The ethics of disruption


17 May, 2017
Robots are an integral part of the industrial operation, and as the fourth industrial revolution steamrolls ahead, they are part of the automation of more and more processes than ever before.   The reality is that robots cannot be kept apart from the human worker as in years gone by....Read More

Tesla researchers double lifetime of Li-Ion batteries


17 May, 2017
If companies want to capitalize on the future of clean energy, they’re going to have to get at least one foot in the door when it comes to storing that energy. A company who has a little more than a foot in the door is Tesla. It has been in...Read More

The answer to congestion is boring, says Musk


17 May, 2017
Elon Musk owns many companies that are on the cutting edge of engineering and business endeavor. Most recently he has been working on Mars missions and relaunching used rockets with his company SpaceX. He also designs, manufactures and sells electric cars and solar storage options through Tesla. But now he...Read More

Changes in immigration send universities into cold sweat


17 May, 2017
“It is focused relentlessly on the national interest and assuring that temporary migration visas are not a passport for foreigners to take up jobs that could and should be filled by Australians. Australian jobs for Australian’s first - that’s the focus.” - Malcolm Turnbull In an unexpected move, Malcolm Turnbull,...Read More

Engineering in the circular economy


17 May, 2017
In our modern world engineers are tasked with finding and designing solutions to the key challenges that population growth poses. Building vital infrastructure, which does not harm the planet, for an ever-growing global population is one of the most important challenges engineers face today. There is one thorny problem to...Read More

Does a standardized smart city start with an electricity meeting?


17 May, 2017
The United Nations’ State of World Cities report in 2013 estimated that the number of urban residents around the world would grow by 60 million yearly. They also predicted that more than 60% of the world’s population would be living in smart cities by 2050. To accommodate this large influx...Read More

Why we Love Engineers (and you should too)


17 May, 2017
Content retrieved from: https://www.eit.edu.au/cms/news/industry/why-we-love-engineers-and-you-should-too.Read More

The future of engineering training and design


8 May, 2017
Virtual labs   Remote engineering, also referred to as online engineering, is a fairly recent development in engineering and science. Its aim is to facilitate the shared use of equipment, resources, and specialized software such as simulators.   The expansion of the internet as a tool for training and actual...Read More

Is the university degree still an employment prerequisite?


8 May, 2017
The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) state that 66% of Australians are university graduates or have completed an apprenticeship.   In Australia, getting a job without a degree in certain industries was once commonplace, however, employers are now requiring that all important piece of paper; the degree. Joshua Krook, a...Read More

14 Myths About Online Education


28 April, 2017
14 Myths About Online Education with EIT The world has become inundated with various myths regarding online learning, mostly due to the infancy of the phenomenon. EIT has become a major proponent in rectifying the detrimental rumours that still plague many undecided prospective engineers. Below is a collated list of...Read More