New laws to reform the NSW building sector and to introduce a registration scheme for professional engineers have passed NSW Parliament. This is welcomed by Engineers Australia.
There have been many historic instances where professionals have had others take credit for their work, disappearing quietly into dusty archives as decades or centuries pass until someone like an inquisitive engineer brings them to light.
As Australia faces the challenges presented by COVID-19, General Manager - Tasmania Darren Beattie shares his insights into the importance of progressing Tasmania's engineering projects to safeguard the industry and grow the pipeline of engineering talent across the state.
Engineering students at three universities in Queensland, NSW and Victoria each have the opportunity to receive $20,000 in study funding under the Australian Rail Track Corporation's (ARTC) Inland Rail scholarship program.
Imagine it's the early 20th century and you head out to the bush without a phone, electricity, concrete pump, chainsaw or even a nail gun, with the intention of building a major structure based on a few rudimentary drawings. Civil engineer Harold Irwin did just that.
For university students starting their degrees in 2021, entry to a well-known Australian university just got a whole lot easier for 2020 Year 12s who have had their studies disrupted by the Covid-19 pandemic.
An English-born engineer who was active in Melbourne from 1856 till the 1870's turned his hand to a range of industries throughout this period without letting huge financial challenges slow him down.
Ventilator components designed by university students and engineers in a Queensland competition will be further developed and prototyped for evaluation in the state's hospitals.
Time spent onsite at the Mann River Bridge while studying a civil engineering degree proved seminal for Ray Wedgwood who would go on to become a bridge design engineer, working on many major NSW structures including Sydney's Gladesville Bridge, Captain Cook Bridge and the Anzac Bridge.
Engineers in Australia have developed a solar cell that can be incorporated into window glass, representing a game-changer for multi-storey building design and electricity generation.
The electrification of Melbourne's suburban railway lines was first mooted at the end of the 19th century, but more than two decades would pass before it was completed after the involvement of a UK-based engineer.
An engineer who has been making free 3D-printed prosthetic hands for children has turned his own hands to making personal protective equipment (PPE) for Australia's essential workers during the Covid-19 crisis.
With the USA currently the worst hit nation in the Covid-19 pandemic, the country's army engineers have been deployed to prepare facilities with hospital beds for those struck down with the deadly virus.
Engineers who must have enjoyed their jobs immensely have won the 'Nobel Prize' of computing, the Turing Award, which recognises lasting and major contributions to the field of computing.
Evidence has been unearthed of the world's largest reinforced concrete pontoon floating on Sydney Harbour in the early 20th century, along with the first reinforced concrete pontoon built at Circular Quay in 1914, and engineering plans to build a fleet of concrete ships.
Dr Annalisa Contos, water leader and advocate for women in STEM, has been named as finalist in the 2020 Telstra Business Women’s Awards.
In the late 19th century, a Melbourne engineer grew to prominence but then faded into obscurity following less than a decade of professional notoriety.
As Covid-19 continues to spread throughout the world, some Asian countries have been able to fast-track robots to minimise human-to-human contact while still caring for patients.
Google software engineer Tamina Pitt is determined to break down barriers and forge a ground-breaking trail for other women and Indigenous people to follow.
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