Industry News

Members of the broad Australian scientific community will be wondering what the future holds this week; with pre-poll comments from the newly-elected federal government clouding the path ahead for many researchers.

Scientists have successfully erased selected memories in mice and rats, while leaving others totally unaffected.

Victoria’s public transport network is set to undergo an overhaul of its IT systems, initiated by a newly-recruited chief information officer.

New regulations should bring about a healthy change in New South Wales mining operations, with adjustments to the state’s dust control protocols.

The community surrounding a gold mine in Victoria have raised concerns about the operator’s plans to move from an underground dig to an open-cut project.

With hundreds of job losses in recent weeks at mine-sites around the country, it is difficult to imagine some projects are looking to prisons to fill out their workforce.

A team of research engineers have achieved the highest strength ever recorded for robotic muscles.

It is hard to imagine the trip from Melbourne to Geelong taking several days, but that was the case before the construction of a highway which has now been awarded for its contribution to Australian life.

Australian-based engineering consultant Sinclair Knight Merz has been bought out by Californian giant Jacobs Engineering for over a billion dollars.

Lobbyists and transport industry authorities are encouraged by the outcome of the weekend’s election, welcoming the new federal government and putting the word out that they are keen to work together.

In a race that hopefully will not lead to cut-corners, car manufacturers are rushing to bring self-driving vehicles to the market with German maker Daimler leading the charge.

There has been no shortage of industry groups appealing for support from the newly-elected federal government, but few will be as used to campaigning as consistently as the RACQ in its quest to fix the Bruce Highway.

An aviation safety expert claims hundreds would be alive and some of the worst air disasters avoided if pilots would pull out at the appropriate time.

Getting out of the car on a highway is always risky business, made even more dangerous when the car is enormous and in need of roadside repair.

A successful trial will see BHP roll out a high-tech new fatigue monitor on over a hundred of its massive trucks at an iron ore site in WA.

The Hobart Magistrate’s Court has made a ruling and sent a warning; to take workplace health and safety seriously, and respect its enforcers as well.

Toyota has initiated a worldwide recall of 370,000 cars including 2500 from Australia, whose faulty electrics could mean the trip home becomes a crawling limp.

According to a new report by the University of Stirling, some female brains can recognise a good genetic match just by copping a whiff.

One of the most common interactions from modern parents to their kids’ involves the amount of time they spend staring at a screen, but new research suggests in the future that may be the way to stay on the ball.

Billionaire Elon Musk has again given the world a glimpse of impending technological possibilities.