Industry
AI and automation are kickstarting a new agricultural revolution
Think like a farmer, act like an engineer. That's the motto of innovators looking to solve big problems in agriculture.
Australian startups are carving a new niche in metal manufacturing
In an era when fintech startups get all the love, metal manufacturing startup FormFlow is among a cluster of pioneering...
3D printing houses can cut construction time, cost and waste
In recent years 3D printing has delivered several exciting developments, from organs to race cars. Now, it’s adding houses to...
This student-designed Mars rover is ready to take on the red planet
An interdisciplinary team of students from Monash University went head-to-head with some of the world’s top universities to design a...
Helping Nepal rebuild after its devastating quake, one school at a time
It’s been three years since the Nepali earthquake that killed 9000 people and destroyed hundreds of schools and other vital...
Additive manufacturing is the future, and it’s time we take it seriously
To benefit from the rise in additive manufacturing, Australia needs to move fast and get its act together, say experts...
How software helped bring this innovative bridge design to life
Engineers harnessed advanced software to deliver an Australian first: a single-span, integral steel trough girder bridge on a busy freeway.
Autonomous vehicles are going to be a data gold mine
Programming autonomous vehicles is a challenge, but so is finding ways to manage the massive amounts of data and information...
5 ways driverless cars will change city life
We know driverless cars will disrupt the transport industry, but what about the cities in which they work?
What happens to infrastructure design when AI has a say?
"Engineers are people who have trained to conduct calculations in order to build safe structures. But their jobs will be...
