Industry
New technology finds power network faults faster
New ‘time reversal’ technology could locate power network faults in tens of seconds, reducing power outages and decreasing bushfire risk.
Australian researchers engineer copper solution to help fight COVID-19 spread
Copper-coated door handles have emerged as a quick and cost-effective solution to help stop the spread of the coronavirus.
Students help engineer solutions to COVID-19 challenges
Across Australia, engineering students are getting to work to help solve problems related to COVID-19, from creating new ventilator parts...
Australian engineers are 3D printing protective equipment for hospital workers
Engineers from New South Wales are combining their 3D-printing capabilities to produce vital personal protective equipment for healthcare workers responding...
The aerospike was an experimental rocket back in the ‘50s – now it might be a reality
An experimental rocket that never worked as hoped could finally fulfil its potential thanks to the efforts of a Melbourne...
An enduring Indigenous engineering project illuminates a path to a sustainable future
Budj Bim is a sophisticated and complex aquaculture system comprising weirs, dams and stone canals designed to manipulate water levels...
Australian manufacturers (and motorsport engineers) join coronavirus relief efforts
A group of Australian engineering firms and manufacturing companies will work together to produce 2000 ventilators as part of Australia’s...
A simple sheath adds extra power to artificial muscles
Artificial muscles have been recently getting a lot more effective thanks to a small but significant addition.
COVID-19: PM says Australia’s construction industry will help keep the economy running
Unlike many countries, Australia is keeping its construction industry going, framing it as a national economic priority.
The COVID-19 pandemic has created a community of engineers ready to help
Around the world, engineers are coming together to share ideas, experiment and find solutions to a potential medical supplies shortage.
