Industry
New strength and safety tests pit timber against concrete and steel
Thanks to innovative construction materials like cross laminated timber and laminated veneer lumber, wooden buildings are no longer mere houses...
Wind turbine designed to be used in cities wins James Dyson Award
Wind turbines are usually concentrated in large open areas with few obstacles to airflow, but a new design could clear...
Australian space and AI to receive $35 million in CSIRO funding
In a bid to give Australian industry an edge in emerging technologies, CSIRO has committed $16 million to build expertise...
The future of Australia’s cities is unknown, so infrastructure needs to be ready for anything
Australian cities need to focus on flexibility, cross-sector collaboration and smarter use of data to keep up with the demands...
Summer blackouts on the horizon and no energy policy in sight
Following the demise of Australia's National Energy Guarantee, things are hotting up in the electrical energy space — with summer...
The kilogram has been getting lighter — and the world is making its measurements better to fix it
The definition of a kilogram has remained the same for more than a century, but thanks to a vote to...
Perth students honoured at NASA’s Space Apps innovation challenge
A group of engineering and computer science students from the University of Western Australia (UWA) was among more than 2000...
How mining company BHP remotely derailed a runaway train
Getting BHP’s runaway Pilbara mining train off the rails at a safe distance from Port Hedland was a significant feat...
Does the engineering profession need its own Nobel Prize?
We have Nobel Prizes for authors, chemists, activists and economists. Engineering has its own Nobel-equivalent, but is that enough to...
Drones are waging war against some of the worst vineyard pests
Drones equipped with hyper-spectral cameras are helping wine makers and researchers fight off a devastating vineyard pest.
