Raijin the supercomputer celebrates his first birthday
29 July, 2014Australia's National Computational Infrastructure (NCI) is celebrating the first birthday of Raijin, the Southern Hemisphere's fastest supercomputer.
Fieldbus Foundation Board and HART Communication Foundation to merge
29 July, 2014The Fieldbus Foundation and the HART Communication Foundation have agreed to form a united industry organisation dedicated to the needs of intelligent devices and their integration in the world of process automation.
Renewable energy is ready to supply all of Australia's electricity
23 July, 2014 by Mark DiesendorfMark Diesendorf refutes a recent article by University of Melbourne Professor Emeritus Frank Larkins, which claimed Australia's targets to increase renewable energy will make electricity more expensive, thanks to problems with consistency and storage.
Biogas facility recognised for innovation at QMBA Awards
22 July, 2014 | Supplied by: Wiley & Co Pty LtdA biogas and water treatment plant has won the award for Innovation in ‘Environmental Management Construction’ at the Queensland Master Builders Association (QMBA) Brisbane Regional Awards.
Australia ranks on innovation - but indolence could cost us
22 July, 2014 by Roy GreenAustralia ranks 17th in the just-released 2014 Global Innovation Index (GII) - up from 19th in 2013 and 23rd in 2012.
New codes of practice for safer NSW workplaces
21 July, 2014 | Supplied by: WorkCover NSWWorkCover has announced that 12 new codes of practice have come into force in NSW. The new codes replace a number of existing codes that were in place under previous occupational health and safety laws.
Rising LNG prices more significant than carbon tax for manufacturing sector
21 July, 2014 | Supplied by: Australian Industry GroupA report commissioned by manufacturing companies shows more than 14,000 manufacturing jobs could be lost nationally by 2021, if gas prices continue to rise and exports increase.
IChemE signs up its first Australian Technician Member
15 July, 2014 | Supplied by: Institution of Chemical EngineersIChemE has signed up its first Australian Technician Member, following the introduction of a new member grade.
Nominations invited for annual HART Plant of the Year Award
15 July, 2014The HART Communication Foundation is seeking qualified nominees from all world areas for the 13th annual HART Plant of the Year Award.
Industry experts ponder the future for Holden's Elizabeth site
14 July, 2014 | Supplied by: GM HoldenThe Holden site at Elizabeth, South Australia, is expected to cease manufacturing by the end of 2017. Thoughts are now turning to possible future uses for the site, which currently employs about 1600 workers.
Double blow to NT iron ore sector
14 July, 2014The Northern Territory iron ore industry has suffered its second hit this month, with an iron ore company announcing it is going into voluntary administration, just weeks after the declared shutdown of a Top End mine.
Customise or compromise
08 July, 2014 by David Head* | Supplied by: Weidmuller Pty LtdIn challenging economic times, we can do well to stop and reflect on some of the past methods our industry has used to solve engineering challenges.
Mathworks' MATLAB free one-day events
08 July, 2014 | Supplied by: MathWorks AustraliaMathWorks' MATLAB Tour is a series of free, one-day events which bring together engineers, scientists, technical managers, and academia to discuss how MATLAB and Simulink software are addressing advanced science and engineering challenges.
Record numbers attend Yokogawa event
08 July, 2014 | Supplied by: Yokogawa Australia Pty LtdThe biennial Yokogawa Solutions Conference, the largest and most successful to date, was attended by delegates representing a broad spectrum of the process control industry, along with vendor partner companies.
How do engineers come up with new ideas?
07 July, 2014Joel Chan and Christian Schunn of the University of Pittsburgh have been researching the way engineers create. They say that not enough has been done to understand the creative process. Understanding it, according to Chan and Schunn, may provide a road map for speeding up innovation.
