serious damage on beaches, boats and coastal infrastructure. A...
Climbing plant tendrils inspire a material that could power up artificial muscles
Prosthetic limbs are often weighed down by heavy actuators required to move joints. Materials science researchers have been inspired by...
Mechanical engineer Louise Nance sees a bright future for Australia’s car industry
The car industry is a wide open road of opportunity and evolving technology for this young mechanical engineer.
50 years after its role in the first moon landing, Australia looks to a bright future in space exploration
More than 600 million people tuned in to watch the first footage of a human walking on the moon’s surface....
New carbon capture method turns CO2 back into coal
Burning coal releases carbon dioxide into the air. What if the process could be reversed?
6000-year-old Aboriginal engineering feat named to World Heritage list
One of the finest examples of ancient aquaculture and hydraulic engineering is right in Australia’s backyard.
Combustible cladding is becoming an insurance “disaster” for the construction industry
Two years on from Grenfell, Australian states are facing an insurance crisis over combustible cladding.
Electric flight could take off for short-haul flights by 2022
Long-haul electric flights are still a fair way off, but companies are setting their sights on electrifying shorter air routes.
Engineering students chase the future of transport at international hyperloop competition
Sydney to Melbourne in 40 minutes? Meet an engineering team from Sydney that is trying to make this a reality...
Two engineering brothers are heating things up in the waste-to-energy market
Two Australian brothers saw an opportunity to transform waste into something useful, and their ambitions are global in scale.
