Industry
Industry-driven protocol will help quantify fire risks from cladding
Combustible cladding, which caused Melbourne’s Lacrosse building and London’s Grenfell Tower fires, could be present in thousands of buildings across...
Is there too much focus on high-speed rail at the expense of better urban networks?
“When thinking about building another rail line, or another road, or another piece of the electricity grid, you need to...
Melbourne will need to dig deep to deliver its mega $50 billion rail loop project
The engineering know-how is in place to make the proposed Melbourne suburban rail loop happen in less than three decades....
This world-first drone is a fuel triple threat
Australian researchers are claiming a world first with the successful test flight of a drone powered by a triple hybrid...
How can engineers help make innovation more than just a buzzword?
Where are the real opportunities to make a difference? What are the things that we can do that have never...
This shuttle is helping pave the way for autonomous vehicles
Autonomous vehicles are one of the biggest engineering challenges of the 21st century. What does it take to make them...
Holden invests in Aussie engineering to create its car fleet of the future
Last week, Holden announced it’s backing Australia’s engineering workforce to create a world with “zero crashes, zero emissions, zero congestion”.
7 of the best Australian and New Zealand civil engineering projects
Iconic building design, hydroelectric power and ambitious railway projects have put Australian and New Zealand engineering on the map.
National Energy Guarantee: What is the cost of delaying stable energy policy?
The introduction of the emissions reduction target for the National Energy Guarantee has been delayed indefinitely. But stable energy policy...
WA Scientist of the Year on cities, sustainability and how to get it right
Peter Newman, a professor of sustainability at Curtin University, was recently named WA Scientist of the Year 2018. He sat...
