Platinum’s replacement in hydrogen production may lead to clean energy future
Dr Steve Mackay23 March, 2016
Griffith University is taking one giant leap into the future of clean energy. According to EurekaAlert, the university is using carbon as a method of delivering energy using hydrogen. The specific team is Griffith's Queensland Micro and Nanotechnology Centre. They have produced hydrogen from water. This would replace platinum as...Read More
Where in the world should engineering students be studying?
Dr Steve Mackay22 March, 2016
The BBC's Andreas Schleicher wrote - a week ago - that China would be building "the equivalent of almost one university a week" due to the rising population. Recently, we reported that China and India were left out of the World Economic Forum's research that detailed which country produced the most...Read More
Organ printing with ‘3-D printer’ no longer science fiction
Dr Steve Mackay22 March, 2016
It's the stuff of science fiction, however, it is already here. The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) has purchased a '3-D printer' that would be able to theoretically print human organs. Biomedical engineering has been revolutionizing the medicine field in a big way in the last few years...Read More
Fast food automation to save money for companies amidst minimum wage increase in US
Dr Steve Mackay22 March, 2016
The fast food industry in America is becoming more automated year by year. The New American has reported that companies would be interested in automation hardware and software for the future of delivering food, due to heightened employee wages in the United States. Eatsa, a restaurant in San Francisco, has a...Read More
Fast food automation to save money for companies amidst minimum wage increase in US
Dr Steve Mackay22 March, 2016
The fast food industry in America is becoming more automated year by year. The New American has reported that companies would be interested in automation hardware and software for the future of delivering food, due to heightened employee wages in the United States. Eatsa, a restaurant in San Francisco, has a...Read More
Construction and demolition industries to contribute to waste recycling in Australia
Dr Steve Mackay22 March, 2016
It just seems that Australia has their priorities straight when it comes to engineering projects. Australia is making 10 million Australian Dollars ($7.6 million) available to local councils to repurpose materials from construction and demolition waste, according to WasteManagementWorld. These materials would assist in projects being conducted by civil engineers,...Read More
Bird-like plane wings the future of aircraft?
Dr Steve Mackay18 March, 2016
The University of Michigan's engineers and biologists have been bird watching. They have been doing this with the intention of designing aircraft according to how birds fly, fantasizing about ditching the stiff-winged airplane. The team was given $6 million from the Air Force Office of Scientific Research to create what is being...Read More
Exploded lithium-ion battery raises battery storage question mark
Dr Steve Mackay18 March, 2016
A photo of an exploded lithium-ion household energy storage battery is making its rounds on social media. The photo allegedly comes out of Victoria, Australia. According to RenewEconomy, Australia could see 50,000 batteries installed in households in the next 12 months. Australia's federal government has thrown its weight behind energy storage...Read More
12 years of maths a requirement for STEM degrees
Dr Steve Mackay18 March, 2016
The Australian Academy of Science (AAS) has reminded students that maths is a mandatory requirement for students that will be pursuing STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) degrees. In the last few years, mathematics prerequisites have not been heavily relied on. The AAS has a ten-year plan ready to implement...Read More
Engineering graduates facing unemployment
Dr Steve Mackay17 March, 2016
Engineering graduates are facing unemployment if recent reports from around the world are to be believed. Quite recently it was reported that in Kenya, four out of ten students are studying degree programmes that are not accredited by the Engineering Board of Kenya (Unaccredited engineering degrees and unskilled engineers in Africa)....Read More