Industry
This Australian startup wants to become the Lego of roof drainage
Melbourne start-up Dam Buster aims to standardise hydraulic engineering for roof drainage.
Low cost, high capacity battery technology
If there’s one area of technology that could revolutionise future products, energy, decarbonisation and more, it’s batteries. Researchers at The...
On the fast track
More than 200 engineers at Downer’s rail and transit systems are part of a credentialing push to ensure they can...
Weir safety: Strategies to reduce risk in Australia’s waterways
Water engineer Tony Ladson explains why weirs can prove so dangerous and shares some possible solutions.
Boost retention with a collaborative contracting model
If collaborative contracting leads to less conflict and a happier workplace, could it reduce turnover and help to tackle the...
Safe and precise pipeline inspection with Autonomous Underwater Vehicles
Water Corporation is entering the depths of the ocean with Autonomous Underwater Vehicles to monitor the condition of its marine...
From a Canberra carpark to Cape Canaveral … and beyond!
Four days into the new year, Canberra-based space services company Skykraft launched a 300-kilogram satellite stack into space. The company’s...
Could self-healing concrete be the solution to wastewater pipeline corrosion?
A UniSA professor is researching the use of water treatment sludge and ‘self-healing’ concrete to counteract corrosion of concrete in...
How can we future-proof the Australian engineering sector?
The COVID-19 pandemic as well as rapid advances in business digitisation and transformation have revealed the extent of the skills...
Five new engineering projects kicking off in 2023
Engineers lead the ‘knowledge-based economy’ after winning the lion's share of 2023 Australian Research Council (ARC) funding.
