Australian Academy of Technology and Engineering
Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Episodes
TechNOW: A new test to tackle ovarian cancer
11 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Most of us know someone whose life has been touched by ovarian cancer: it kills over 100,000 people each year and affects millions more. But an Austr...
TechNOW: Using waste to rehabilitate mine sites
10 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Australia's 60,000 abandoned mines range from poisoned goldrush-era mine shafts to huge, open-cut wounds on the natural landscape. Many pose grave thr...
TechNOW podcast: Breathable treatment for drug-resistant TB
29 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
COVID isn’t the only pandemic threat we face. The infectious disease that killed the most people in 2018 wasn’t malaria or HIV: it was tuberculosi...
TechNOW: An on-the-spot test to stop overdose deaths
13 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The number of Australians who die from unintentional drug overdose continues to rise every year. Treatment can be complicated because it’s not alwa...
TechNOW: The power flow tech revolutionising solar
27 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Australia is one of the sunniest continents in the world, so it’s no surprise Australians have embraced solar energy to cut their power bills and sl...
TechNOW: Hollow glass fibres making lasers sharper
13 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Once the stuff of science fiction, Carbon Dioxide lasers are now crucial to soft-tissue surgery and next gen manufacturing. But a laser is only as go...
TechNOW: Clever soles helping diabetics make safe strides
30 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
High blood sugar can injure nerves and blood vessels throughout the body. And the first nerves to be affected tend to be the smallest ones, furthest a...
TechNOW: Phones and Fitbits for healthier hearts
16 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Heart disease is the leading cause of death in Australia. It claims 21 lives every day. Those who do survive heart attacks can take months to recover....
ATSE CEO Kylie Walker on ABC Radio National discussing 'Towards a waste free future'
18 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On RN Breakfast with Hamish Macdonald Australia faces a critical challenge in the future management of our waste. New forms of waste are set to incre...
ATSE Oration 2019 Margaret Sheil
11 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The Australian Academy of Technology and Engineering Annual Oration delivered by Professor Margaret Sheil AO FTSE, Vice-Chancellor and President, QUT ...
Engineering diversity
09 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Engineer, company director and diversity leader Leeanne Bond talks about breaking down the blokey barriers in the world of engineering. She's also a F...