Industry
Building inspectors will soon get help from specialised drones
A tech startup’s award-winning modelling solution is giving a boost to RMIT’s building inspection program.
Remediation to reform: Combustible cladding and building safety debate heats up
As the uncertain risks of combustible cladding threaten the future of the national construction industry, engineers need to be part...
50 years after its role in the first moon landing, Australia looks to a bright future in space exploration
More than 600 million people tuned in to watch the first footage of a human walking on the moon’s surface....
What every engineer needs to know about risk
As projects and technology grow more complex, engineers need to apply their analytical skills to minimise harmful risks. We caught...
Australian student-built rocket zooms to success at the speed of sound
A University of Sydney rocket team has placed first in their category in the world’s largest intercollegiate rocket engineering conference...
How this award-winning Melbourne high-rise came together piece by piece
An innovative building technique has helped erect an award-winning addition to the Melbourne skyline quickly, quietly and safely.
6000-year-old Aboriginal engineering feat named to World Heritage list
One of the finest examples of ancient aquaculture and hydraulic engineering is right in Australia’s backyard.
Combustible cladding is becoming an insurance “disaster” for the construction industry
Two years on from Grenfell, Australian states are facing an insurance crisis over combustible cladding.
Engineer Kimberley Clayfield is taking Australian technology to the stars
The CSIRO’s Dr Kimberley Clayfield is at the forefront of an exciting new era in space for Australia.
Need a custom toolkit? Additive manufacturing can help with that
Tools that have been printed using lasers could be just the ticket for tough machining jobs in defence, aerospace, and...
