Innovation
‘Morphing’ gull-like wings could help drones soar farther
Canadian engineers and zoologists are working together to understand how gulls can change the shape of their wings to stabilise...
Australian Space Agency lands in Adelaide as local industry poised to take off
Finding a permanent home for the Australian Space Agency is one giant leap forward as local industry gains a foothold...
UNSW students claim world record for energy efficiency with solar-powered car
A team of students from UNSW has recently set a mark recognised by the Guinness World Records after a six-day...
Wind turbine designed to be used in cities wins James Dyson Award
Wind turbines are usually concentrated in large open areas with few obstacles to airflow, but a new design could clear...
Australian space and AI to receive $35 million in CSIRO funding
In a bid to give Australian industry an edge in emerging technologies, CSIRO has committed $16 million to build expertise...
Perth students honoured at NASA’s Space Apps innovation challenge
A group of engineering and computer science students from the University of Western Australia (UWA) was among more than 2000...
Does the engineering profession need its own Nobel Prize?
We have Nobel Prizes for authors, chemists, activists and economists. Engineering has its own Nobel-equivalent, but is that enough to...
Drones are waging war against some of the worst vineyard pests
Drones equipped with hyper-spectral cameras are helping wine makers and researchers fight off a devastating vineyard pest.
CSIRO is building autonomous robots to venture deep underground
A team of Australian researchers is set to compete on the international stage to create robots that can map mine...
Space startup wants to see Australia’s first commercial rockets launched by 2020
Investor backing and a change to space law enabling domestic launches has put Queensland-based Gilmour Space Technologies on track for...
