Facebook encourages global connectivity with new Telecom Infra Project
Dr Steve Mackay29 February, 2016
Facebook has announced their new project that will see tech companies and internet service providers all over the world linking arms to bring the world of virtual reality - and other services that might require the internet - to life. The project they're calling the Telecom Infra Project will be an engineering team...Read More
Is this the robot to end all manual labour?
Dr Steve Mackay26 February, 2016
The future is here and it might be a little too unnerving to watch. Boston Dyanmics, an engineering and robotics design company owned by Alphabet (the company that owns Google) has unveiled an upgraded iteration of their Atlas Humanoid. In a new video the 'next generation' robot is seen opening a door and circumnavigating...Read More
Female engineer recruitment on the rise
Dr Steve Mackay26 February, 2016
The engineering industry is being influenced to become more attractive as a field of study to females, with hopes that the male dominated industry might look more equal in the near future. ExxonMobil - the world's largest publicly traded international oil and gas company - is at the helm of this...Read More
Engineering job survey reveals salaries and happiness
Dr Steve Mackay23 February, 2016
This week, engineeringcareer.org went searching for the engineers of popular social forum site Reddit. From February 21st to February 27th, National Engineers Week is celebrated in the United States. The week puts emphasis on the need for engineers in society. We interviewed thirteen engineers from the website and asked a few questions about engineering and the...Read More
2D Material Discovered to Improve Computer Speed Dramatically
Dr Steve Mackay16 February, 2016
Engineers from the University of Utah have recently discovered a revolutionary type of 2D semiconducting material that will open the door for faster smart phones and computers, while consuming significantly less power. The semiconductor made from tin monoxide (tin and oxygen) is a layer of 2D material and only one...Read More
Engineering Opportunities at Boeing with Defence Contracts
Dr Steve Mackay10 February, 2016
Aerospace company Boeing plans to drastically increase it’s employment of engineers for future endeavours. Boeing Defence Australia’s (BDA) Director of Human Resources Melissa Davidson has announced that the organization will create 220 new roles this year – including 197 for engineers – due to recently winning two major defence contracts....Read More
Employment out of the Industry
Dr Steve Mackay5 February, 2016
A recent study by Deakin University (Melbourne, Australia) has shown that majority of engineering graduates actually end up working within the IT industry, rather than the Engineering Industry. Their findings were published in the Australasian Journal of Engineering Education. The university analysed data on over 200,000 people who have a...Read More
Innovation and Incentives
Dr Steve Mackay1 February, 2016
India’s rapid urbanization and industrial development have overtaken all efforts to protect the environment. This has led two of MIT’s doctoral students in the School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences to begin working on a way to address India’s high levels of air and water pollution issues that pose...Read More
Automation is Creating High Risk in Employment – A Detailed Report
Dr Steve Mackay29 January, 2016
The Oxford Martin Programme on Technology and Employment, in association with Citi recently carried out the Technology at Work v2.0: The Future Is Not What It Used To Be report. The report highlights published data that was featured in the World Bank Development Report 2016. It was found that fourty-seven...Read More
Engineering Employment Study India
Dr Steve Mackay28 January, 2016
The recently released National Employment Report by Aspiring Minds has announced that 80% of India’s engineering graduates are unemployable. The report was based on a study of more than 150,000 engineering graduates in 2015 who attended more than 650 different universities. This has highlighted India’s need to upgrade the country’s...Read More