Workplace Equipment Feature Articles

A new microscope that enables scientists and industry to measure materials and structures a million times smaller than a grain of sand is now in operation at the National Measurement ...

Understanding the properties that control surface dissipation of heat could lead to improved power plants and electronics with high heat-transfer rates.

Melbourne researchers have invented and patented a way of detecting and locating potential electrical faults along large stretches of power line before they occur.

Safe forklift operation is of paramount importance. These basic tips provide a good starting point to support workplace health and safety guidelines.

Battery powered industrial forklifts are used in a variety of applications and are becoming increasingly popular. These days, the benefits of battery electrics include longer running ...

Chinese and Australian researchers are set to confront the challenges of climate change policy together under a new research program.

A new super-strong ceramic developed by researchers at The University of Western Australia may enable power plant operators to save money on delays and costly repairs, and may prolong ...

By using methods developed to study the interactions of particles and applying them to economics, researchers at the University of Sydney have shown that small changes can create a ...

A new material that can store large amounts of energy with very little energy loss has been developed by researchers at ANU.

A new testing facility will help Northern Territory-based industry involved in oil and gas to make crucial decisions about the integrity of materials used in fabrication.

New research shows existing copper resources can sustain increasing world-wide demand for at least a century, meaning social and environmental concerns could be the most important ...

What makes employees leave or stay in organisations and how organisations can improve employee retention is the focus of a public lecture being held at the University of South ...

As Australian companies begin the new financial year, business information analysts at IBISWorld reveal the industries set to soar and sink in 2013-14.

System contamination has been a huge problem for the hydraulics industry for many decades.

An immigrant cook is put to work in appalling conditions, for 14 hours a day, seven days a week, and not paid a cent. Is that slavery? Criminal exploitation? Not necessarily.

This research will look at geological data as far back as 1.5 billion years ago, before today's continents were formed.

A robotic tractor and seeding machine with unprecedented planting accuracy will improve agricultural productivity for farmers and enable cropping on 20 per cent more land, UNSW ...

Government assistance to prop-up Australian car manufacturing is a waste of taxpayers’ money according to Charles Sturt University (CSU) researcher Professor Kishor Sharma who said ...

Between 2003 and 2010, there were 204 reported workplace deaths as a result of falls, yet height safety experts are divided on the adequacy of the new draft Standard, with some ...

Edith Cowan University (ECU) researchers have developed a new water quality sensor utilising fibre optic nano technology.