Technology
Engineers experiment with salty mask coatings to guard against infections
Early experiments with adding salt coatings to face masks shows promise for deterring the spread of viruses.
UNSW undergrad team flies the Australian flag at the International Robotics Competition
Students from UNSW Engineering’s Competitive Robotics Group are flying the Australian flag this week at the Mohamed Bin Zayed International...
Here are two real-world applications for modelling and simulation technology
Simulation technology for the protection of buildings and infrastructure can be beneficial for the bottom line, can prevent legal issues...
Meet the engineer teaching robots how to get a grip
Robots might be adept at working on a production line, but ask them to load a dishwasher and you’re likely...
How technology is bringing cricket fans closer to the action
Engineers are putting sensors and data-collectors inside cricket equipment, giving fans an even closer look at the game.
Biomedical engineer the only Australian to earn spot on international list of inventors
A UNSW Biomedical Engineering Professor has been named a Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors (NAI) in the United...
Engineering students link GIS technology with Indigenous knowledge
“We thought of linking these in a geospatial format so that stories can be recorded within the cartographic bound of...
AI created an image of the ‘average’ engineer – but it’s not the whole picture
An AI algorithm trained to create an image of an engineer shows why it's time to change the perception of...
Can robots bring relief to people suffering from chronic pain?
A laser-based medical therapy is attracting increasing attention from researchers. One engineer wants to put robots in charge of using...
Thorsten Trupke is keeping Australia’s solar cells at peak performance
Thorsten Trupke's award-winning technology is a smarter and faster way of making sure that solar cells are reliable.
