HOME - WELCOME - CREATE Engineering ideas into reality. Create Digital is powered by Engineers Australia, the trusted voice of the engineering profession.We are the global home for engineering professionals renowned as leaders in shaping a sustainable world. CSIRO’S CHIEF FORECASTER ON THE ‘MEGATRENDS’ SHAPING OUR CSIRO’s chief forecaster on the ‘megatrends’ shaping our future. by Elle Hardy. May 6, 2021. in Trends. 4 min read. 0. Dr Stefan Hajkowicz and his team at Data61 have updated their thinking on global megatrends during COVID-19. At the forthcoming Integrated Project Engineering Congress (IPEC) conference he will give the audience a

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DETERMINING THE VALUE OF WATER The sixth goal (SDG6) is to “ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all” and is the primary goal behind FIDIC’s Establishing the Value of Water report. The Sustainable Development Institute at Monash University released a report in 2020 outlining Australia’s progress towards the overall

SDGs.

DANIEL BOSCO IS TURNING BOTTLES INTO CONCRETE Daniel Bosco is turning bottles into concrete. Daniel Bosco FIEAust, founder and Director of Bluey Technologies. Making concrete requires sand — and lots of it. That’s why some engineers are looking at substituting recycled glass, a more sustainable ingredient, in building materials. The start of 2021 ushered in an export ban on

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WHY ENGINEERS NEED TO KEEP A CLOSE EYE ON THEIR MENTAL A report from October 2019 by EqualEngineers, called Masculinity in Engineering, said more than one third of engineers in the UK (37.2 per cent) describe their mental health as only “fair” or “poor”. More than 61 per cent of engineers said their physical or emotional problems disrupted their normal social activities; 22 per cent had CHEMICAL ENGINEERS PRODUCE ‘GREEN’ AMMONIA FROM AIR, WATER Chemical engineers at the University of New South Wales (UNSW) Sydney and the University of Sydney have found a way to make ‘green’ ammonia from air, water and renewable electricity that does not require the high temperatures, high pressure and huge infrastructure currently needed to produce the essential compound. 11 PODCASTS THAT SHOULD BE ON EVERY ENGINEER’S Here are 11 podcasts that should be on every engineer’s playlist. 1. Engineering Heroes. Engineering Heroes delves into the engineering challenges facing us today. Founded and hosted by Melanie and Dominic De Gioia, each week the pair chat to a REMOVING WEEDS WITHOUT HERBICIDES COULD PROVE A BOON FOR The rapid weed-chipping operation is completed within 0.3 seconds. The result ensures minimal disturbance to the soil in a fallow paddock, enabling farmers to maintain a conservation cropping program while removing weeds without the use of herbicides. The team conducted multiple weed-kill efficacy trials using standard V-shaped sweeps, but BRISBANE’S CROSS RIVER RAIL HONOURS GROUNDBREAKING Brisbane’s Cross River Rail has named one of its massive tunnel boring machines after pioneering engineer Else Shepherd AM Hon FIEAust. Shepherd, an honorary fellow of Engineers Australia and inductee to its Queensland Hall of Fame, said she was honoured to be considered a groundbreaker. "RIGHT ENGINE, WRONG TIME": WHY THE CRANKLESS ENGINE NEVER Possibly one of engineering’s most under-appreciated innovations, the crankless engine was the right product at the wrong time. When internal combustion engines were being improved for potential use in marine, land and air environments in the early 1900s, two of the greatest requirements were a reduction in weight and a slimming down

in size.

HOME - WELCOME - CREATE Engineering ideas into reality. Create Digital is powered by Engineers Australia, the trusted voice of the engineering profession.We are the global home for engineering professionals renowned as leaders in shaping a sustainable world. CSIRO’S CHIEF FORECASTER ON THE ‘MEGATRENDS’ SHAPING OUR CSIRO’s chief forecaster on the ‘megatrends’ shaping our future. by Elle Hardy. May 6, 2021. in Trends. 4 min read. 0. Dr Stefan Hajkowicz and his team at Data61 have updated their thinking on global megatrends during COVID-19. At the forthcoming Integrated Project Engineering Congress (IPEC) conference he will give the audience a

sneak

DETERMINING THE VALUE OF WATER The sixth goal (SDG6) is to “ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all” and is the primary goal behind FIDIC’s Establishing the Value of Water report. The Sustainable Development Institute at Monash University released a report in 2020 outlining Australia’s progress towards the overall

SDGs.

