Meet Richard James, the engineer behind the Slinky
If you’ve ever wasted hours watching a Slinky meander down stairs, it turns out you have a mechanical engineer to ...
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Jason Chan is shaking up the world of agricultural machinery
Jason Chan’s inventive thinking and technical creativity are shaking up the world of agricultural machinery.
COVID-19 shows there’s a greater role for engineers in stopping the spread
The COVID-19 pandemic has shown engineers could be at the forefront of infection control for places like hospitals, offices and ...
Dust-busting engineers develop a deceptively simple solution to keep caravans clean
A team of former auto-industry engineers created a deceptively simple solution to a problem that afflicts tens of thousands of ...
Infographic: Engineering the Tour de France
A lot has changed since the inaugural Tour de France in 1903. Here's how engineering has helped shape the world's ...
A generous donation to support the next generation of mechanical engineers
William ‘Bill’ Hickson's passion for the profession saw him dedicate his life to engineering, including recently leaving a bequest of ...
Deploying autonomous technology on water comes with extra challenges
For a robotics engineer who specialises in AI’s ability to perceive its environment, autonomous marine vehicles offer a unique challenge.
Meet Bob the Bluebottle, an unmanned surface vessel patrolling the seas
The Bluebottle is an Australian-designed craft with applications in everything from defence to the oil and gas industry.
A doctor and an engineer joined forces to fight the spread of COVID-19
Doctors and nurses taking care of patients suffering from COVID-19 are at particular risk of picking up the infection themselves. ...
Meet an engineer on the frontline of more resilient construction materials
Ultramarathons have taught research and development engineer Tayebeh Alirezaee to focus on what matters – in work and in life.
