Firefighters are using VR and haptics to train how to face the real thing
Virtual reality and haptics are helping firefighters train in lifelike scenarios, and saving them from exposure to toxic retardants like ...
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How to complement technical ability with management skills
Young engineers can transform their careers with an MBA – and a scholarship can help make this a reality.
Why collaboration is key for the medtech industry to deliver life-saving innovations
Australia’s medtech industry received a vital shot in the arm earlier this year with the launch of the Victorian Medical ...
Safe and stylish: Engineering entrepreneurs create a helmet with the comfort of your favourite beanie
Engineering student and snowboarder Rob Joseph was tired of uncomfortable helmets, but still wanted to stay safe on the slopes. ...
This ‘off-the-shelf’ technology helps farmers accurately measure crop yield
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
In surgery as well as in engineering, Greg Roger understands why precision matters in innovation.
Two engineering brothers are heating things up in the waste-to-energy market
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
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
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
From psychology and criminal intelligence to developing a computer model to predict movie blockbusters, entrepreneur Pat Reed has led a ...
