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A challenge facing Australia’s macadamia farmers is accurately measuring and analysing yield to optimise farming practices. Australian entrepreneurs have designed ...

“There’s got to be a better way”: What drives one doctor-turned-engineer to keep innovating

by Brent Balinski

August 4, 2019

In surgery as well as in engineering, Greg Roger understands why precision matters in innovation.

the Martella brothers are converting waste to energy

Two engineering brothers are heating things up in the waste-to-energy market

by Susan Muldowney

June 27, 2019

Two Australian brothers saw an opportunity to transform waste into something useful, and their ambitions are global in scale.

Engineer Sebastien Eckersley-Maslin has unlocked the secret behind a winning idea

by Susan Muldowney

May 30, 2019

The founder and CEO of BlueChilli, Australia’s largest startup accelerator, has landed on the perfect recipe for entrepreneurial success.

The risks and rewards of starting your own engineering business

by Jonathan Bradley

May 29, 2019

Elisha Harris left a big company to start her own engineering consultancy. Three-and-a-half years on, the risk has paid off.

“Step into the challenge”: Lessons in leadership from one of tech’s top minds

by Nadine Cranenburgh

April 30, 2019

From psychology and criminal intelligence to developing a computer model to predict movie blockbusters, entrepreneur Pat Reed has led a ...

This startup’s edible packaging is going the extra mile to reduce plastic waste

by Nadine Cranenburgh

April 23, 2019

A UK startup has looked to the oceans for an innovative alternative to plastic packaging for bottled water: a seaweed-based, ...

Meet a team of ‘engipreneurs’ taking medical innovations from idea to market

by Brent Balinski

April 7, 2019

A multi-disciplinary program is supercharging engineers, transforming them into entrepreneurs. Can innovation be taught? Dr Matt Oldakowski, an entrepreneur, researcher ...