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Imagine having a thermodynamics property library at your fingertips, no matter where you are. Enter CoolProp! Not only is it an indispensable tool but, the best part, it’s also totally free. Gone are the days when thermodynamic engineers and students had to lug around a bulky steam table in order...Read More

Whether you’re an engineer or studying towards a qualification, you may have heard about the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. But what exactly is it and how can it benefit your studies and career? Dr Munira Batool, Senior Member of IEEE and Postgraduate Supervisor at EIT The Institute of...Read More

Being an adult comes with bills, stress, and realities you often don’t realize in your youth. You don’t really want to eat candy all day and watch television till your eyes go square – you’re simply too busy. Are LEGO robots a solution? But childhood dreams aren’t squashed once you...Read More

Recently the annual QILT survey results were announced. The Quality Indicators for Learning and Teaching (QILT) are a suite of government-endorsed surveys for higher education, across the student life cycle from commencement to employment. Thousands of students participate in the survey every year. Despite competing with Australia’s largest and most...Read More

A group of EIT students visited a leading engineering firm in Western Australia, Hofmann Engineering. These kinds of visits articulate the processes and roles of engineers in manufacturing and automation. They are beneficial for students that will soon occupy roles within manufacturing and other engineering processes. According to Dr Arti...Read More

There’s no reason for sparks to fly in engineering – sound lighting protection, and keen earthing keeps everyone and their electronics safe. To start, it’s important to note the damage lightning can cause, not just as a natural phenomenon, but as one observed in the human world. Photo by richard...Read More

The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation in Australia (CSIRO) identified key megatrends shaping our lives for decades to come. A megatrend is seen as a long-term trend that affects societies, governments, and economies permanently, and these trends happen when multiple smaller trends merge to create a megatrend. The following...Read More

As food fungi are renowned for their meaty, Unami flavor. In engineering, it’s equally beefy as part of sustainability. These fungi can do a lot more than we thought. For the future Nearly all industrially fabricated materials produced today, like construction and packaging materials, cannot be recycled and aren’t environmentally...Read More

Out of all the components and areas of study, few are as unique and ultimately vital within a subsect of Mechanical Engineering as Vibration Engineering and Analysis. Photo by Thomas Galler on Unsplash It is the make or break within mechanical engineering that either optimizes if moving components will last...Read More

Sustainable technologies in civil engineering, including green or sustainable concrete, become even more important now when population growth, continuous industrial development, and construction of infrastructure create huge amounts of construction and demolition (C&D) waste. Additionally, fossil fuels are no longer the cornerstone of the built environment, as bio-based composite building...Read More