Meet Richard James, the engineer behind the Slinky
If you’ve ever wasted hours watching a Slinky meander down stairs, it turns out you have a mechanical engineer to ...
Tag: engineering innovation
This planet-hunting instrument was built for a fraction of the cost of overseas equivalents
Veloce Rosso is a world-class planet-hunting instrument, but its budget was anything but astronomical.
How Wayne Peel helped save a mining consultancy firm during a resources slump
A few short years ago it seemed that consulting firm Engenium was on its last legs. Then, in the middle ...
This sensor sniffs out beer aromas to help create the perfect brew
From designer chairs to autonomous vehicles and identifying galaxies in deep space, it seems there’s nothing AI can’t do. And ...
Engineers bring quantum computing a step closer after cracking a 50-year-old problem
Quantum computing could be made more feasible thanks to a subatomic discovery by Australian engineers — and they did it ...
Future STEM innovators shine at national science and engineering awards
Artificial bones, wireless charging and portable biodigesters were just some of the projects developed by the next generation of Australian ...
Will the 2020 engineer please stand up?
To be a good engineer of the future takes more than just good ideas, training in processes and an understanding ...
World Engineering Day: Celebrating engineers solving problems of the future
The challenges of the future will require the efforts of engineers, and, this month, the world is acknowledging the necessity ...
Welcoming the World Engineering Day for Sustainable Development
On 4 March, the global engineering community will mark the first ever World Engineering Day for Sustainable Development.
World Engineering Day: Closing the gap on inequalities
The international community has made significant strides towards lifting people out of poverty. However, inequality persists and large disparities remain ...
