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Past, present, future: Celebrating 100 years of Engineers Australia
On the 100th anniversary of the founding of Engineers Australia, create looks back at how far Australian engineering has come over...
Swarms of pipe-mending robots could keep roadworks from slowing us down
Roadworks can be frustrating and time consuming. The UK is researching microrobotic tech that could carry out underground maintenance without...
Australia’s space industry needs the right tone to get off the ground
With 29 missions under his belt, Dr Sean Tuttle knows a thing or two about space engineering. He caught up...
Better road safety will come down to one factor: designing for humans
Creating truly safe road environments involves a deeper understanding of human factors and a less robotic approach to standards.
Election time: Evidence-based policy needs engineers to be at the table
As the Federal election approaches, the Government and Opposition are promising to give scientists a greater voice in policy discussions....
‘Morphing’ gull-like wings could help drones soar farther
Canadian engineers and zoologists are working together to understand how gulls can change the shape of their wings to stabilise...
New roadmap plots a course to reach zero emissions by 2050
If Australia is to achieve the carbon milestones it agreed to in Paris, it needs a plan to make its...
This biodegradable car is made of flax and runs on electricity
A car produced almost entirely out of biodegradable material is challenging the auto industry to shift its environmental efforts into...
Australian Rainfall and Runoff guidelines reinvented for the 21st century
Engineers have been relying on the same set of Australian Rainfall and Runoff Guidelines since the 80s. It's time for...
Inside the mammoth tunnelling effort to clean one of the world’s most polluted rivers
An ambitious engineering project in Argentina hopes to clean up the 64 km Riachuelo, which exposes more than 4 million...