DANIEL BOSCO IS TURNING BOTTLES INTO CONCRETE Daniel Bosco is turning bottles into concrete. Daniel Bosco FIEAust, founder and Director of Bluey Technologies. Making concrete requires sand — and lots of it. That’s why some engineers are looking at substituting recycled glass, a more sustainable ingredient, in building materials. The start of 2021 ushered in an export ban on

unprocessed

WHY ENGINEERS NEED TO KEEP A CLOSE EYE ON THEIR MENTAL A report from October 2019 by EqualEngineers, called Masculinity in Engineering, said more than one third of engineers in the UK (37.2 per cent) describe their mental health as only “fair” or “poor”. More than 61 per cent of engineers said their physical or emotional problems disrupted their normal social activities; 22 per cent had CHEMICAL ENGINEERS PRODUCE ‘GREEN’ AMMONIA FROM AIR, WATER Chemical engineers at the University of New South Wales (UNSW) Sydney and the University of Sydney have found a way to make ‘green’ ammonia from air, water and renewable electricity that does not require the high temperatures, high pressure and huge infrastructure currently needed to produce the essential compound. 11 PODCASTS THAT SHOULD BE ON EVERY ENGINEER’S Here are 11 podcasts that should be on every engineer’s playlist. 1. Engineering Heroes. Engineering Heroes delves into the engineering challenges facing us today. Founded and hosted by Melanie and Dominic De Gioia, each week the pair chat to a REMOVING WEEDS WITHOUT HERBICIDES COULD PROVE A BOON FOR The rapid weed-chipping operation is completed within 0.3 seconds. The result ensures minimal disturbance to the soil in a fallow paddock, enabling farmers to maintain a conservation cropping program while removing weeds without the use of herbicides. The team conducted multiple weed-kill efficacy trials using standard V-shaped sweeps, but BRISBANE’S CROSS RIVER RAIL HONOURS GROUNDBREAKING Brisbane’s Cross River Rail has named one of its massive tunnel boring machines after pioneering engineer Else Shepherd AM Hon FIEAust. Shepherd, an honorary fellow of Engineers Australia and inductee to its Queensland Hall of Fame, said she was honoured to be considered a groundbreaker. "RIGHT ENGINE, WRONG TIME": WHY THE CRANKLESS ENGINE NEVER Possibly one of engineering’s most under-appreciated innovations, the crankless engine was the right product at the wrong time. When internal combustion engines were being improved for potential use in marine, land and air environments in the early 1900s, two of the greatest requirements were a reduction in weight and a slimming down

in size.

THIS EARLY-WARNING WEARABLE DEVICE MONITORS UV EXPOSURE For people who spend a lot of time outdoors, skin cancer is a workplace risk associated with the job. One engineer hopes to provide early warning of when they’re in danger. When Dr Reza Behi arrived in Australia from Europe in 2015 to begin a biomedical engineering PhD, he noticed the side-effects HOW ENGINEERS BUILT TASMANIA’S TALLEST AND MOST REMOTE When Tasmania’s tallest and most remote wind farm came online, it took the state to 100 per cent renewable energy. When Beef farmer Royce Smith replaced his clothesline for the third time in five years due to wind damage, he knew he had the potential for a STRUCTURE RELOCATION: HOW ENGINEERS MOVE ENTIRE BUILDINGS Between 12 October and 14 November 1930, employees at the Indiana Bell Telephone Company in Indianapolis had a unique problem to contend with — the entrance to their building kept moving. For four weeks, every hour the building was rotated 381 THIS ENGINEER PUSHES MATERIALS TO BREAKING POINT TO HELP To say mechanical engineer Dr Veronica Gray loves a challenge is an understatement. Through her research, she is figuring out when, why and how materials break, pushing the breaking point further so materials can better handle extremes. Gray likes to ENGINEERS PREDICT A BOOM IN SUPERSONIC AIRLINE TRAVEL Sydney to Los Angeles in 6 hours and 45 minutes might sound like the stuff of weary travellers’ dreams — but a new deal is reviving blue sky thinking about supersonic passenger jets. US airline United has announced plans to buy a fleet of new net-zero carbon supersonic aircraft from aviation THIS PARASITE-INSPIRED DEVICE COULD CHANGE DRUG DELIVERY Small device, big potential. According to Gracias, the theragripper is roughly a quarter of a millimetre, or 250 μm, in size, which allows for efficient manufacturing — about 6000 theragrippers can be fabricated on a single silicon wafer — but also means the researchers couldn’t attach any kind of electrical devices to them. “We have seen the introduction of dynamic, microfabricated FLEXIBLE SENSORS COULD PREVENT FALLS IN AGED CARE The sensors can inform aged care workers of a patient’s position in bed, which in the future could help predict if a patient is about to fall. The sensors are contained in the mattress cover to protect them from any damage, Walia explained. “They communicate changes in electrical properties in response to movement via wifi to a central REMOVING WEEDS WITHOUT HERBICIDES COULD PROVE A BOON FOR The rapid weed-chipping operation is completed within 0.3 seconds. The result ensures minimal disturbance to the soil in a fallow paddock, enabling farmers to maintain a conservation cropping program while removing weeds without the use of herbicides. The team conducted multiple weed-kill efficacy trials using standard V-shaped sweeps, but

