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One company is recycling plastic waste into railway sleepers
Converting plastic and polystyrene into durable railway sleepers could help reduce waste – and show how vital engineers will be...
WEC 2019: “We can’t build a better world without a better construction industry”
Matt Gough’s keynote at the World Engineers Convention focused on how and why the construction industry must move to be...
Meet one engineer helping people see the huge possibilities in the circular economy
Veena Sahajwalla hopes her micro-recycling approach to e-waste, metals, plastics and more will produce a smarter and more sustainable society.
Details about groundwater supplies surface thanks to new research facility
A new facility is looking into the past to help researchers measure and manage Australia’s groundwater supplies.
Gold-digging fungi hold clues for cheaper, greener mineral exploration
A new fungus discovered in Western Australia can extract small quantities of gold from the soil. Now, researchers are investigating...
New carbon capture method turns CO2 back into coal
Burning coal releases carbon dioxide into the air. What if the process could be reversed?
Going full circle: How engineers can help give new life to old materials
Professor Veena Sahajwalla is passionate about stopping valuable composite materials from ending up in landfill and boosting efforts to establish...
Chemical engineers “connect the dots” to protect utility workers from airborne illnesses like Legionnaires disease
Chemical engineers are working to keep groundwater treatment aerator operators safe by pinpointing factors that could increase the risk of...
Academia and industry join forces to unlock our blue economy
A $329 million research project is working to answer the question of how Australia and the world can sustainably produce...
Molecular ‘scissors’ could cut down on plastic waste
European researchers have brought us one step closer to a low-cost method of recycling plastic waste by replicating enzymes used...
