Environment
These three companies are minimising the impact of plastic pollution in the world’s oceans
Plastic Collective, Tangaroa Blue and The Ocean Cleanup are each working to transform plastic pollution management and rethink approaches to...
Uluu is making waves in ocean clean-up
Meet an Australian company removing plastic from the world's oceans – and seeking to stop the problem at the source.
How a new device could change the game for bushfire prevention around the world
From rethinking stormwater harvesting to recycled construction materials, the research projects at Victoria University’s Sustainable Futures Innovation Hub are looking...
Mapping the way to renewable energy
The Australian Government is aiming to position our hydrogen industry as a major global player by 2030, with a world-first...
Negative emissions: direct air carbon capture
Can direct air capture be an effective weapon in the fight against global warming?
Green light for blue carbon
Ambitious wetland habitat restoration projects could usher in a bright future for natural carbon sequestration and storage.
A global carbon diet
Reducing carbon emissions will mean changing the food we eat. Luckily, food engineering is coming to the rescue.
Engineers combating drought and groundwater salinity in Kiribati
Civil engineer and Australia Assists deployee Kirsty Jones shares how a RedR humanitarian program is addressing threats to fresh water...
Confronting extremes
The world is facing more extreme and more frequent natural disasters — and engineers are among those on the front...
The wild stuff: engineering in zoos and aquariums
Zoos and aquariums exist to bring wildlife closer to us, but the engineering involved in constructing these habitats is anything...