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Engineering ideas into reality. Create Digital is powered by Engineers Australia, the trusted voice of the engineering profession.We are the global home for engineering professionals renowned as leaders in shaping a sustainable world. HOME - WELCOME - CREATE Engineering ideas into reality. Create Digital is powered by Engineers Australia, the trusted voice of the engineering profession.We are the global home for engineering professionals renowned as leaders in shaping a sustainable world. CSIRO’S CHIEF FORECASTER ON THE ‘MEGATRENDS’ SHAPING OUR CSIRO’s chief forecaster on the ‘megatrends’ shaping our future. by Elle Hardy. May 6, 2021. in Trends. 4 min read. 0. Dr Stefan Hajkowicz and his team at Data61 have updated their thinking on global megatrends during COVID-19. At the forthcoming Integrated Project Engineering Congress (IPEC) conference he will give the audience a

sneak

DETERMINING THE VALUE OF WATER The sixth goal (SDG6) is to “ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all” and is the primary goal behind FIDIC’s Establishing the Value of Water report. The Sustainable Development Institute at Monash University released a report in 2020 outlining Australia’s progress towards the overall

SDGs.

DANIEL BOSCO IS TURNING BOTTLES INTO CONCRETE Daniel Bosco is turning bottles into concrete. Daniel Bosco FIEAust, founder and Director of Bluey Technologies. Making concrete requires sand — and lots of it. That’s why some engineers are looking at substituting recycled glass, a more sustainable ingredient, in building materials. The start of 2021 ushered in an export ban on

unprocessed

WHY ENGINEERS NEED TO KEEP A CLOSE EYE ON THEIR MENTAL A report from October 2019 by EqualEngineers, called Masculinity in Engineering, said more than one third of engineers in the UK (37.2 per cent) describe their mental health as only “fair” or “poor”. More than 61 per cent of engineers said their physical or emotional problems disrupted their normal social activities; 22 per cent had CHEMICAL ENGINEERS PRODUCE ‘GREEN’ AMMONIA FROM AIR, WATER Chemical engineers at the University of New South Wales (UNSW) Sydney and the University of Sydney have found a way to make ‘green’ ammonia from air, water and renewable electricity that does not require the high temperatures, high pressure and huge infrastructure currently needed to produce the essential compound. 11 PODCASTS THAT SHOULD BE ON EVERY ENGINEER’S Here are 11 podcasts that should be on every engineer’s playlist. 1. Engineering Heroes. Engineering Heroes delves into the engineering challenges facing us today. Founded and hosted by Melanie and Dominic De Gioia, each week the pair chat to a REMOVING WEEDS WITHOUT HERBICIDES COULD PROVE A BOON FOR The rapid weed-chipping operation is completed within 0.3 seconds. The result ensures minimal disturbance to the soil in a fallow paddock, enabling farmers to maintain a conservation cropping program while removing weeds without the use of herbicides. The team conducted multiple weed-kill efficacy trials using standard V-shaped sweeps, but BRISBANE’S CROSS RIVER RAIL HONOURS GROUNDBREAKING Brisbane’s Cross River Rail has named one of its massive tunnel boring machines after pioneering engineer Else Shepherd AM Hon FIEAust. Shepherd, an honorary fellow of Engineers Australia and inductee to its Queensland Hall of Fame, said she was honoured to be considered a groundbreaker. "RIGHT ENGINE, WRONG TIME": WHY THE CRANKLESS ENGINE NEVER Possibly one of engineering’s most under-appreciated innovations, the crankless engine was the right product at the wrong time. When internal combustion engines were being improved for potential use in marine, land and air environments in the early 1900s, two of the greatest requirements were a reduction in weight and a slimming down

in size.

HOME - WELCOME - CREATE Engineering ideas into reality. Create Digital is powered by Engineers Australia, the trusted voice of the engineering profession.We are the global home for engineering professionals renowned as leaders in shaping a sustainable world. CSIRO’S CHIEF FORECASTER ON THE ‘MEGATRENDS’ SHAPING OUR CSIRO’s chief forecaster on the ‘megatrends’ shaping our future. by Elle Hardy. May 6, 2021. in Trends. 4 min read. 0. Dr Stefan Hajkowicz and his team at Data61 have updated their thinking on global megatrends during COVID-19. At the forthcoming Integrated Project Engineering Congress (IPEC) conference he will give the audience a

sneak

DETERMINING THE VALUE OF WATER The sixth goal (SDG6) is to “ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all” and is the primary goal behind FIDIC’s Establishing the Value of Water report. The Sustainable Development Institute at Monash University released a report in 2020 outlining Australia’s progress towards the overall

SDGs.

