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Manipal University Jaipur's Professor Abhhishek Sharma with the oxygen conversion unit.

After seeing heartbreaking footage of hospitals in India struggling to cope with COVID-19 cases, two Australian researchers decided to apply ...

The COVID-19 pandemic has shown engineers could be at the forefront of infection control for places like hospitals, offices and other indoor spaces.

COVID-19 shows there’s a greater role for engineers in stopping the spread

by Ruth Cooper

April 8, 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic has shown engineers could be at the forefront of infection control for places like hospitals, offices and ...

A doctor and radiographer inside Melbourne's stroke ambulance

Australian engineers are helping stroke diagnostic equipment fly

by Edie-Louise Diemar

March 31, 2021

Stroke patients in rural communities currently have to travel hours to receive care. A multidisciplinary team of engineers, stroke experts ...

The Sentient Bionic team with their SentOx device.

Australian engineers have developed a life-saving, portable oxygen machine — at a fraction of the usual cost

by Helen Hawkes

March 18, 2021

Australian engineers have developed a low cost and accessible oxygen concentrator that will help less-developed countries treat patients with breathing ...

Aspen Medical built Canberra’s COVID-19 hospital in five weeks.

Engineers helped build this Canberra COVID-19 hospital in record-breaking time

by Chris Sheedy

September 7, 2020

Engineering innovation enabled a Canberra COVID-19 hospital to be built in record-breaking time.

The world’s first ultrasound biosensor monitors patients in real time

by Charlotte Barkla

May 6, 2020

A new technology created by Australian researchers could pave the way for advances in patient monitoring.

A colorised scanning electron micrograph of a VERO E6 cell (blue) heavily infected with SARS-COV-2 virus particles (green), isolated from a patient sample. Credit: NIAID

The COVID-19 pandemic has created a community of engineers ready to help

by Charlotte Barkla

April 9, 2020

Around the world, engineers are coming together to share ideas, experiment and find solutions to a potential medical supplies shortage.

COVID-19: Engineers aren’t on the frontlines – but here are some ways they are helping

by Charlotte Barkla

March 19, 2020

Increased demand for medical supplies provides an opportunity for the engineering profession and manufacturing sector to contribute to the fight ...

3 ways technology is helping the fight against coronavirus

by Rachael Brown

March 18, 2020

Coronavirus hasn't been cured, but engineering innovations like 3D printing, medical robots and antimicrobial coatings are helping the fight against ...