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Australian engineers have unveiled a clever new device – based on a modified speargun – as a cheap and efficient way to test seabed soil when designing offshore wind farms. The RMIT University invention launches a probe into the seabed to provide valuable data on what lies beneath. This testing is normally done by winching … Continued
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**Download raw footage of the student’s road-testing their newly constructed full electric formula-style racing car in the European rain.** Monash Motorsport – Monash’s student-run auto racing team – returns to the racetrack in the Netherlands this weekend in its first European campaign since it dominated the Formula Student competition in 2018. The team’s brand new, … Continued
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A Monash expert says toxic levels of PFAS chemicals persisted in nearby recreational waters for two-weeks after the Footscray-Tottenham factory fire in 2018. Chemical engineer Dr Sally El Meragawi is available to discuss the implications of the Derrimut factory fire, the use of PFAS-containing firefighting foams, and the development of filtering technologies capable of removing these … Continued
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GS Engineering & Construction (E&C) Australia, as part of the Terra Verde joint venture, has been announced as preferred bidder for the Tunnels North contract for Suburban Rail Loop (SRL) East in Melbourne, the most populous city in Australia. The package includes the design and construction of nearly 10 kilometres of two parallel tunnels and … Continued
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The world-first coastal hazard system reduces the risks associated with Australian coastal storms. A new framework for a national early warning system (EWS) developed by UNSW engineers can forecast the beach erosion and flooding impacts of storms approaching Australia’s sandy coastlines. The coastal hazard system predicts the severity of impacts every 100 metres alongshore … Continued
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A UNSW academic has called for wider collaboration after a small-scale study indicated that many blood pressure readings may be questionable due to the way traditional cuffs are calibrated. Brachial cuffs are the dominant method for blood pressure measurements in hospitals and doctor’s surgeries across Australia and the world, although it is already known by … Continued
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Hot marine temperatures of 29 degrees Celsius forced oyster farmers to close harvesting last March in a New South Wales south coast estuary. And heavy rain and flooding last Christmas meant there were shortages of oysters in NSW. Now a project led by the University of Wollongong hopes to empower oyster farmers to navigate climate change challenges such as heatwaves, floods … Continued
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Engineers Australia has identified keys to unlocking the successful transition of energy jobs and skills from thermal industries to renewables. Emerging research conducted in partnership with Mott MacDonald shows that some professionals and communities are already managing this transformation and, with additional support and better co-ordination, the pathway towards a net zero workforce in the … Continued
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Imagine having more than 20 years’ experience, working on major projects around the globe, yet a lack of familiarity with Australia’s engineering workforce culture is hindering employment prospects. That’s the conundrum facing many skilled migrants across the country and La Trobe University has the solution: a new Industry-Integrated Master of Engineering Program that upskills engineers … Continued
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A Monash University expert is available to provide comment after a fire broke out at a lithium battery factory in South Korea today: Professor Matthew Hill, Head (incoming), Department of Materials Science and EngineeringContact details: +61 408 878 529 or Matthew.Hill@monash.edu The following quotes can be attributed to Professor Hill: “This is an absolute tragedy. … Continued