DANIEL BOSCO IS TURNING BOTTLES INTO CONCRETE Daniel Bosco is turning bottles into concrete. Daniel Bosco FIEAust, founder and Director of Bluey Technologies. Making concrete requires sand — and lots of it. That’s why some engineers are looking at substituting recycled glass, a more sustainable ingredient, in building materials. The start of 2021 ushered in an export ban on

unprocessed

WHY ENGINEERS NEED TO KEEP A CLOSE EYE ON THEIR MENTAL A report from October 2019 by EqualEngineers, called Masculinity in Engineering, said more than one third of engineers in the UK (37.2 per cent) describe their mental health as only “fair” or “poor”. More than 61 per cent of engineers said their physical or emotional problems disrupted their normal social activities; 22 per cent had CHEMICAL ENGINEERS PRODUCE ‘GREEN’ AMMONIA FROM AIR, WATER Chemical engineers at the University of New South Wales (UNSW) Sydney and the University of Sydney have found a way to make ‘green’ ammonia from air, water and renewable electricity that does not require the high temperatures, high pressure and huge infrastructure currently needed to produce the essential compound. 11 PODCASTS THAT SHOULD BE ON EVERY ENGINEER’S Here are 11 podcasts that should be on every engineer’s playlist. 1. Engineering Heroes. Engineering Heroes delves into the engineering challenges facing us today. Founded and hosted by Melanie and Dominic De Gioia, each week the pair chat to a REMOVING WEEDS WITHOUT HERBICIDES COULD PROVE A BOON FOR The rapid weed-chipping operation is completed within 0.3 seconds. The result ensures minimal disturbance to the soil in a fallow paddock, enabling farmers to maintain a conservation cropping program while removing weeds without the use of herbicides. The team conducted multiple weed-kill efficacy trials using standard V-shaped sweeps, but BRISBANE’S CROSS RIVER RAIL HONOURS GROUNDBREAKING Brisbane’s Cross River Rail has named one of its massive tunnel boring machines after pioneering engineer Else Shepherd AM Hon FIEAust. Shepherd, an honorary fellow of Engineers Australia and inductee to its Queensland Hall of Fame, said she was honoured to be considered a groundbreaker. "RIGHT ENGINE, WRONG TIME": WHY THE CRANKLESS ENGINE NEVER Possibly one of engineering’s most under-appreciated innovations, the crankless engine was the right product at the wrong time. When internal combustion engines were being improved for potential use in marine, land and air environments in the early 1900s, two of the greatest requirements were a reduction in weight and a slimming down

in size.

THIS EARLY-WARNING WEARABLE DEVICE MONITORS UV EXPOSURE For people who spend a lot of time outdoors, skin cancer is a workplace risk associated with the job. One engineer hopes to provide early warning of when they’re in danger. When Dr Reza Behi arrived in Australia from Europe in 2015 to begin a biomedical engineering PhD, he noticed the side-effects HOW ENGINEERS BUILT TASMANIA’S TALLEST AND MOST REMOTE When Tasmania’s tallest and most remote wind farm came online, it took the state to 100 per cent renewable energy. When Beef farmer Royce Smith replaced his clothesline for the third time in five years due to wind damage, he knew he had the potential for a STRUCTURE RELOCATION: HOW ENGINEERS MOVE ENTIRE BUILDINGS Between 12 October and 14 November 1930, employees at the Indiana Bell Telephone Company in Indianapolis had a unique problem to contend with — the entrance to their building kept moving. For four weeks, every hour the building was rotated 381 THIS ENGINEER PUSHES MATERIALS TO BREAKING POINT TO HELP To say mechanical engineer Dr Veronica Gray loves a challenge is an understatement. Through her research, she is figuring out when, why and how materials break, pushing the breaking point further so materials can better handle extremes. Gray likes to ENGINEERS PREDICT A BOOM IN SUPERSONIC AIRLINE TRAVEL Sydney to Los Angeles in 6 hours and 45 minutes might sound like the stuff of weary travellers’ dreams — but a new deal is reviving blue sky thinking about supersonic passenger jets. US airline United has announced plans to buy a fleet of new net-zero carbon supersonic aircraft from aviation THIS PARASITE-INSPIRED DEVICE COULD CHANGE DRUG DELIVERY Small device, big potential. According to Gracias, the theragripper is roughly a quarter of a millimetre, or 250 μm, in size, which allows for efficient manufacturing — about 6000 theragrippers can be fabricated on a single silicon wafer — but also means the researchers couldn’t attach any kind of electrical devices to them. “We have seen the introduction of dynamic, microfabricated FLEXIBLE SENSORS COULD PREVENT FALLS IN AGED CARE The sensors can inform aged care workers of a patient’s position in bed, which in the future could help predict if a patient is about to fall. The sensors are contained in the mattress cover to protect them from any damage, Walia explained. “They communicate changes in electrical properties in response to movement via wifi to a central REMOVING WEEDS WITHOUT HERBICIDES COULD PROVE A BOON FOR The rapid weed-chipping operation is completed within 0.3 seconds. The result ensures minimal disturbance to the soil in a fallow paddock, enabling farmers to maintain a conservation cropping program while removing weeds without the use of herbicides. The team conducted multiple weed-kill efficacy trials using standard V-shaped sweeps, but

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create tells the stories behind the latest trends, innovations and people shaping the engineering profession. Through our magazine, website, enewsletters and social media, we spread the word about all the ways engineers help create the world around us.

