Engineering
Health & Medicine
3D bioprinting is pushing the boundaries of human tissue engineering
A new way to 3D print human tissue is revolutionising how we create and test medical treatments
Sciences & Technology
Opinion
We don’t just need more engineers, we need next-gen engineers
Our profession’s future is not just about training more and more recruits to fill the shortage, we also need to focus on the qualities of our next-gen engineers
Sciences & Technology
How science is making the sci-fi ‘tractor beam’ a reality
A new way of pulling particles with light may sound like the stuff of science fiction, but it’s real and has the potential to make biopsies less invasive
Sciences & Technology
‘You don’t need fancy equipment to make good prostheses’
An inexpensive system for customised prosthetic sockets is producing much-needed assistive devices for people around the world
Education
Book extract
Australian universities must prioritise Indigenous engineers
Indigenous ingenuity has all the hallmarks that modern engineers strive for – and Australia universities must shift their higher education paradigm
Sciences & Technology
Kids with disability are gamers too
Working with an eight-year-old boy with cerebral palsy, researchers have co-designed a video game controller to provide more opportunities for fun and social connection
Sciences & Technology
The new model powering faster flood predictions
A new simplified hydrodynamic model provides a practical and effective solution to predict flooding quickly – reducing forecasting time from days to seconds
Sciences & Technology
Actress, ballerina... engineer?
Engineering needs more diversity, but there are almost no role models for women engineers in popular culture
Sciences & Technology
Under the Microscope
Taking Indigenous Australia to NASA
Tully Mahr is one of five Australians heading to an internship with NASA, where the 21-year-old will spend three months researching life’s origins and planet habitability
Sciences & Technology
Why you don’t want ‘phantom energy’ on a spacecraft
Measuring and removing unexpected ‘phantom’ levels of electricity from energy harvesting devices has been challenging – until now