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The University of Canterbury has held off teams from Australia, Malaysia, Singapore and New Zealand to claim the coveted 2023 Warman Design and Build Competition, held on 21 and 22 October. Engineers Australia CEO Romilly Madew AO said the contest allows students from leading Universities to take engineering out of the classroom and into practice, … Continued
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UNSW Sydney’s Sunswift 7 solar-powered car has brilliantly begun its bid to bring the Bridgestone World Solar Challenge Cruiser-Class trophy to Australia for the first ever time. The student-built car, is attempting to claim the honours against teams from across the globe in an amazing race that covers 3,600km from Darwin to Adelaide. It … Continued
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Brisbane (October 19, 2023) — AECOM, the world’s trusted infrastructure consulting firm, welcomes the release of a resilience strategy for the Koror Rock Islands Southern Lagoon in Palau, shared today by the Koror State Government. The third strategy, delivered through the global Resilient Reefs Initiative, outlines the top four resilience challenges facing the Koror Rock Islands Southern Lagoon, a UNESCO World Heritage coral reef site, and actions that … Continued
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The announcement of the closure of Glencore mine will affect at least 1,200 employees and Mount Isa’s 20,000-strong community, including contractors, suppliers and businesses that rely on the largest mining operation in north-west Queensland. The closure calls into question the future of the town’s economy that has been propped up by the mine. An expert … Continued
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Researchers have invented an experimental wearable device that generates power from a user’s bending finger and can create and store memories, in a promising step towards health monitoring and other technologies. The innovation features a single nanomaterial incorporated into a stretchable casing fitted to a person’s finger. The nanomaterial enabled the device to generate power … Continued
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Media accreditation is now open for the 2023 Climate Smart Engineering Conference, (CSE23), Engineers Australia’s flagship event to be held at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre on 29 and 30 November 2023. The CSE23 plenary and technical programs will bring the latest in world-leading views and engaging debate on solutions to address climate … Continued
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UNSW and the Sir William Tyree Foundation have celebrated the announcement of a $2.6m gift that will boost the number of female engineering students from Western Sydney. With Australia’s leading universities predicting a shortage of 70,000 engineers by 2025, there is an urgent need to address this critical skills gap. Women and young people from … Continued
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The world’s fastest electric vehicle over 1000km on a single charge is aiming for more glory when it competes in the prestigious Bridgestone World Solar Challenge next month. UNSW Sydney’s Sunswift 7, a student-built solar-powered car, is attempting to claim the honours against teams from across the globe in an amazing race that covers over 3500km from Darwin … Continued
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Researchers at Monash University have developed a new lithium-sulphur battery design with a nanoporous polymer-coated lithium foil anode that reduces the amount of lithium required in a single battery. With the transition to renewable energies a global mission, the need for more sustainable energy storage solutions is becoming critical. In their recent paper PhD student Declan … Continued
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Researchers at Monash University have identified a new way of mapping ‘phosphenes’ – the visual perception of the bright flashes we see when no light is entering the eye – to improve the outcome of surgery for patients receiving a cortical visual prosthesis (‘bionic eye’). Cortical visual prostheses are devices implanted onto the brain … Continued
