Industry
New technology adds air refuelling to RAAF abilities
The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) has successfully refuelled fighter aircraft in the air over the Middle East using its...
In the future will astronauts blast off in 3D-printed rockets?
A team from the University of Queensland has designed a rocket using 3D printing for a NASA competition.
How will autonomous vehicles change our cities?
Autonomous vehicles are expected to have a disruptive effect on travel, but could end up creating gridlock.
Airports that people love? They’re closer than you think
What should airports of the future look like? Where should they be positioned? And how do you build flexibility into...
New detection method could nip concrete creep in the bud
A solution to concrete creep might be at hand with new research into its physical origins.
If you can think it, you can 3D print it at CSIRO’s Lab 22
After acquiring the latest 3D printing facilities, CSIRO's Lab 22 is providing access to metal additive manufacturing, modelling, simulation and...
Disruptive technology: With major challenges come opportunities for engineers
While many companies are eager to embrace ‘disruptive’ technologies, few are equipped to implement them in a meaningful way. Enter...
This smog-eating building helps cities get rid of air pollution
Rotterdam-based designer and engineer Daan Roosegaarde was inspired to build a giant smog-eating tower after seeing all of Beijing covered...
Road reform has “major and growing problems” says ACCC chair
Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) Chair Rod Sims says engineers are more often expert witnesses than defendants or plaintiffs...
Next-gen stealth fighter jets flex Australian defence muscles
Head of the Joint Strike Fighter project for the RAAF talks about the program and the benefits it is bringing...
