Industry
How salvage engineers helped move the Ever Given
The giant container ship Ever Given was successfully refloated almost a week after it became lodged in Egypt’s Suez Canal...
Closure of this vital facility will greatly hinder Australian manufacturing
Plans to close a critical product testing facility in Australia could have far-reaching implications for local manufacturing — and beyond.
Dust-busting engineers develop a deceptively simple solution to keep caravans clean
A team of former auto-industry engineers created a deceptively simple solution to a problem that afflicts tens of thousands of...
It’s a hit: engineering a better cricket bat
Cricket is an old sport that takes its traditions very seriously. That hasn’t stopped engineers from dreaming up new equipment...
Australian ‘sewage submarine’ detects COVID-19 in wastewater
A simple, cost-effective and portable device, shaped like a torpedo, has been successful in detecting SARS-CoV-2 in wastewater in Victoria...
World Engineering Day: Designing cities for people
The COVID-19 pandemic has amplified the competing needs engineers around the world must take into account when working on the...
Infographic: How technology can be used to shield Australia from bushfires
One Australian organisation wants to reduce the scale and impact of dangerous bushfires by extinguishing them within one hour of...
What does it take to put a rover on Mars? Perseverance
The delivery of the Mars rover Perseverance, safe and sound onto a Martian lake, is arguably the ultimate example of...
Texas freeze spotlights need for forward planning
With record-setting cold weather cutting water and energy supplies across a wide swath of Texas recently, create asked Australian engineers...
Engineering the Kalbarri Skywalks, Western Australia’s newest attraction
The views are spectacular, but at Western Australia’s recently opened Kalbarri Skywalks, the engineering is just as impressive.The cantilevered steel...
