Three technologies keeping drivers safer on the road
Around the world, 1.35 million people die from road toll accidents per year — about 3700 deaths per day. Here...
Seeing Machines improves driver safety by monitoring for signs of fatigue
Seeing Machines, an Australian business founded in 2000, is developing systems that could one day be able to determine what...
Upgrading the Outback Way, Australia’s longest shortcut
The upgrading of the Outback Way, a 2700 kilometre road from Laverton in Western Australia, via Alice Springs, to Winton...
Why engineers need to keep a close eye on their mental health
Poor mental health outcomes are prevalent in the construction sector and COVID-19 has induced an environment of uncertainty.
Is hydrogen Australia’s next big export opportunity?
There are plentiful opportunities and fascinating engineering challenges in the future of hydrogen. Much of the pioneering work has already...
This 100-year-old rail line could connect Canberra to the coast
How do you design a railway to safely deliver a freight train down an impossibly steep slope? For a recent...
Changes to NSW building regulations promise a better industry for all
The engineering sector, with Engineers Australia behind it, has given its full support to New South Wales building reforms.
Nev Power is mapping Australia’s road to recovery
For Australia to rebound over the coming years, the focus will not be on one industry or sector, but on...
How 3D printing helped to plug manufacturing gaps caused by COVID-19
Some engineering-related sectors have experienced a renaissance during the COVID-19 crisis. One area it has affected is 3D printing.
Engineers helped build this Canberra COVID-19 hospital in record-breaking time
Engineering innovation enabled a Canberra COVID-19 hospital to be built in record-breaking time.
