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Editorial Content Intelligent design: Wise up and build for the climate  3/28/2012
Intelligent design: Wise up and build for the climate
There may be no belching smoke stacks to be seen, but every time we thoughtlessly put up a poorly designed structure or resort to energy-intensive solutions to cool, heat, and operate ...
Editorial Content Challenging questions as the 'Asian Century' begins  3/28/2012
Challenging questions as the 'Asian Century' begins
Asia's boom economies, led by China and India, must overcome a series of complex challenges to guarantee the region's long-term prosperity, according to Asian Development Bank ...
Editorial Content Industrial waste can power desalination, scientists claim  3/23/2012
Industrial waste can power desalination, scientists claim
Victoria University scientists have shown the viability of a new desalination technology that uses almost no electricity and has the potential to save huge amounts of water.
Editorial Content China at the heart of Alcoa's woes: expert claims  2/17/2012
China at the heart of Alcoa's woes: expert claims
Writing in The Conversation, Swinburne Professor of Engineering Mathematics Geoff Brooks claims the metallurgical industry is under real threat, not from angry environmentalists, ...
Editorial Content Future advanced steels for the automotive industry  2/17/2012
Future advanced steels for the automotive industry
Motorists of the future can look forward to safer vehicles which leave a smaller carbon footprint thanks to pioneering research being carried out in UOW’s Faculty of Engineering.
Editorial Content Scorpions inspire scientists to make tougher machinery  1/27/2012
Scorpions inspire scientists to make tougher machinery
Wear and tear on moving machinery parts requires regular maintenance and comes at a considerable cost. However new US research is taking lessons from one of nature's born survivors ...
Editorial Content Vehicle fuel efficiency - where have all the savings gone?  1/26/2012
Vehicle fuel efficiency - where have all the savings gone?
Carmakers have made great strides in fuel efficiency in recent decades — but the mileage numbers of individual vehicles have barely increased. An MIT economist from the US explains ...
Editorial Content Fatigued fathers pose a risk in the workplace  1/26/2012
Fatigued fathers pose a risk in the workplace
Working fathers with new babies experience cumulative fatigue which may pose a risk in the workplace, according to new research from Southern Cross University.
Editorial Content Which industries will fly and fall in 2012?  1/23/2012
Which industries will fly and fall in 2012?
As Australian operators prepare for the year ahead, business information research firm IBISWorld reveals its annual list nominating the top industries set to soar in 2012, and those ...
Editorial Content Metal fabrication work continues to head offshore  1/10/2012
Metal fabrication work continues to head offshore
A new report by Curtin Business School has revealed Western Australian steel module fabricators are losing projects to their offshore competitors largely due to price competitiveness. ...
Editorial Content Graphene rips follow path of least resistance  1/8/2012
Graphene rips follow path of least resistance
Rice University simulations show carbon sheets tear along energetically favorable lines.
Editorial Content Ford targets 30% less water consumption in manufacturing  1/3/2012
Ford targets 30% less water consumption in manufacturing
New aggressive water strategy calls for global reduction target of 30 percent per vehicle by 2015.
Editorial Content Making future buildings safer  12/12/2011
Making future buildings safer
The capacity to realistically test the integrity of new materials and structures such as buildings, bridges and even airframes has been boosted thanks to a new Smart Structures ...
Editorial Content Developing a low-carbon metal industry  11/20/2011
Developing a low-carbon metal industry
Aluminium production uses 10 times the energy required for steel production, sucking up a massive chunk of Australia’s energy bill. Work within Australia’s research community is ...
Editorial Content Unlocking IP for business  11/13/2011
Unlocking IP for business
In a first for Australia, the University of New South Wales will offer the majority of its intellectual property to companies for free, in a radical step to turn more university ...
Editorial Content Boeing advances carbon fibre recycling  10/25/2011
Boeing advances carbon fibre recycling
In desert "aircraft graveyards", where retired planes often go when flight service ends, good parts are removed and sold and many materials are recycled.
Advertiser Content Additive manufacturing emerges into mainstream  10/20/2011
Additive manufacturing emerges into mainstream
Additive manufacturing, or 3D printing, is the process of fusing layers of materials together, and is being talked about as a "game-changer" for manufacturing in the future.
Editorial Content Learning from China's 2500 years of business ethics  10/20/2011
Learning from China's 2500 years of business ethics
China, the world’s second largest economy, has its own business ethics and doesn’t need western values forced on it, according to a leading international business academic.
Editorial Content CEOs told to bet big on coming mega-trends  10/12/2011
CEOs told to bet big on coming mega-trends
CEOs have been told to look beyond to the current gloomy economic news, and take intelligently aggressive steps to capitalise on the mega-trends transforming business.
Editorial Content US manufacturing tipped to bounce back: research  10/12/2011
US manufacturing tipped to bounce back: research
After years of decline, US manufacturing is set to rebound in the next five years, as China gradually loses its competitive advantage.
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