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Engineering ideas into reality. Create Digital is powered by Engineers Australia, the trusted voice of the engineering profession.We are the global home for engineering professionals renowned as leaders in shaping a sustainable world. CSIRO’S CHIEF FORECASTER ON THE ‘MEGATRENDS’ SHAPING OUR CSIRO’s chief forecaster on the ‘megatrends’ shaping our future. by Elle Hardy. May 6, 2021. in Trends. 4 min read. 0. Dr Stefan Hajkowicz and his team at Data61 have updated their thinking on global megatrends during COVID-19. At the forthcoming Integrated Project Engineering Congress (IPEC) conference he will give the audience a

sneak

WHY ENGINEERS NEED TO KEEP A CLOSE EYE ON THEIR MENTAL A report from October 2019 by EqualEngineers, called Masculinity in Engineering, said more than one third of engineers in the UK (37.2 per cent) describe their mental health as only “fair” or “poor”. More than 61 per cent of engineers said their physical or emotional problems disrupted their normal social activities; 22 per cent had CHEMICAL ENGINEERS PRODUCE ‘GREEN’ AMMONIA FROM AIR, WATER Chemical engineers at the University of New South Wales (UNSW) Sydney and the University of Sydney have found a way to make ‘green’ ammonia from air, water and renewable electricity that does not require the high temperatures, high pressure and huge infrastructure currently needed to produce the essential compound. 6 WAYS ENGINEERS ARE FIGHTING BACK AGAINST THE GLOBAL 6 ways engineers are fighting back against the global plastic waste problem. Harmful to humans and animals alike, the growing amount of plastic in the world’s oceans is an unfolding disaster. Fortunately, a number of ingenious minds are on clean-up duty. On World Environment Day in June 2018, former Federal Environment and Energy Minister BRISBANE’S CROSS RIVER RAIL HONOURS GROUNDBREAKING Brisbane’s Cross River Rail has named one of its massive tunnel boring machines after pioneering engineer Else Shepherd AM Hon FIEAust. Shepherd, an honorary fellow of Engineers Australia and inductee to its Queensland Hall of Fame, said she was honoured to be considered a groundbreaker. STUDENTS & FACULTY: UPGRADE TO WINDOWS 10 EDUCATION How it works. The Gilghi system is designed to take feed water from a range of sources including bores, streams and brackish and saltwater. The water is stored in an inlet tank before it is passed through three stages of treatment, including sand and carbon media filtration, a reverse osmosis (RO) unit comprised of cartridge filters, pressure DEVELOPING ENGINEERING EXPERTISE WITH PROJECTS IN Engineers Australia statistics show that Indigenous people represent only 0.3 per cent of Australia’s professional engineers. Croker said one of the barriers to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders going into STEM is a lack of exposure. “Aboriginal people are naturally very practical and innovative,” he said. TRUST IN ENGINEERING IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN EVER Trust in engineering is more important than ever – here’s why. The future probably won’t be a dystopian nightmare, but it feels like the world is dangerously close to the edge. Engineers will be crucial to keeping us from tipping over, says Professor Elanor Huntington, Dean of the College of Engineering and Computer Science at ANU. THIS ENGINEERING STARTUP IS MAKING WAVES WITH A FLYING This engineering startup is making waves with a flying electric watercraft. Fumes and roaring engines have led to jet skis being banished from many waterways. A Western Australian company has developed a battery-powered flying watercraft that could take their place. The idea for Electro.Aero’s WaveFlyer electric water vehicle

was born after

"RIGHT ENGINE, WRONG TIME": WHY THE CRANKLESS ENGINE NEVER Possibly one of engineering’s most under-appreciated innovations, the crankless engine was the right product at the wrong time. When internal combustion engines were being improved for potential use in marine, land and air environments in the early 1900s, two of the greatest requirements were a reduction in weight and a slimming down

in size.

CSIRO’S CHIEF FORECASTER ON THE ‘MEGATRENDS’ SHAPING OUR CSIRO’s chief forecaster on the ‘megatrends’ shaping our future. by Elle Hardy. May 6, 2021. in Trends. 4 min read. 0. Dr Stefan Hajkowicz and his team at Data61 have updated their thinking on global megatrends during COVID-19. At the forthcoming Integrated Project Engineering Congress (IPEC) conference he will give the audience a

