Autonomous underwater robots are taking a deep dive into the world’s marine ecosystems
From monitoring the health of coral reefs to maintaining water infrastructure, autonomous underwater vehicles are helping engineers learn more about ...
Tag: environment
Life at the intersection of engineering and politics
Environmental engineer Declan Clausen was first elected to Newcastle City Council in 2015 at the age of 22. Today, he ...
Inside the mammoth tunnelling effort to clean one of the world’s most polluted rivers
An ambitious engineering project in Argentina hopes to clean up the 64 km Riachuelo, which exposes more than 4 million ...
These artificial leaves could one day transform any building into green infrastructure
Design engineer Julian Melchiorri wants his technology to do what plants can – and his green thinking has led to ...
Engineers are trying to help the Great Barrier Reef make a comeback
The Great Barrier Reef is in trouble – and time is running out. Two very different projects are using engineering ...
Victoria boosts its renewable energy capacity with new virtual power plant
Origin Energy has recently announced it will connect more than 600 Victorian properties in a 5 MW solar virtual power ...
Aussie-designed space tech will enable “previously impossible” images of bushfires
Australian-designed instrumentation is providing the smarts for a high-resolution camera that will help monitor wildfires and other natural disasters from ...
Living sea walls give marine life something to hold onto
Australian researchers are developing living seawalls and artificial reefs to support native marine life as rapidly growing coastal populations expand ...
9 reasons this is Australia’s greenest public building
In suburban Perth, a team of engineers is setting Australian-first standards for environmentally friendly projects.
Geoengineering is controversial, but we need to talk about it
Geoengineering is a controversial topic. But one engineer advocates for at least exploring if it could work to combat climate ...
