True AI and autonomous vehicles


2 October, 2018
The convergence of machine learning and engineering is perhaps the most important crossing of paths in modern times. Companies in a plethora of industries are expected to (and already are) opting-in to the AI future. As technology advances, it is up to the prospective engineer to adapt to the innovation...Read More

Engineers unveil wearable ultrasound sensor


2 October, 2018
The advancement of technology has its advantages, especially for rural areas and low-income households around the world. With microsystems and nano-engineering, processes can be made more efficient and the cost of operation reduced. Also, some engineers have turned their skills in this direction, designing complex wearable technologies that are improving,...Read More

Partnerships are empowering employees at SA Power Networks


17 September, 2018
SA Power Networks is South Australia’s electricity distributor. And what a dynamic organization it is too. Steve Mackay, the Dean of the Engineering Institute of Technology, and a colleague were shown through the building at 1 Anzac Highway in Adelaide, on the morning of the 28th of August by Barney...Read More

Mechanical engineers crucial to future of guided surgery


12 September, 2018
Biomedical engineering is continuing its amalgamation of individual disciplines of engineering, fusing it into one discipline that has the health of humanity as its core focus. A host of startups and companies are developing technologies that will assist the healthcare sector and keep people healthier. United States company, Neocis, is...Read More

Civil engineers look to remedy London Tube’s heat problem


12 September, 2018
As the seasons change and the Northern Hemisphere gets a taste of what the Southern Hemisphere was feeling during winter, commuters on London's Underground could not be more ready for winter than right now. In the month of August, London observed a sweltering heat wave that scorched the region for...Read More

Gravity energy storage applications show promise


10 September, 2018
Concrete batteries? It seems that civil engineering and mechanical engineering have met in the middle for a new type of energy storage. A Swiss startup named Energy Vault has showcased an unorthodox experiment — they have stacked concrete blocks via an electric crane, and in doing this, stored energy. The...Read More

Gravity energy storage applications show promise


10 September, 2018
Concrete batteries? It seems that civil engineering and mechanical engineering have met in the middle for a new type of energy storage. A Swiss startup named Energy Vault has showcased an unorthodox experiment — they have stacked concrete blocks via an electric crane, and in doing this, stored energy. The...Read More

The blind man who invented cruise control


10 September, 2018
Engineers are exceptionally skilled at designing products that assist people who are disabled. But it's not often that we see a disabled person engineering for those who are able-bodied. While millions of people use cruise control every day, many wouldn't know that it was invented by a blind engineer. His...Read More

How engineering changed time


10 September, 2018
A full rotation of the earth around its own axis produces patterns and rhythms in nature known as the diurnal cycle. Ever since human beings could perceive that the sun rose in the East and set in the West, the assumption was that there was a passage of time. Then...Read More

Entrepreneurship, the gig economy and you


10 September, 2018
What is a side-hustle? It's really anything that you can do on the side to make money while pursuing higher education or employment. It may be a hobby you are trying to monetize for a little bit of extra cash, it may be a serious venture you are working to...Read More