We’ve had fires, floods and pestilence, but is Australia prepared for the next earthquake?
Structural engineer Peter McBean FIEAust CPEng is on a mission to prepare Australia for the next earthquake.
‘That’s when I got the idea a powerful water gun would be fun’: Meet the engineer behind the Super Soaker
Former NASA engineer Lonnie Johnson had the idea for the Super Soaker while working on a new type of refrigeration...
CROSS-AUS aims to build a safer future by learning from past mistakes
CROSS-AUS has been capturing near misses and lessons learned in the building industry for two years. But there’s more to...
Engineering solutions to Australia’s looming waste crisis
Australia’s states and territories have agreed to ban the export of waste by 2024, meaning the country must find ways...
This engineer is developing a mesh scaffold that stimulates bone formation
Graduating with a Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering in 2005, research wasn’t immediately on the cards for Dr Abdalla Ali, engineer...
This Australian technology helps to avoid dangerous tailings dams collapses
In response to major catastrophic tailings dam collapses in recent years, an Australian team has developed a new slope stability...
This ‘bone on a chip’ could reduce the need for animal testing in medical research
Trialling new medicines typically involves extensive in vivo testing using animal models. But a new technology created by engineers could...
New roadmap paving the way to smarter cities
With the number of ‘smart city’ projects on the rise, Standards Australia recently released a roadmap to pave the way...
How do Australian universities rank on the global stage?
The Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings for 2021 have been released and Australian institutions are on the up...
Meet RoBeetle, a tiny, fuel-powered crawling robot
New technology developed by researchers at the University of Southern California, could spark a generation of microrobots capable of operating...
