Australia’s water security issues require engineering interventions
The prospect of national and global water shortages is no longer a narrative from a sci-fi movie like Blade Runner, ...
Tag: sustainability
Sustainability is a practice that presumes that resources are limited, and should be used conservatively and wisely with a view to long-term priorities and consequences.
Sustainable engineering is the process of designing or operating systems such that they use energy and resources at a rate that does not compromise the natural environment or the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.
This ‘rubbish bin for the ocean’ sucks in plastic waste and cleans waterways
More than 13 million tonnes of plastic enter Australia's waterways every year. Meet Seabin, a device designed to collect plastic ...
Help solve some of the world’s biggest sustainability challenges
Abstracts close for the World Engineers Convention (WEC) 2019 on Friday 18 January.
Should Australia explore more waste-to-energy options?
As Australia’s waste piles up, the country is finding itself in serious need of new, sustainable solutions. Could converting the ...
Semitransparent solar cells could be a boon for building energy efficiency
Researchers at UNSW are trying to take solar power one step further with semitransparent solar cells, which could see windows ...
Sound the alarm: A sustainable future requires engineers to act now
The fate of human society depends on a sustainable future. Engineers must be part of the solution, writes Graham Davies.
This biodegradable car is made of flax and runs on electricity
A car produced almost entirely out of biodegradable material is challenging the auto industry to shift its environmental efforts into ...
Australia’s coasts are riding the next wave of renewable energy
Australia's renewable energy family is gradually getting bigger as engineers and coastal scientists combine their efforts to advance the wave ...
Inside the mammoth tunnelling effort to clean one of the world’s most polluted rivers
An ambitious engineering project in Argentina hopes to clean up the 64 km Riachuelo, which exposes more than 4 million ...
How to transform cities from urban heat islands into cool oases
Urban areas around the world are taking a new approach to keeping cool, and the outcome portends well for the ...
