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 ...
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5 big takeaways from this year’s Australian Engineering Conference
We've pulled out the top insights from this year's Australian Engineering Conference to reveal the trends, ideas and events that ...
AEC Day 2: Robot rights, smart cities and award winners
Day 2 of the Australian Engineering Conference was filled with offsite tours, breakout sessions, heated debates about whether robots have ...
Is there too much focus on high-speed rail at the expense of better urban networks?
“When thinking about building another rail line, or another road, or another piece of the electricity grid, you need to ...
Melbourne will need to dig deep to deliver its mega $50 billion rail loop project
The engineering know-how is in place to make the proposed Melbourne suburban rail loop happen in less than three decades. ...
WA Scientist of the Year on cities, sustainability and how to get it right
Peter Newman, a professor of sustainability at Curtin University, was recently named WA Scientist of the Year 2018. He sat ...
Melbourne loses its seven-year reign as the world’s most liveable city
Melbourne has been toppled from the top spot as the world’s most liveable city – in spite of perfect scores ...
New research looks at how to build happiness into cities
A recent study used social media to investigate what city features make people happier, with a view to retrofitting existing ...
Why engineers – not politicians – need to solve our infrastructure problems
Professor Peter Newman wants entrepreneurial engineers to solve our infrastructure problems rather than politicians.
China is building a new city that will be home to more trees than people
In the mountains of southern China, a small city is under construction that will be covered in vegetation to disappear ...
