Harmful to humans and animals alike, the growing amount of plastic in the world’s oceans is an unfolding disaster. Fortunately, a number of ingenious minds are on clean-up duty.…
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New quantum dot research paves the way for cheaper, super-efficient semiconductors
A recent study has uncovered promising results that show low-cost quantum dot semiconductors can compete with more expensive technologies.…
Are trackless trams here to help solve our light rail problems?
It’s not a bus and it’s not a light rail – trackless trams are a mix of both, and they can bring myriad benefits to public transport systems in Australia’s cities and suburbs.…
Brick by brick, Lego is helping robots build their construction skills
Can machine learning and collaboration help robots learn to build Lego models? Yotto Koga hopes so, and that the construction and manufacturing industries might benefit.…
Automation in the construction industry: From small robots, big things can grow
Building services engineer Daniel Messina is combining his passions for robotics and automation to take some of the grunt work out of construction processes.…
New net-zero energy education centre walks the walk on sustainable building practices
Engineers and architects are combining forces to create an Australian first: a net-zero energy education and research centre.…
Why you should apply for Australia’s Most Innovative Engineers, according to a past winner
Applications are now open for Australia’s Most Innovative Engineers 2019. If you’re an engineer working on something truly innovative, now’s the time to take the chance and apply, writes past winner T…
Engineers lay the groundwork for the world’s largest radio telescope: the Square Kilometre Array
Engineers and scientists have put the finishing touches on designs for Australia’s contribution to what will be the world’s largest radio telescope: the Square Kilometre Array (SKA).…
World-first robot takes on the dirty and dangerous work of removing toxic chemical waste
Christopher Jansen knew how dangerous catalyst removal could be for workers. His hardy robot can do its job in places they shouldn’t.…
This year’s ‘Nobel Prize for Engineering’ goes to the minds behind GPS
Billions of people around the world rely on a network of satellites, signals and receivers to stay connected. The technology’s creators have just been awarded one of engineering’s most pre…