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Tag: engineering innovation
Firefighters are using VR and haptics to train how to face the real thing
Virtual reality and haptics are helping firefighters train in lifelike scenarios, and saving them from exposure to toxic retardants like ...
Diamond-coated medical implants aren’t for looks: they have real benefits
Kate Fox is following up her pioneering work with bionic electrodes by seeing if nanodiamonds can help make better titanium ...
WEC 2019: Why engineering’s purpose is going to be more important than ever
Is the future of engineering human? It’s a big question, but a panel of experts had a go at finding ...
WEC 2019: Why engineers are vital to more liveable cities
It’s only fitting that a discussion about what makes for liveable cities should take place in the most liveable city ...
How would nanoelectronics change if air could be used for electron transmission?
If Shruti Nirantar’s vision of using air as a medium for electron transmission works, she could make a big impact ...
WA company recognised for non-toxic, biodegradable solution to extract metals from ore
A Perth-based company recently took out the $70,000 WA Innovator of the Year Award for a solution that uses glycine ...
Winners of Australia’s top engineering awards revealed
International control engineering ‘legend’ Professor Brian Anderson AC was announced as the winner of Australia’s most distinguished engineering award at ...
3 ways engineers are taking steps to protect people from bushfires
Bushfire season has started early this year, and fires are already burning along the eastern seaboard. New ways of protecting ...
Algae biofuels could be the low-emission fuel of the future
Developing algae-based biodiesel at commercial levels will provide a number of benefits, including fewer greenhouse gases and relieving stress on ...
