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Engineers in Melbourne are vying for pole position in the global race to make a cheap rechargeable battery for storing solar energy that does not rely on scarce natural resources. Their latest experimental ‘proton battery’ could one day be developed to power homes, vehicles and devices – without the end-of-life environmental challenges of lithium-ion batteries. … Continued
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A new partnership between Jamestrong, a regional manufacturer of metal cans for leading Australian and international brands, and the UNSW SMaRT Centre are developing a ground-breaking project to revolutionise aluminium manufacturing and recycling in Australia. The partnership will establish Jamestrong as the one of the first aluminium aerosol can producers in the world to not … Continued
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Researchers at Monash University have designed a new co-training AI algorithm for medical imaging that can effectively mimic the process of seeking a second opinion. Published recently in Nature Machine Intelligence, the research addressed the limited availability of human annotated, or labelled, medical images by using an adversarial, or competitive, learning approach against unlabelled data. … Continued
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MEDIA ALERT Robotics engineer and 2022 Australian Young Engineer of the Year Deanna Hood will tour Far North Queensland Schools this week by invitation of the Business Liaison Association. Deanna uses robotics and electrical engineering to improve lives, from educational robots for special needs students, to 3D bioprinters for cancer researchers. Through her … Continued
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During National Farm Safety Week a Monash University expert is available to comment on the opportunities for agricultural robots to create safer and more efficient farms. A/Prof Chao Chen, Senior Lecturer Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Course Director of Robotics and Mechatronics, Director of Laboratory of Motion Generation and Analysis, Monash University Contact: Loretta … Continued
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UNSW Sydney engineers have developed a new, more effective way of recycling solar panels, which can recover silver at high efficiency. The process, which has been patented, has been specially created for photovoltaic panels in order to quickly and efficiently sort the component materials, as a key step of highly efficient PV recycling. Recycling solar panels … Continued
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Two research and innovation projects led by researchers from the Faculty of Engineering at Monash University have been selected as finalists in Australia’s premier national science awards, the Eureka Prizes. Both projects involve significant practical advances in renewable and sustainable energy for a low-carbon future. Windows that generate electricity Monash University has partnered with Australia’s … Continued
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Leading Caterpillar® dealer WesTrac has marked the third annual Artificial Intelligence Appreciation Day, a celebration of artificial intelligence, or AI, and what it can offer the business and customers in the future. WesTrac jumped on the AI tidal wave by incorporating it into day-to-day operations at its Tomago parts distribution warehouse, in New South … Continued
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The Northern Territory Government will fund an innovative Engineers Australia program to help skilled migrant engineers crack the Australian jobs market. The Global Engineering Talent (GET) program is an outcome of Engineers Australia’s Barriers to Employment for Skilled Migrant Engineers research, which found 47 per cent of migrant engineers actively seeking an engineering job are … Continued
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Friday 23 June 2023 is International Day of Women in Engineering. Diversity makes engineering stronger, more creative and more responsive to a rapidly changing world. These Monash University experts are available for comment on the status of women in Engineering. Professor Yiannis Ventikos, Dean, Faculty of Engineering. Monash University The following can be attributed to … Continued
