Is the Australian Space Agency dreaming big enough?
The Australian Space Agency (ASA) is just 10 weeks old, but its future was the topic of a lively discussion at the closing panel of this year’s Austra…
Some of the best moments from this year’s Australian Engineering Conference
AEC 2018 has wrapped up. Three full days packed with speaker sessions, panels, offsite tours and networking events left us with lots to digest post-co…
One of Boeing’s latest creations is the stuff of drone delivery dreams
Our future visions for drone delivery started with just a box or two, but this 300 kg mega drone can transport huge loads without breaking a sweat. …
Cleaner clothes lead to more microplastics in the food chain, research finds
According to recent studies, billions of synthetic microfibres are making their way out of laundries and into the sea in spite of wastewater treatment and filtration – and could end up in your next se…
The octopus is helping us become masters of disguise
Cephalopods have long been admired for their impressive hiding abilities. A team of researchers wants to mimic these camouflaging abilities to engineer a material that can conceal objects from sight a…
Outsourcing’s reputation is rising thanks to skill shortages. What’s the benefit?
In the past 15 years, outsourcing has gone from the outer to out in the open. Is there still a place for local partnerships and productivity?…