Australia’s space startup community is showing there’s no business like the launch business
The past few years have seen investment and interest in private space enterprises surge.
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The behemoth Stratolaunch jet is not your average passenger plane
A wide wingspan, twin fuselage and six engines make it perfect for ferrying satellites into orbit.
A milestone year for the Australian energy supply chain
Maintaining Australia’s fuel security is critical, as 98 per cent of the nation’s transport fleet is reliant on petrol, diesel ...
Engineers learn how to make more powerful surf fins from the experts: whales
To achieve a more powerful thrust through the water, a surfboard designer has turned to humpback whale flippers for inspiration.
Government boosts space infrastructure funding by $19.5 million, but is it enough?
The 2019 Federal Budget includes $19.5 million to support space projects over the next three years in a bid to ...
Meet a team of ‘engipreneurs’ taking medical innovations from idea to market
A multi-disciplinary program is supercharging engineers, transforming them into entrepreneurs. Can innovation be taught? Dr Matt Oldakowski, an entrepreneur, researcher ...
What do the 2019 NSW election results mean for engineers?
The ballots are in from the NSW state election. Here’s what the outlook is for the engineering profession in four ...
Is Australia innovating in the defence sector?
The Australian Federal Government is investing heavily in the defence sector, and there's a surprising litmus test for whether or ...
Are trackless trams here to help solve our light rail problems?
It's not a bus and it's not a light rail – trackless trams are a mix of both, and they ...
Brick by brick, Lego is helping robots build their construction skills
Can machine learning and collaboration help robots learn to build Lego models? Yotto Koga hopes so, and that the construction ...
