Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering Feed

Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering

3D stretchable electronics

New 3D stretchable electronics can advance organ-on-chip technology

31 May 2023

Flexible electronic nanomembranes show promise for revolutionary organ-on-chip technologies, potentially reducing the need for animal testing in medical research.

Virginia Class submarine

Three tiers and more than 8000 new engineers: what it will take to deliver AUKUS nuclear submarine program

31 Mar 2023

UNSW Sydney nuclear materials engineer Dr Edward Obbard explains the difficulty in identifying and training the huge numbers of new workers required for Australia to build and maintain its own nuclear submarines.

ARC Research Hub for Connected Sensors for Health UNSW launch

ARC Research Hub for Connected Sensors for Health opens at UNSW

03 Feb 2023

The Research Hub aims to position Australia at the forefront of connected health by integrating sensor science with data analytics, regulatory approval, and manufacturing capabilities.  

Nuclear blockchain

Blockchain could be the key to nuclear material safeguards

31 Oct 2022

UNSW experts will present a new shared ledger system to delegates at the IAEA Symposium on International Safeguards in Austria.

Hydrogen-Diesel Direct Injection Dual-Fuel System team

New system retrofits diesel engines to run on 90 per cent hydrogen

07 Oct 2022

Team from UNSW Engine Research Laboratory develop new Hydrogen-Diesel Direct Injection Dual-Fuel System that significantly cuts carbon emissions.

Submarine

Nuclear submarines not the first step to nuclear weapons, says UNSW expert

02 Sep 2022

Dr Edward Obbard says AUKUS agreement won’t lead to Australia developing nuclear weapons.

Andrea Holden working with team members in an engineering workshop

Special Sunswift spark for Holden and her crews

04 Mar 2022

A student of Mechanical Engineering is leading the UNSW team building its seventh high performance solar-powered car. 

settlement on mars

From settlements on Mars to flying cars - UNSW Engineering in 2021

14 Dec 2021

UNSW Engineering stories this year were filled with great discoveries, including the missing jigsaw piece in quantum computing to a new way of making green ammonia.

car seat

What is wind buffeting and why does it happen?

12 Nov 2021

What is that loud throbbing noise when you drive with only one window open?

In scientific language, it's called Helmholtz Resonance and Dr Jeoffrey Fischer, from UNSW School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, explains why this phenomenon happens.

 

Flying car

What are flying cars?

29 Sep 2021

Flying cars resemble a cross between a drone and a small aircraft, so most will have wings and typically include between four to eight rotors.

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