Workplace Equipment Feature Articles

CSIRO wants to work with more SMEs to help them overcome environmental hurdles.

Despite a tough decade, manufacturing in Australia still has a promising future if it focuses on getting closer to the customer and improving the value proposition, says Kathy Rankin ...

Australian Industry Group members say lack of trained staff will present a "high risk factor" in the next five years.

Understanding how climate change could impact on the deterioration of the basic building block of much of Australia's infrastructure – concrete – is crucial to ensuring major assets ...

American forensic engineer David Biggs knew the magnitude 6.3 earthquake in Christchurch on February 22 had changed public perceptions of engineering issues when a New York taxi ...

Engineers routinely inspect bridges and other structures for cracks and corrosion.

American forensic engineer David Biggs knew the magnitude 6.3 earthquake in Christchurch on February 22 had changed public perceptions of engineering issues when a New York taxi ...

Electricity costs have steadily risen over the past five years, with prices expected to increase dramatically in the near future.

The interior of a powerful machine newly installed at The University of Western Australia is not only the coldest place in the State, it is colder by far than anywhere in Antarctica ...

Mechanical engineering encompasses a broad church, from the design of air-conditioning systems and their installation to automotive materials handling and machinery design, but ...

A new study has revealed that human-induced changes in the flow of the Murray River has led to mass weed invasion and reduced biodiversity in wetlands along the riverbank, highlighting ...

James Cook University’s Cyclone Testing Station (CTS) team is now well advanced on their investigation in the areas most affected by Tropical Cyclone Yasi, focusing mainly on the ...

Industrial relations (IR) is an all-encompassing term for the relationships existing between employers, workers and their representatives.

Tailored flooding solutions which cater to the unique requirements of the area are required, if we are able to adequately manage future flooding risks.

Australian scientists have developed a novel autopilot that guides aircraft through complex aerobatic manoeuvres by watching the horizon like a honey bee.

A team of Swinburne University researchers has developed a joining system that overcomes decades-long obstacles to the wider use of magnesium in the automotive industry.

Feature of the week: It's been said that if you build a better mousetrap the world will beat a path to your door.

Feature of the week: It's called T4, short for Terminal Four, and (like its predecessors) aims to cash in on surging global demand for coal, while simultaneously shrinking the number ...

Feature of the week: It's been said that statistics will confess to anything, if you torture them enough, and there are few industry sectors where conflicting admissions are extracted ...

Excessive pressure at work is costing Australia's economy $730 million a year due to job-stress related depression, a University of Melbourne and VicHealth report has revealed.