Engineering degree equals jobs well beyond the field: Deakin research
08 February, 2016Less than half of Australia's recent engineering graduates are working in their field, but most of them are likely to work in highly skilled and highly paid jobs, new Deakin University research has found.
Robotics industry on the brink of a revolution
15 January, 2016For over 50 years the most commercially successful robots have been articulated robot arms. The biggest shift over the next 10 years will be massive growth in mobile robots, according to a new research report.
Simulation to help companies link into the global supply chain
03 December, 2015A simulation hub to help Asia Pacific businesses break into the global supply chain has been launched. In a partnership between Siemens, the South Australian Government and Simulation Australasia, the hub will deliver advanced system simulation software training to companies and universities.
Australian cybersecurity firm wins global award
26 November, 2015QuintessenceLabs has developed the technology to generate true random numbers from a quantum entropy source for cryptography in real time, greatly improving the security of encryption systems.
Innovation to unlock Australia's resource potential
12 November, 2015A framework for innovation that will help to realise Australia's energy and mineral resources potential has been launched at the International Mining and Resources Conference in Melbourne.
Positioning systems improve airport logistics
28 October, 2015An airport apron bustles with traffic — the tow tractors, tankers and buses moving busily around a jet run the risk of colliding. An enhanced positioning system will increase safety and the efficiency of logistical operations in the future — and available airport capacity will be utilised better.
Process safety competence matters
09 October, 2015The director of the Institution of Chemical Engineers Safety Centre (ISC), Trish Kerin, has won the Engineers Australia John A Brodie Medal for her paper featuring a new process safety competency.
Siemens partnership brings new levels of innovation to Australian Defence industry
07 October, 2015Siemens has signed a research agreement with Defence Science and Technology Group and QUT to advance the use of high-temperature superconducting (HTS) technologies in Australia.
Research boosts productivity in mineral exploration
29 September, 2015A CSIRO-led innovation that enables fast, automated analysis of rock materials directly from drill sites is to be commercialised, opening the way for millions of dollars' worth of potential cost and time savings.
Fuel and chemicals from steel plant exhaust gases
25 August, 2015Carbon monoxide-rich exhaust gases from steel plants are only being reclaimed to a minor extent as power or heat. Fraunhofer researchers have developed a new recycling process for this materially unused carbon resource: they successfully produced fuel and specialty chemicals from these exhaust gases on a laboratory scale.
More commercial research needed, says advanced manufacturing chief
21 August, 2015Andrew Stevens, chairman of the Advanced Manufacturing Growth Centre, said federal research spending was mainly driven by research priorities and the curiosity of individual researchers, but making Australian companies globally competitive should be a higher priority.
Launching Australia into space
14 August, 2015Researchers at the University of Queensland are planning a transformational space project called SPARTAN, designed to deliver satellites weighing up to 500 kg into orbit.
New data arena allows display of 'big data'
07 August, 2015The University of Technology Sydney has opened a new Data Arena that will allow users to view and interact with data in new ways.
Giving robots a more nimble grasp
07 August, 2015Engineers use the environment to give simple robotic grippers more dexterity
The Internet of Things and its effect on engineering and design
20 July, 2015Many companies will define their early experiences with the Internet of Things by the value they create through new data-driven insights.
