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Engineers in Melbourne have developed a cost-effective and environmentally friendly way to remove heavy metals, including copper and zinc, from biosolids. The team’s work, led by RMIT University in collaboration with South East Water and Manipal University in India, advances other methods for heavy-metal removal by recycling the acidic liquid waste that is produced during … Continued
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Gamuda’s continued expansion in Australia reached another important milestone today with the completed purchase of Downer EDI’s Australian transport projects business. DT Infrastructure Pty Ltd (DTI) will operate standalone within the Gamuda group of companies, alongside Gamuda Engineering (GEA) in the Australian market. Over 1,100 staff and a forecast work in hand of approximately $2 … Continued
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Monash University startup ElectraLith is building an extraction system to filter Lithium from brine using a polymer-ceramic composite membrane, allowing the critical mineral to be extracted from salt lakes, mine tailings and other brine solutions using small amounts of solar generated electricity and without added chemicals or water. Harnessing the power of cutting-edge electro-filtration membrane … Continued
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Cubesats – lunchbox-sized satellites that can undertake space-based experiments, make observations or relay communication signals – are currently being used by NASA to help try to find water on the Moon and aid their astronauts on future missions there. Those missions could well include the first woman and the first Black man to undertake a lunar mission after Christina Koch and … Continued
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Researchers have created a small device that ‘sees’ and creates memories in a similar way to humans, in a promising step towards one day having applications that can make rapid, complex decisions such as in self-driving cars. The neuromorphic invention is a single chip enabled by a sensing element, doped indium oxide, that is thousands … Continued
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A team of Australian engineers have placed second in a prestigious international competition designed to advance lunar exploration technology. The Aussienauts, a group of students from UNSW Sydney, took the runners-up spot in the ‘Over the Dusty Moon’ challenge held last week in Colorado. The goal of the competition was to demonstrate the systems they … Continued
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Engineers Australia today announced that the Hon Eva Lawler MLA, Treasurer; Minister for Infrastructure, Planning and Logistics; Minister for Education, and Minister for Territory Development has accepted the honorary position of Northern Division Patron. Engineers Australia Northern Division President Jacinta Kelly said the patronage will help highlight the engineering profession and the critical role … Continued
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LAMONE, SWITZERLAND / ACCESSWIRE / May 31, 2023 / Datamars, a leading Swiss global supplier of high-performance identification and data-based management solutions for the companion animal, livestock and textile markets, has acquired Kippy S.r.l., the successful GPS tracker and activity monitoring solution for pets, as a natural expansion of its existing offering to pet owners … Continued
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A team of researchers has created a new class of titanium alloys that are strong and not brittle under tension, by integrating alloy and 3D-printing process designs. The breakthrough, published in the top journal Nature, could help extend the applications of titanium alloys, improve sustainability and drive innovative alloy design. Their discovery holds promise for … Continued
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Engineers from UNSW Sydney have discovered a way to create flexible electronic systems on ultra-thin skin-like materials. The development allows entire stretchable 3D structures to operate like a semiconductor and could help significantly reduce the need for animal testing by making so-called organ-on-chip technology more effective. Down the track, the technology could also be used … Continued
