Industry
Case study: How to successfully integrate Indigenous knowledge in an engineering project
The design of a new pedestrian and cycle bridge, linking the Perth CBD across the Swan River to Heirisson Island,...
Growing Australia’s space manufacturing capacity
Space is hard, but the country's engineers are leaning into the difficulties – because innovation in response to a challenge...
Can dynamic wireless charging transform heavy vehicle transport?
Electrifying heavy vehicles is crucial to reduce emissions, but challenges such as high infrastructure costs and long-haul efficiency remain.
These sail-powered craft offer a zero-emissions approach to maritime shipping
International trade was powered by wind for millennia, before falling from favour with the rise of fossil fuels. Now the...
How does Sydney Metro manage cybersecurity?
A cyber attack could have a deleterious impact on Sydney’s still-expanding metro network, and a single facility stands ready to...
4 engineers explain how Australia can become an innovation superpower
How does the country’s investment in R&D and advanced manufacturing compare with the rest of the world – and what...
The risk of landslides is increasing
The sight of a house sliding down a hillside in residential Melbourne had many calling for action. But what can...
Fifty years since Hobart’s Tasman Bridge collapse, what’s changed?
Engineers and bridge managers must develop a better understanding of what causes structural collapse.
Melbourne’s new trams are all class
The next generation of rolling stock to hit the city’s tram network promises to deliver the holy trinity of improvements...
How we did this: Constructing the “ingenious” Rookwood Weir
The biggest weir built in Australia since World War II is a masterclass in engineering innovation and sustainability, and services...
