As shown by the Grenfell disaster, tragic consequences occur when a fire runs vertically up and down a tall building. Here’s how engineers are designing buildings for fire containment.
Australia’s growing cities and shifting climate demand smarter, cleaner and more resilient water systems. The question isn’t if we need change, but how fast we can act.
Many great Australian ideas die before they’ve had a chance to live. At CSIRO, Dr Peter Mayfield aims to guide innovations across the valley of death to the pinnacle of ...
There’s too much at stake not to act now. Australia must secure its true innovation potential by embracing new and varied engineering skills.
Australian engineers have developed software that’s helping firefighters get intelligence from aerial bushfire scans much faster.
The world's critical infrastructure systems, from water to banking to road networks, operate with the assistance of automated or remote-operational technologies. But in the past two decades, malicious attacks against ...
From designing heart-pounding rollercoasters to finding the perfect snack flavour, here are five careers in which engineers are pushing the boundaries of innovation.
There are plenty of resources available for Australian engineering entrepreneurs looking to launch their own venture.
Nothing lasts forever, even in construction. When a building is torn down, the result is usually a lot of rubble sent to landfill. This expert says it doesn’t have to ...
A recent survey of senior executives in the private and public sectors has exposed alarming challenges for infrastructure megaprojects.
