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AECOM to protect South East Queensland’s water security as dams engineering services provider to the region’s largest Dam Improvement Program

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BRISBANE (March, 2025)—AECOM, the trusted global infrastructure leader, today announced its appointment as the dams engineering services provider for Seqwater’s Dam Improvement Program and other dam infrastructure projects planned to be completed by Seqwater now and into the future. This appointment continues AECOM’s decades-long partnership with South East Queensland’s bulk water supply authority in one … Continued

Australian Construction Achievement Award: Australia’s best infrastructure projects named finalists for top industry award

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17/03/25: Seven outstanding projects have been named finalists for the 2025 Australian Construction Achievement Award (ACAA), the industry’s highest honour. Presented by the Australian Constructors Association and Engineers Australia, the ACAA recognises not only construction and engineering excellence but also how these projects are shaping a more progressive and sustainable construction industry. Australian Constructors Association … Continued

Socks on a mission: researchers turn feet into soil detectives to uncover hidden pathogens

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Researchers in Fiji’s informal settlements are using their own footsteps to detect the hidden pathogens in soil that traditional techniques often miss. Soil contamination is a major health risk in informal settlements, where untreated wastewater and faecal matter can seep into the surrounding environment, increasing the risk of exposure to faecal pathogens among under-served populations.  … Continued

RMIT spin-off launches new manufacturing hub in the heart of Melbourne

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The company producing an early fault detection (EFD) system that helps prevent bushfires and blackouts globally has established a new manufacturing hub in Richmond. IND Technology has commercialised this innovation from RMIT University and installed it across the United States and Canada, New Zealand, Malaysia and Australia. The EFD technology acts like a smoke alarm … Continued

Improving access to skills: New guide empowers businesses to hire global engineering talent

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Engineers Australia and Consult Australia have released Improving Access to Global Engineering Skills, a business guide to help Australian businesses tap into the wealth of skills offered by overseas-qualified engineers. This is a joint outcome of their Leading Through Collaboration partnership agreement. With engineering skills in high demand across all disciplines, the guide offers businesses … Continued

Coffee concrete wins national research award

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RMIT University’s coffee concrete innovators have won an award at Universities Australia’s Shaping Australia Awards in the Problem Solver category, after tallying the most votes from the public.  Dr Rajeev Roychand, Professor Jie Li, Associate Professor Shannon Kilmartin-Lynch, Dr Mohammad Saberian, Professor Guomin (Kevin) Zhang and Professor Chun Qing Li’s innovation strengthens concrete by 30% using … Continued

OPTIME condition monitoring delivers digital predictive maintenance with user-friendly operation and prompt ROI

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Condition monitoring can be expensive. Which is why up to 95% of all machines inside factories are only sporadically monitored – or often not at all. This can lead to unplanned breakdowns and downtime.   Schaeffler’s OPTIME Condition Monitoring and Smart Lubrication solution helps prevent unexpected downtime and operational surprises by offering comprehensive machine monitoring. … Continued

Researchers spin ‘wheel of fortune’ to land big prize: a fundamental proof of quantum mechanics

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Researchers from the National University of Singapore (NUS) and University of New South Wales (UNSW) Sydney have proven fundamentally that a spinning atomic nucleus really is a quantum resource.   The teams were led respectively by Professor Valerio Scarani, from NUS Department of Physics, and Scientia Professor Andrea Morello from UNSW Engineering. The paper was … Continued