Here’s a new way to balance small improvements with big change
How does a business balance the difference between incremental improvement and massive transformation? Mechanical engineer Paul Stringleman has a few ...
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Victoria’s first Chief Engineer shares her vision for the future of the state
With $10 billion of annual engineering projects in track, Victoria has created the new position of Chief Engineer to ensure ...
Semitransparent solar cells could be a boon for building energy efficiency
Researchers at UNSW are trying to take solar power one step further with semitransparent solar cells, which could see windows ...
Engineer Anastasia Volkova is getting the agtech industry airborne
Anastasia Volkova's data-driven crop management system uses drones and satellite platforms to help farmers know exactly what their crops need ...
New tech helps autonomous cars get their bearings day or night
Visual semantics allow robots to recognise places from opposing viewpoints.Place recognition is vital for robots and autonomous cars, but the ...
3D-printed gloves help paratriathletes at the Commonwealth Games
In the world of elite athletics, having the best equipment can mean the difference between coming first or second.
Picking up objects within reach for robots thanks to new ‘grasp maps’
Picking up an object from a cluttered table is a task humans can do without even thinking. But for robots, ...
Collaborative robots and people: The perfect partnership?
The future of robotics is collaborative, according to one researcher hoping to help machines and humans work in harmony.
Wearable sensors will give doctors a snapshot of patient health in real time
New wearable sensors promise to give doctors a picture of a patient’s health without invasive and expensive tests.
Tracking the evolution of autonomous and unmanned aircraft
Mike Roberts, senior aeronautical engineer at Nova Systems, sees interesting challenges ahead as the adoption of unmanned aircraft continues to ...