sneak

WHY ENGINEERS NEED TO KEEP A CLOSE EYE ON THEIR MENTAL A report from October 2019 by EqualEngineers, called Masculinity in Engineering, said more than one third of engineers in the UK (37.2 per cent) describe their mental health as only “fair” or “poor”. More than 61 per cent of engineers said their physical or emotional problems disrupted their normal social activities; 22 per cent had CHEMICAL ENGINEERS PRODUCE ‘GREEN’ AMMONIA FROM AIR, WATER Chemical engineers at the University of New South Wales (UNSW) Sydney and the University of Sydney have found a way to make ‘green’ ammonia from air, water and renewable electricity that does not require the high temperatures, high pressure and huge infrastructure currently needed to produce the essential compound. 6 WAYS ENGINEERS ARE FIGHTING BACK AGAINST THE GLOBAL 6 ways engineers are fighting back against the global plastic waste problem. Harmful to humans and animals alike, the growing amount of plastic in the world’s oceans is an unfolding disaster. Fortunately, a number of ingenious minds are on clean-up duty. On World Environment Day in June 2018, former Federal Environment and Energy Minister BRISBANE’S CROSS RIVER RAIL HONOURS GROUNDBREAKING Brisbane’s Cross River Rail has named one of its massive tunnel boring machines after pioneering engineer Else Shepherd AM Hon FIEAust. Shepherd, an honorary fellow of Engineers Australia and inductee to its Queensland Hall of Fame, said she was honoured to be considered a groundbreaker. STUDENTS & FACULTY: UPGRADE TO WINDOWS 10 EDUCATION How it works. The Gilghi system is designed to take feed water from a range of sources including bores, streams and brackish and saltwater. The water is stored in an inlet tank before it is passed through three stages of treatment, including sand and carbon media filtration, a reverse osmosis (RO) unit comprised of cartridge filters, pressure DEVELOPING ENGINEERING EXPERTISE WITH PROJECTS IN Engineers Australia statistics show that Indigenous people represent only 0.3 per cent of Australia’s professional engineers. Croker said one of the barriers to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders going into STEM is a lack of exposure. “Aboriginal people are naturally very practical and innovative,” he said. TRUST IN ENGINEERING IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN EVER Trust in engineering is more important than ever – here’s why. The future probably won’t be a dystopian nightmare, but it feels like the world is dangerously close to the edge. Engineers will be crucial to keeping us from tipping over, says Professor Elanor Huntington, Dean of the College of Engineering and Computer Science at ANU. THIS ENGINEERING STARTUP IS MAKING WAVES WITH A FLYING This engineering startup is making waves with a flying electric watercraft. Fumes and roaring engines have led to jet skis being banished from many waterways. A Western Australian company has developed a battery-powered flying watercraft that could take their place. The idea for Electro.Aero’s WaveFlyer electric water vehicle

was born after

"RIGHT ENGINE, WRONG TIME": WHY THE CRANKLESS ENGINE NEVER Possibly one of engineering’s most under-appreciated innovations, the crankless engine was the right product at the wrong time. When internal combustion engines were being improved for potential use in marine, land and air environments in the early 1900s, two of the greatest requirements were a reduction in weight and a slimming down

in size.

THIS EARLY-WARNING WEARABLE DEVICE MONITORS UV EXPOSURE For people who spend a lot of time outdoors, skin cancer is a workplace risk associated with the job. One engineer hopes to provide early warning of when they’re in danger. When Dr Reza Behi arrived in Australia from Europe in 2015 to begin a biomedical engineering PhD, he noticed the side-effects THE SOFTWARE THAT GROWS WITH YOUR BUSINESS When Gabriel Stracci and Matthew Mammone started their Adelaide structural and civil consulting engineering firm, gama consulting, in 2016, the team consisted of just three people. Today, the business employs more than 20 staff and handles well over 500 residential, industrial and commercial HOW ENGINEERS BUILT TASMANIA’S TALLEST AND MOST REMOTE When Tasmania’s tallest and most remote wind farm came online, it took the state to 100 per cent renewable energy. When Beef farmer Royce Smith replaced his clothesline for the third time in five years due to wind damage, he knew he had the potential for a HOW THE INTERNET OF THINGS WILL INTEGRATE DATA INTO IoT refers to a network of physical objects that collect data from their environment and are connected through the internet. The “things” are often sensors, such as heart rate monitors or soil moisture detectors, that digitise the physical environment. Telstra network engineer Ami Pasricha. There are already more than 16 million

IoT devices

11 PODCASTS THAT SHOULD BE ON EVERY ENGINEER’S Here are 11 podcasts that should be on every engineer’s playlist. 1. Engineering Heroes. Engineering Heroes delves into the engineering challenges facing us today. Founded and hosted by Melanie and Dominic De Gioia, each week the pair chat to a STRUCTURE RELOCATION: HOW ENGINEERS MOVE ENTIRE BUILDINGS Between 12 October and 14 November 1930, employees at the Indiana Bell Telephone Company in Indianapolis had a unique problem to contend with — the entrance to their building kept moving. For four weeks, every hour the building was rotated 381 THIS ENGINEER PUSHES MATERIALS TO BREAKING POINT TO HELP To say mechanical engineer Dr Veronica Gray loves a challenge is an understatement. Through her research, she is figuring out when, why and how materials break, pushing the breaking point further so materials can better handle extremes. Gray likes to ENGINEERS PREDICT A BOOM IN SUPERSONIC AIRLINE TRAVEL Sydney to Los Angeles in 6 hours and 45 minutes might sound like the stuff of weary travellers’ dreams — but a new deal is reviving blue sky thinking about supersonic passenger jets. US airline United has announced plans to buy a fleet of new net-zero carbon supersonic aircraft from aviation DEVELOPING ENGINEERING EXPERTISE WITH PROJECTS IN The fund’s focus on providing essential services to spark positive change is backed by Infrastructure Australia Chief Executive Romilly Madew, who said, “Enabling infrastructure provides access to jobs, healthcare, education and other basic services, and is critical to improving quality of life in remote areas and providing opportunities for growth and investment.”

