Debate over emissions targets and modelling transparency have held up agreement on the National Energy Guarantee. But what does this mean for electrical energy security and the environment?…
New research looks at how to build happiness into cities
A recent study used social media to investigate what city features make people happier, with a view to retrofitting existing communities and designing new ones.…
Mining and medtech top this year’s AFR Most Innovative Companies list
The Australian Financial Review’s annual list of Most Innovative Companies is out, and once again the engineering profession is well represented.…
This ‘makerthon’ wants to help solve problems for people with disabilities
Engineers Without Borders Australia is running a ‘hackathon with a twist’ in Queensland to produce a working hardware prototype to improve the quality of life for people with disabilities.…
Engineering salaries make the list of the top 10 highest
Engineering managers have been named as the second highest paid roles in the nation in a new listing – up from 7th place five years ago.…
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…
Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo makes its first flight into the mesosphere
Virgin Galactic’s latest test flight was the highest and fastest yet – rocketing into the mesosphere at Mach 2.47.…
Simulations hint at a smoother pathway to energy from fusion
With the construction of France’s international ITER fusion facility in full swing, the US Department of Energy has highlighted a breakthrough that could help to smooth the path to unlimited clean ene…
These tiny ‘cockroach’ robots could be the future of engine maintenance
Cockroaches are fast and nearly invincible, which makes them terrifying to most people. But those qualities are perfect inspiration for a swarm of engine-maintenance robots.…
New research has a word of warning about CRISPR
While CRISPR gene editing has the potential to treat diseases from HIV and blood-disorders to cancer, a recent UK study has found the technique might cause more cell damage than originally thought.…