Australia’s space industry has the chance to be a world leader, but first it needs a boost
While establishing an Australian Space Agency sounds exciting, government funding and collaboration between universities and industry need to catch up…
Better flood management: How can we help make every second count?
A communication breakdown is one of the worst things that can happen during a flood. One engineer has developed a system to help close the communicati…
Building a better bra: Meet the engineers reinventing lingerie for the 21st-century
Borrowing engineering principles from the architectural world has seen two Carnegie Mellon graduates reimagine the bra.…
45 million reasons why Australia needs a Modern Slavery Act
It’s likely the government will introduce a Modern Slavery Act soon. Such a step has been a long time coming, but what does it mean and why is it important?…
Road reform has “major and growing problems” says ACCC chair
Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) Chair Rod Sims says engineers are more often expert witnesses than defendants or plaintiffs before the ACCC, but engineers should be aware of thei…
Auto industry shifts focus to engineering cars of the future
Despite auto manufacturing heading offshore, engineers in Australia are still hard at work on the technology needed for building the cars of the future. …