Innovation
The engineering stories inspiring the Australian public
Learn about the engineers making life happen through their innovative ideas and creativity. From turning trash into sustainable ceramic tiles...
How one person’s trash is an engineer’s treasure
Turning waste coffee grounds into ‘green steel’ is all in a day’s work for Australia’s Top 100 Innovators Professor Veena...
Lego-style construction delivers sustainable skyscraper in Melbourne
Atira Student Living is one of the tallest buildings in the world to use prefabricated construction methods and has been...
Space engineering lifts off
When NASA launched a rocket from a commercial launch pad in the Northern Territory, it was a small step for...
Techwatch: advanced holograms and ruthenium catalysts
Innovations from the University of Cambridge in the UK and Rice University in the US are pushing boundaries in 3D...
Four new Australian engineering innovations solving some of the world’s greatest challenges
From a robot that can rehabilitate patients to concrete made from coffee cups, some incredible engineering inventions have hit the...
Australian researchers discover how to automate blood donations
Researchers at Swinburne University have created an automation system for processing blood packs, saving workers from this time intensive task.
From COVID test to coral reef: using dipstick technology to improve reef monitoring systems in the Great Barrier Reef
The dipstick technology made famous by rapid antigen tests is now being used to detect and monitor starfish populations in...
How electrical engineers designed groundbreaking treatment for depression
Australian researchers have devised electrical and magnetic brain stimulation techniques for people suffering from treatment-resistant depression.
RMIT engineers develop water-repellent bioplastic inspired by the lotus leaf
A new Australian-developed bioplastic using biophilic design could help cut back on plastic pollution.
