news | 23 May 2012

2012 Engineering Leadership Conference - Only one week left to register

Don’t miss out on this great opportunity to attend the 2012 Engineering Leadership Conference in Adelaide next week, 30 May to 2 June 2012.

news | 23 May 2012

Professional Association Research Network e-learning survey one week to go

Engineers Australia is a member of the Professional Association Research Network, PARN.

news | 23 May 2012

Engineers Australia welcomes Ms Sawali Rai as its 100,000th member

Engineers Australia has welcomed Nepal-born Ms Sawali Rai as its 100,000th member following a period of sustained growth in its membership, the CEO of Engineers Australia, Stephen Durkin, announced today.

news | 23 May 2012

World’s fastest train unveiled in China

BBC News reports: ‘China now has the fastest train in the world. It runs from the central city of Wuhan down to the south coast, at a speed of more than 380km/h.’

news | 23 May 2012

Space taxis to Mars?

Discovery News reports: ‘Privately owned Space Exploration Technologies launched a test run to the International Space Station early Tuesday, but visiting the orbital outpost is just the beginning of the company's grand plan to give humanity a toehold on Mars.’

news | 22 May 2012

The robo-doctor will see you now

ASME reports: ‘With fewer doctors to meet the growing health-care needs of our aging population, hospitals and health systems are investing in robotic systems for surgery and telemedicine that increase their patient capacity and geographic reach.’

news | 22 May 2012

Qantas cuts 500+ engineering jobs

Australian Aviation reports: ‘Qantas has confirmed plans to cut more than 500 engineering jobs and close its heavy maintenance base at Melbourne’s Tullamarine Airport, ending weeks of speculation after the airline earlier flagged plans to consolidate its operations in a cost-cutting move.’

news | 21 May 2012

Track record of subway systems

Scientific American reports researchers have uncovered three simple features that make subway system topologies similar all around the world.

news | 21 May 2012

Interview with GM North America chief Mark Reuss

The Seattle Times has an interview with Mark Reuss. The veteran engineer took up the position of head of General Motors North America business in December 2009 after running its operations in Australia and New Zealand.

news | 18 May 2012

Chinese development pushing mechanical design and machinery

ASME has a story on a giant 72-foot-diameter steel pile called Octo-Kong, which uses eight of the world’s most powerful vibratory hammers to work as one unit. It has been designed to build the $10.7-billion link connecting Hong Kong, Zhuhai, and Macau in South China's Pearl River Delta.

news | 18 May 2012

UK climate experiment cancelled

A controversial project by scientists and engineers in the UK to test the possibility of spraying particles into the upper atmosphere to stem global warming, has been abandoned, largely due to concerns over a patent for some of the technology.

news | 18 May 2012

Media Release - Sydney’s Port Botany expansion project wins the 2012 Australian Construction Achievement Award

The expansion of facilities at Port Botany for the Sydney Ports Corporation by the Baulderstone – Jan de Nul Joint Venture, was chosen over six other Australia-wide finalists as the most outstanding example of construction excellence at the 2012 Australian Construction Achievement Award in Perth last night, Thursday 17 May.

news | 17 May 2012

Paralysed woman uses thoughts to move robotic arm

News Daily reports: ‘Using just her thoughts, a 58-year-old paralyzed woman instructed a robotic arm to grasp a cup of coffee and guide it to her mouth where she sipped from a straw, the first drink she has been able to serve herself in 15 years.’

news | 17 May 2012

Marita Cheng blogs for the Huffington Post

Marita Cheng, founder of the Robogals Science Challenge and the current Young Australian of the Year, has written a blog for the teen section of Huffington Post. She writes about the need for more female engineers.

news | 16 May 2012

YoRET award winners receive registration to Engineering Leadership Conference 2012

This year’s Engineering Leadership Conference is focused on exploring pathways to leadership, transitions in leadership as well as leadership in the profession for engineering a better society.

news | 16 May 2012

Engineers need to keep up to speed

The latest issue of Mechanical Engineering reports that as the complexity of systems increases, engineers need to keep up to speed.

news | 16 May 2012

Looking for the best energy ideas

Scientific American has an interesting Q&A with Arun Majumdar, a mechanical engineer who is stepping down after three years at the head of the U.S. Department of Energy’s advanced energy reseach arm.

news | 16 May 2012

Engineers Australia welcomes the launch of the National Infrastructure Construction Schedule

Engineers Australia welcomes the launch of the National Infrastructure Construction Schedule (NICS) by Minister for Infrastructure and Transport Anthony Albanese.

news | 16 May 2012

Congratulations to the 2012 Newcastle Division Engineering Excellence Award Winners

Congratulations to the 2012 Newcastle Division Engineering Excellence Award Winners

news | 15 May 2012

Students take human-powered vehicle challenge

WYTV News reports that last Friday, ‘students from all over the United States, Canada and Columbia were challenged to assemble a human-powered vehicle’ as part of the American Society of Mechanical Engineer's annual human-powered vehicle challenge.