De-icing. Would this have saved the Russian airline that went down on Sunday?


13 February, 2018
Chances are, if you live in the colder countries of the world, you’ve had to de-ice something in your life. De-icing is critical - the safety and usability of an engineered product often depends on it. Engineering in the aviation industry is a point in case. Airports are an interdisciplinary...Read More

Pyeongchang Winter Olympics: An engineering event


13 February, 2018
From the 9th to the 25th February this year the world will have access to a visual buffet of snow sports; the Winter Olympics is to be hosted by South Korea’s PyeongChang. Fans around the world will be cheering on their respective countries’ athletes. Also to be lauded, however, are...Read More

Bobsledding: the engineering competition


6 February, 2018
The Winter Olympics are upon us. The opening ceremony airs on February 9th, 2018. Over the course of the competition in Pyeongchang, South Korea, the feats of many engineers will be on display too. In fact it will be hard to find an event untouched by engineering. (Some of the...Read More

So many disciplines, so little time


6 February, 2018
The future is yours for the taking. This good ole’ adage has driven many into PANIC MODE; there is undue stress for young people when it comes to picking a vocation. A fresh batch of school-leavers have just begun their academic year and many will have chosen the discipline of...Read More

Structurally deficient: America’s bridge problem


6 February, 2018
New data generated from the U.S. Department of Transportation has revealed that more than 54,000 American bridges are structurally deficient. America has 612,677 bridges. Americans cross these bridges 174 million times daily. One in three bridges are in need of repair, and one in three Interstate highway bridges have also...Read More

Indian engineering may be going to the moon but education isn’t


6 February, 2018
It may be a landmark year for Indian engineering. This year, at the end of March, India’s Space Research Organization (ISRO) will land an unmanned rover on the moon. They will be sending an orbiter, a lander, and a rover in what it is being called the Chandrayaan-2 mission. Directly...Read More

Animal testing in engineering – Volkswagen apologizes


6 February, 2018
The largest manufacturing plant in the world is in Wolfsburg, West Germany. It is a car manufacturing plant that belongs to none other than Volkswagen. It covers an area of 6.5 million square miles. It is so vast that employees are able to cycle around the company’s main headquarters. The...Read More

Spotlight on: Michelle Simmons


1 February, 2018
Image: Jordan Haynes Professor Michelle Simmons is the most recently crowned Australian of the Year. A true testament to quantum physics, science more broadly, women, and Australia - we take a quick look at Simmons' work, and the achievements that led to her becoming the recipient of this most prestigious...Read More

China’s train craze culminates in late-night railway construction


31 January, 2018
The Chinese may be on their way to setting a new world record...for a railway construction job in the Fujian Province in Southern China. On the 19th of January 2018 something quite remarkable happened when 1,500 workers were tasked with constructing a railway designed to connect the city of Longyan...Read More

Are engineering societies necessary anymore?


31 January, 2018
National Society of Professional Engineers, American Society of Civil Engineers, Engineers Without Borders, American Nuclear Society, American Society of Safety Engineers, Biomedical Engineering Society, Institute of Transportation Engineers, Society of Manufacturing Engineers, Order of the Engineer, Institute of Industrial and System Engineers.   This is enough to make your head...Read More
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