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…
Shark-spotting drones are coming to a beach near you
Just in time for summer, surfers and swimmers flocking to Australia’s beaches have a new ally keeping them safe from shark encounters: drones.…
World’s largest radio telescope is a mammoth feat of engineering
This 500 meter behemoth will not only be the world’s largest radio telescope, but it will peer deeper into space than anything has done before.…
Australia’s city skylines inspire one woman to pursue civil engineering
In 2013, Eleonora Lucamarini embarked on a journey from Italy to Australia with no idea that a trip overseas would change the course of her career.…
New rapid prototyping tech lets you customise designs on the fly
An American team has come up with an interactive rapid prototyping system that prints what you are designing – as you design it.…