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Engineering ideas into reality. Create Digital is powered by Engineers Australia, the trusted voice of the engineering profession.We are the global home for engineering professionals renowned as leaders in shaping a sustainable world. WHY ENGINEERS NEED TO KEEP A CLOSE EYE ON THEIR MENTAL Poor mental health outcomes are prevalent in the construction sector and COVID-19 has induced an environment of uncertainty. The statistics around mental health in engineering are chilling, but the real-life stories bring home the hard truth of a terrible affliction. STUDENTS & FACULTY: UPGRADE TO WINDOWS 10 EDUCATION Windows 10 Education equips you with the tools to pursue your passions, develop better connections, and make the most of your time. Bring your ideas to life with the new Photos app, emoji keyboard, and a whole new suite of 3D creation tools. Bring your ideas to life with the new Photos app, emoji 6 WAYS ENGINEERS ARE FIGHTING BACK AGAINST THE GLOBAL Harmful to humans and animals alike, the growing amount of plastic in the world’s oceans is an unfolding disaster. Fortunately, a number of ingenious minds are on clean-up duty. CSIRO’S CHIEF FORECASTER ON THE ‘MEGATRENDS’ SHAPING OUR Dr Stefan Hajkowicz and his team at Data61 have updated their thinking on global megatrends during COVID-19. At the forthcoming Integrated Project Engineering Congress (IPEC) conference he will give the audience a sneak-preview of their global predictions for next 20 years.. Looking into a crystal ball isn’t something you’d necessarily expect from a leading scientist. CHEMICAL ENGINEERS PRODUCE ‘GREEN’ AMMONIA FROM AIR, WATER Chemical engineers at the University of New South Wales (UNSW) Sydney and the University of Sydney have found a way to make ‘green’ ammonia from air, water and renewable electricity that does not require the high temperatures, high pressure and huge infrastructure currently needed to produce the essential compound. DEVELOPING ENGINEERING EXPERTISE WITH PROJECTS IN The fund’s focus on providing essential services to spark positive change is backed by Infrastructure Australia Chief Executive Romilly Madew, who said, “Enabling infrastructure provides access to jobs, healthcare, education and other basic services, and is critical to improving quality of life in remote areas and providing opportunities for growth and investment.” THIS ENGINEERING STARTUP IS MAKING WAVES WITH A FLYING While Portlock is keeping the detailed specs of the WaveFlyer under wraps, he told create that its propulsion system includes electric thrusters mounted on the hydrofoil. The vessel also uses an electronically activated stability control system to keep the craft level, which makes for a smoother ride than the polyhedral angled foils used to stabilise other hydrofoil craft. BRISBANE’S CROSS RIVER RAIL HONOURS GROUNDBREAKING Brisbane’s Cross River Rail has named one of its massive tunnel boring machines after pioneering engineer Else Shepherd AM Hon FIEAust. Shepherd, an honorary fellow of Engineers Australia and inductee to its Queensland Hall of Fame, said she was honoured to be considered a groundbreaker. TRUST IN ENGINEERING IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN EVER The future probably won’t be a dystopian nightmare, but it feels like the world is dangerously close to the edge. Engineers will be crucial to keeping us from tipping over, says Professor Elanor Huntington, Dean of the College of Engineering and Computer Science at

ANU.

"RIGHT ENGINE, WRONG TIME": WHY THE CRANKLESS ENGINE NEVER Possibly one of engineering’s most under-appreciated innovations, the crankless engine was the right product at the wrong time. When internal combustion engines were being improved for potential use in marine, land and air environments in the early 1900s, two of the greatest requirements were a reduction in weight and a slimming down

in size.

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5 WAYS TECHNOLOGY WILL CHANGE THE WAY WE FIGHT 5. Using sound waves to extinguish blazes. One thing that could revolutionise firefighting is if it could be done without water or chemicals. In 2015, undergraduate engineering students Seth Robertson and Viet Tran at George Mason University in the US have devised one way of doing this thanks to a fire extinguisher equipped with sound

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BRISBANE’S CROSS RIVER RAIL HONOURS GROUNDBREAKING Brisbane’s Cross River Rail has named one of its massive tunnel boring machines after pioneering engineer Else Shepherd AM Hon FIEAust. Shepherd, an honorary fellow of Engineers Australia and inductee to its Queensland Hall of Fame, said she was honoured to be considered a groundbreaker. DEVELOPING ENGINEERING EXPERTISE WITH PROJECTS IN Engineers Australia statistics show that Indigenous people represent only 0.3 per cent of Australia’s professional engineers. Croker said one of the barriers to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders going into STEM is a lack of exposure. “Aboriginal people are naturally very practical and innovative,” he said. FEDERAL BUDGET 2021-22: WHAT IT MEANS FOR ENGINEERS ‘SMART’ CLOTHES THAT CAN MEASURE YOUR MOVEMENTS Yiyue Luo, a Research Assistant at MIT who was the lead author on the project, told create that sensing arrays were woven into the textile like normal clothing. A ‘smart’ sock developed by the team at MIT. “The sensing unit was enabled by our functional fibre, which was basically conductive thread coated by a piezoresistive layer,” she DETERMINING THE VALUE OF WATER The sixth goal (SDG6) is to “ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all” and is the primary goal behind FIDIC’s Establishing the Value of Water report. The Sustainable Development Institute at Monash University released a report in 2020 outlining Australia’s progress towards the overall

