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Steel cylinders and artificial islands: The making of the world’s longest sea bridge
The world's longest sea bridge, opened this week in China, includes a 6.7 km underwater tunnel, two artificial islands – ...
The past five years have been big ones for autonomous vehicles
The world of connected and autonomous vehicles is going through a period of tremendous change, but now protocols need to ...
Is there too much focus on high-speed rail at the expense of better urban networks?
“When thinking about building another rail line, or another road, or another piece of the electricity grid, you need to ...
WA Scientist of the Year on cities, sustainability and how to get it right
Peter Newman, a professor of sustainability at Curtin University, was recently named WA Scientist of the Year 2018. He sat ...
Hydrogen-powered cars on the horizon after an Australian-first trial
The drive to hydrogen-powered cars hit the accelerator this past week after the successful trial and refuelling of two fuel ...
Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo makes its first flight into the mesosphere
Virgin Galactic’s latest test flight was the highest and fastest yet – rocketing into the mesosphere at Mach 2.47.
Here’s your chance to go below the deck of Australia’s largest warship
The Canberra-class Amphibious Assault Ship gives the Australian Defence Force one of the most capable and sophisticated air-land-sea deployment systems ...
Melbourne Airport Rail Link: What stands in the way of the long-promised project?
The Melbourne Airport Rail Link has been on the drawing board for decades. But with new funding promises of $10 ...
Europe is bringing hydrogen power to the high seas
A European consortium is working to launch the world’s first hydrogen-powered, sea-going car and passenger ferry by 2021.
