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Plastic is not an easy topic to approach from any perspective. The petroleum-based material has become synonymous with the ills of the world. At the same time new innovative ways are seeing the light to use plastics. It’s also a growing market with a massive stake in the economy. We...Read More

It's no secret that electric vehicles (EVs) are going to be prevalent in our future. Every year, we are seeing more and more automakers add EVs to their lineup. We took a brief look at the EV industry and where it is heading in the future. In November 2022, the...Read More

With over ten years of experience providing engineering education, the Engineering Institute of Technology (EIT) continues to create pathways and opportunities for aspiring engineers that help close the gap between education and the professional workplace. EIT has introduced the Doctorate Research Scholarship for candidates seeking commencement in its Professional On-Campus...Read More

Boom! You hear the mortar launch and in mere moments the sky is lit up with a plethora of color and even touches of magic. Lovers might embrace, a hand grazing to the small of some loved one’s back as shards of spent pyrotechnic stars float down to the earth...Read More

Two women are changing the construction landscape with plastic bricks – and creating a new economy while doing it. When you combine sustainability with any established system like construction there’s a trend of calling it disruptive. But sisters Kedibone and Kekeletso Tsiloane from South Africa is more likely to fall...Read More

Engineering qualifications and degrees hold a lot of capital within the world. The World Economic Forum maintains that STEM degrees and engineering degrees assure good-paying positions and are almost always in demand. Career pathways in most engineering fields also yield low unemployment rates when compared to other careers. The qualifications...Read More

Let’s start by saying that research confirms that robot interactions are good for people. One study Robots as Dogs? – Children’s Interactions with the Robotic Dog AIBO and a Live Australian Shepherd theorizes that because robots, unlike stuffed animals, are animated and interactive, children would likely form bonds with them...Read More

‘Gravity in a bottle’ is how this company reduces boat-roll and could potentially transform everyone’s experience on the water. In 2014 Seakeeper became somewhat of a marine technology marvel when the company released a gyroscope that could reduce boat-roll significantly.  Designed to virtually eliminate boat roll on vessels 23’ and...Read More

Mental Health Month is recognized each year in the month of October. We are taking this month to raise awareness around the mental health and well-being of fly-in fly-out (FIFO) workers and their families. Commonly used in the mining and oil and gas drilling industries, FIFO jobs involve employing contractors...Read More

Engineers have a lot going for them in terms of career prospects. According to the 2020 World Economic Forum’s (WEF) Jobs of Tomorrow: Mapping Opportunity in the New Economy, engineering skills are on their list of the highest-demand skills that are essential to break into, what WEF deems, emerging professional...Read More