Building a sustainable, dementia-friendly home in the desert
Desert Rose House is sustainable, can adapt for an ageing population and provides liveable conditions in the middle of the ...
Tag: human-centred design
Engineer named most influential Asian Australian under 40
When Dr Muneera Bano was announced the winner at the Asian-Australian Leadership Summit last month, topping an impressive line-up that ...
Safe and stylish: Engineering entrepreneurs create a helmet with the comfort of your favourite beanie
Engineering student and snowboarder Rob Joseph was tired of uncomfortable helmets, but still wanted to stay safe on the slopes. ...
Why engineering workplace safety needs to move beyond hard hats and hi-vis
Engineers play a key role in keeping workers safe. Safety specialists weighed in on how to meet this challenge in ...
How necessity inspires invention in the mind of engineer James Trevelyan
Professor James Trevelyan opens up about the many inspired inventions that have characterised his career.
Better road safety will come down to one factor: designing for humans
Creating truly safe road environments involves a deeper understanding of human factors and a less robotic approach to standards.
An unexpected passion for engineering
Felicity Furey never expected to be an engineer. It wasn’t until partway through university that she found her passion for ...
A house for life: Can we build homes that age as we do?
Automation, energy efficiency, customisation and aged-care best practice combine in a house that allows elderly occupants to get the most ...
Have you heard? Hearing aids are transforming into high-tech ‘hearables’
One company out of Perth is taking advantage of electronics miniaturisation trends to design smart hearing aids – aka 'hearables' ...
This ‘makerthon’ wants to help solve problems for people with disabilities
Engineers Without Borders Australia is running a ‘hackathon with a twist’ in Queensland to produce a working hardware prototype to ...
