Anti-collision software minimises mining riskIn mining, safety is paramount. This homegrown auditing technology keeps people safe and machinery working smoothly. Jul 03 25July 03, 2025Article at Create Australian Engineers
CSIRO-developed device installed on the International Space StationAustralia’s contribution to the global space industry has grown with a CSIRO developing a mapping device for the International Space Feb 19 25February 19, 2025Article at Create Australian Engineers
The engineering behind Australia’s first two space launch facilitiesKoonibba and Whalers Way on the Eyre Peninsula are the (literal) launchpads for bolstering Australia’s space manufacturing capability. For Southern Jan 22 25January 22, 2025Article at Create Australian Engineers
What does it take to build a hydro dam 1300 m above sea level?Tajikistan’s Rogun Dam viewed from above. Image: Google Earth An enormous Soviet-era hydro dam project in Tajikistan has been revitalised thanks to modern engineering ingenuity. This article was originally published in the August 2024 issue of create… Sep 19 24September 19, 2024Article at Create Australian Engineers
“Go blaze your own trail”: Why these Australian engineers have made it big overseasChemical engineer Dave Evans on the job in Sweden. Image credit: supplied For some engineers, curiosity and a thirst for innovation drive them to venture far from home. Here, two Australians making a name for themselves on the international stage… Mar 20 24March 20, 2024Article at Create Australian Engineers
Setting sun: Solving Australia’s solar e-waste problemThe country leads the world in the adoption of solar energy, but what happens when essential national infrastructure becomes a consumer commodity? Australia leads the world in the adoption of solar energy. The installation rate of residential rooftop… Nov 02 23November 02, 2023Article at Create Australian Engineers
Hyperspectral imaging systems to be designed under new collaboration between space agenciesA Europe-Australia collaboration aims to explore the use of hyperspectral imaging in space and find ways to reduce the bandwidth needed to send images to Earth. It solves a problem many of us have – it’s one thing to have hundreds of high-resolution,… Jul 25 23July 25, 2023Article at Cosmos Magazine
Aust Space Agency reassures sector it has supportThe Australian Space Agency says the future of its flagship “Moon to Mars” initiative is assured despite a component being axed under recent Federal Government funding cuts. The space industry initiative returned to the public spotlight in March when… Jul 14 23July 14, 2023Article at Cosmos Magazine
Australian Space Park fails to launchThe future of a $66 million Australian Space Park proposed for Adelaide Airport is in doubt with businesses withdrawing from the project after the State Labor Government pulled funding for the shared manufacturing facility. The Australian Space Park… Jul 13 23July 13, 2023Article at Cosmos Magazine
Fate of Moon to Mars projects in the balance but some grants approvedTen Australian space companies have been awarded a share in almost $40 million of support funding under the Moon to Mars program, even as the fate of the entire project hangs in the balance. A review of the $150 million Moon to Mars program will be… Jul 10 23July 10, 2023Article at Cosmos Magazine
Govt backs plan to recycle wind turbine bladesThe Federal Government is to invest between $3 million and $6.3 million in a cooperative project to find a way to recycle disused wind turbine blades. About 90 per cent of an average wind turbine is relatively easy to recycle. The metals in the… Jul 06 23July 06, 2023Article at Cosmos Magazine
Negative emissions: direct air carbon captureSouthern Green Gas’s David Hedger adjusts a module. Can direct air capture be an effective weapon in the fight against global warming? In March 2023, United Nations chief Antonio Guterres said that a desperate “everything, everywhere, all at once”… Jul 05 23July 05, 2023Article at Create Australian Engineers
Neumann thruster now in orbit with hopes of powering local space companyAustralia’s radical new metal-powered Neumann thruster is now in orbit with hopes it could reshape the future of Australia’s embryonic space industry. The Neumann Drive is aboard one of 72 small satellites boosted into space via a SpaceX Falcon 9… Jun 13 23June 13, 2023Article at Cosmos Magazine
Big community battery on little islandPhillip Island on Victoria’s southern coast, is running off a community battery. The island in Victoria’s southern coast is best known as a holiday haven for Melbourne people and home to the famour little penguin parade, and a motorcycle race. Those… Jun 11 23June 11, 2023Article at Cosmos Magazine
Study shows astronaut brains at risk from prolonged space travelSpace has a more profound impact on the human body than we realised, and astronauts on regular flight schedules may be exposing themselves to brain damage. Related Article Space Exploration A study published in the journal Scientific Reports examined… Jun 08 23June 08, 2023Article at Cosmos Magazine
Trying to get something to go up, and up – how to launch a successful small rocket venture in AustraliaIt’s supposed to be a demonstration of Australia’s sovereign ability to build its own missiles, but a new rocket taking shape in a suburban Adelaide workshop is changing its target towards a more profitable outcome. Southern Launch is in the final… Jun 08 23June 08, 2023Article at Cosmos Magazine
CSIRO sets itself water quality missionThe CSIRO has set itself the huge challenge of providing real-time water quality information, using eyes in the sky and on land. Water quality is getting harder to predict. At the same time, it’s becoming dramatically more important to more people in… Jun 01 23June 01, 2023Article at Cosmos Magazine
The hunt to find planets in the nearest galaxy on a shoestring budgetA Sydney University team is building a low earth orbit telescope on a shoestring with the mission to find plants “next door,” at Alpha Centauri. “We have a small telescope because we couldn’t afford a big one,” says Professor Peter Tuthill from… May 30 23May 30, 2023Article at Cosmos Magazine
Australian space industry prepares for launchA new safeguards agreement has opened the door for Australia’s embryonic rocket launch industry to host sensitive US rocket and satellite technology. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and President Joe Biden announced the in-principle Technology… May 22 23May 22, 2023Article at Cosmos Magazine
New buoys for coastal town beset by foreshore erosionForeshore erosion is an increasing problem, affecting, apart from urban foreshores, regional infrastructure, tourism and the environment. And while it’s a problem engineers and ecologists have been battling for centuries, rising sea levels have… May 12 23May 12, 2023Article at Cosmos Magazine