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WHY ENGINEERS NEED TO KEEP A CLOSE EYE ON THEIR MENTAL A report from October 2019 by EqualEngineers, called Masculinity in Engineering, said more than one third of engineers in the UK (37.2 per cent) describe their mental health as only “fair” or “poor”. More than 61 per cent of engineers said their physical or emotional problems disrupted their normal social activities; 22 per cent had STUDENTS & FACULTY: UPGRADE TO WINDOWS 10 EDUCATION Windows 10 Education equips you with the tools to pursue your passions, develop better connections, and make the most of your time. Bring your ideas to life with the new Photos app, emoji keyboard, and a whole new suite of 3D creation tools. Bring your 11 PODCASTS THAT SHOULD BE ON EVERY ENGINEER’S Here are 11 podcasts that should be on every engineer’s playlist. 1. Engineering Heroes. Engineering Heroes delves into the engineering challenges facing us today. Founded and hosted by Melanie and Dominic De Gioia, each week the pair chat to a DANIEL BOSCO IS TURNING BOTTLES INTO CONCRETE Daniel Bosco is turning bottles into concrete. Daniel Bosco FIEAust, founder and Director of Bluey Technologies. Making concrete requires sand — and lots of it. That’s why some engineers are looking at substituting recycled glass, a more sustainable ingredient, in building materials. The start of 2021 ushered in an export ban on

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waves.

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the

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CROSS RAILS

Brisbane’s Cross River Rail has named one of its massive tunnel boring machines after pioneering engineer Else Shepherd AM Hon FIEAust. Shepherd, an honorary fellow of Engineers Australia and inductee to its Queensland Hall of Fame, said she was honoured to be considered a groundbreaker. DEVELOPING ENGINEERING EXPERTISE WITH PROJECTS IN Engineers Australia statistics show that Indigenous people represent only 0.3 per cent of Australia’s professional engineers. Croker said one of the barriers to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders going into STEM is a lack of exposure. “Aboriginal people are naturally very practical and innovative,” he said. THE ELECTRIC DRILL HAS ITS ROOTS IN AUSTRALIA'S MINING Arnot and colleague William Blanch Brain, both based in Melbourne at the time, patented the electric drill in 1889. Generations of miners, builders, tradespeople and home handymen and women have benefited ever since. Arnot and Brain weren’t responsible for the portable, handheld, pistol-grip drill — that came several decades later, in

the

INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY: CHALLENGING STEREOTYPES 10 Engineers Australia CEO Dr Brownyn Evans had the chance to break boards and stereotypes! Champion left the audience with a call to challenge themselves 10 seconds at a time. “Use your 10 seconds,” she said. “Otherwise, it’s just an idea you heard over lunch.”. Tags: gender equity International Women's Day leadership professional TRUST IN ENGINEERING IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN EVER Trust in engineering is more important than ever – here’s why. The future probably won’t be a dystopian nightmare, but it feels like the world is dangerously close to the edge. Engineers will be crucial to keeping us from tipping over, says Professor Elanor Huntington, Dean of the College of Engineering and Computer Science at ANU. HOW MINING COMPANY BHP REMOTELY DERAILED A RUNAWAY TRAIN On Monday, mining giant BHP used remote control from their operations centre in Perth to switch the points and force the derailment of the train, which was fully loaded with iron ore. The vehicle careened down the track for 50 minutes without its driver, covering around 92 km in that time. The driver had stopped the train to inspect a wagon OUR FUTURE ENERGY GRID NEEDS ENGINEERING SOLUTIONS, NOT Last week, a power station fire in Queensland left 400,000 households and businesses without power. create spoke to power systems engineering specialist and Engineers Australia Fellow Professor Tapan Saha FIEAust about the incident, and how we can work towards a sustainable, reliable national grid.. On 25 May, a fire in one of the turbine halls of the 1.525 GW coal-fired Callide Power FOUR ANCIENT ENGINEERS WHOSE WORK CHANGED THE WORLD We’re yet to even touch on Archimedes’ mathematical discoveries. He wrote nine treatises on mathematics, including On the Sphere and Cylinder, which explained how to calculate the surface area and volume of a sphere. Archimedes was so proud of this discovery he asked his tomb to be marked with a sphere inscribed in a cylinder.. Perhaps Archimedes would have made further discoveries if he MEET THE JUDGES 2020 Stephanie Moroz CPEng has more than 20 years of product development experience in Europe, Canada and Australia in companies ranging from high-volume manufacturing to venture capital-backed start-ups. Most recently CEO of a nanotechnology firm, Moroz now sits on several boards and committees, provides mentoring to start-ups, assesses

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the

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