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Batteries are on top of the list when it comes to sustainability trends, thanks to their potential to store energy derived from sustainable energy like solar power. Batteries have also changed a lot since their invention, and engineers now have endless opportunities to harness the power of battery cells in...Read More

A bucket and pail are essentials if you’re hitting the beach on 6 August for International Sandcastle Day. It’s straightforward, the event is celebrated on beaches around the globe where creators, builders and artists convene to make the biggest, prettiest, most interesting sand sculptures out there. If you’ve seen mega...Read More

Mechanical Engineering is vast, and if you were from a career perspective to box it in, it won’t be an easy task. Prospective careers for qualified mechanical engineers include work in manufacturing, design-drafting, fluid power engineering, automation, lubricant technology, automotive engineering, thermal engineering, mining, marine, aerospace and oil and gas...Read More

The appeal of hydrogen fuel is that as a resource on earth it’s nearly inexhaustible. But how should engineers approach green hydrogen? If you are somewhat interested in hydrogen, green hydrogen is probably a term that you have seen floating around. Whilst the vast majority of hydrogen is produced from...Read More

This Plastic Free July serves as a reminder that engineers use different polymers than those that pollute the oceans – but have a role to play in environmental management. The Australian civil action movement Plastic Free July started in 2011. Initially, the campaign included the movement’s founder and a small...Read More

World Ocean Day is here for us all, including engineers, to think about what we can do to protect our precious oceans. In 2022 World Ocean Day is changing. If you’re a supporter of the annual event that focuses on the ocean you would have noticed the logo changed this...Read More

Grace Traeger is our intrepid Graphic Designer based in our Perth office. A few weeks ago she gave us chapter and verse on branding at the Engineering Institute of Technology. Despite my initial lack of enthusiasm, I thoroughly enjoyed the session. It also reminded me of a most unexpected, but...Read More

In honor of International Museum Day, why not celebrate the museums that give visitors unrivaled access to everything we love about engineering? International Museum Day takes place on 18 May, and if you live in a city or town with a museum, why not find out if your local museum...Read More

We love new technology, it is what is driving the human race forward to find solutions to life’s biggest problems. In fact, technology like facial recognition streamlines simple tasks like unlocking your phone. Photo by Youssef Sarhan on Unsplash But it also creates a space for nefariousness. In 2016 an...Read More

Engineering gadgets? Yes please! You don’t get into engineering if you don’t like gadgets, electronics, and all the parts of technology. Writing in a reusable notebook, tinkering with a useless box, drawing electricity with a conductive pen, and drinking from a self-cleaning self-charging water bottle: here we celebrate the engineers...Read More