Technology
Cyber crisis prompts major security overhaul
A new cybersecurity strategy aims to fight cybercrime, with engineering expertise crucial to implementation.
“My $500 million Mars rover mistake”: A NASA engineer’s failure story
Aerospace engineer Chris Lewicki shares the moment he realised he’d made a massive mistake working at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
WATCH: These Australian companies are helping to keep Australians safe from bushfires
Could drones help detect and fight bushfires? Here are two Australian companies developing technologies to do exactly that.
Shark-spotting software uses drones to patrol beaches
This drone technology is keeping swimmers safe on Australian beaches by detecting sharks from high in the air.
How blockchain technology can improve accountability and transparency in Australia’s water markets
Blockchain technology could help make the trading of water, including in the Murray-Darling Basin, more transparent.
Inside a mission to plant seeds on the lunar surface
A group of scientists and engineers is creating a hyperbaric chamber to prove that growing plants on the lunar surface...
Australian students take artificial heart design overseas
Students from Monash University made a splash at the world’s first Heart Hackathon with their innovative total artificial heart design.
How do engineers keep theme park rides safe?
For the engineers charged with bringing theme park rides to life, it’s vital to balance intensity and safety.
These tiny spikes skewer bacteria and fungi
Researchers thought engineering super-smooth materials would stop bacteria attaching to surfaces. They were wrong. When Distinguished Professor Elena Ivanova was...
Coming clean: What are the challenges of remediating old petrol stations?
As electric car sales reach an all-time high, the era of the petrol pump is drawing to a close. What...
