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Engineers are working on a new kind of rubber that does not require vulcanisation and can even repair itself when torn.
Shell shuts down Alaskan drill plans
Royal Dutch Shell has stopped its controversial search for oil off the Alaskan coast, leading environmentalists to claim a huge victory.
Tassie truck firm gets explosive boost
Tasmanian-based Haulmax has been given a $3 million Federal Government grant to help develop new mining technology.
Car-maker making moves away from software scandal
Insiders say Volkswagen's staff and suppliers knew about software designed to thwart emissions tests years ago.
CSIRO oil search questioned
The Wilderness Society has questioned a deal that will see energy giant Chevron pay for CSIRO’s research ship Investigator to conduct oil and gas exploration in the Great Australian Bight.
Greens go against renewable plan
The Tasmanian Greens are walking a fine line between two of their major policy areas – announcing their opposition to an experimental renewable energy system in a Wilderness World Heritage Area (WWHA).
NASA coding for flight fuel cut
A new project by software engineers at NASA seeks to cut fuel use by improving operations.
Frydenberg heading north for pro-mining talks
Josh Frydenberg, the new Resources and Energy Minister and Minister for Northern Australia, is heading to the top of the country to push for new opportunities.
Flood-free promise in new concrete
A British company has developed a new kind of concrete that could ease the heavy damage that floodwater can bring.
Airport strike over stripped conditions
Industrial action is upsetting passengers at Sydney Airport's international terminal this week, as strikes increase waiting times.
Car chiefs face fines in the billions
UPDATE 23/09 - Volkswagen has now admitted installing its dodgy emissions test “defeat devices” in 11 million clean diesel cars sold worldwide, the vast majority of which were in Europe.
Mine worker death inquiry makes early calls
Preliminary reports say that over an hour passed before the body of a mine worker killed at the Cadia Ridgeway gold mine was discovered.
Nahan slams SA's ship cred.
WA Treasurer Mike Nahan says South Australia's ship building industry is a “basket case”, and Western Australia should run the nation's naval supply program.
Probe hears sub-contractors staying silent
A Senate inquiry into construction industry insolvency has heard some sub-contractors are afraid to speak up when they are being ripped-off.
Union trial hears of huge paper trail
Explosive allegations and evidence have been aired at the trade union royal commission.
Work diary could bring needless fines, MP says
One Queensland MP says truck drivers should get some leeway when it comes to minor fatigue management breaches.
ACT Liberals pledge to end solar angle
The Canberra Liberals say they will ditch the ACT Government's solar access laws if they win next year's election.
BHP boss wants better coal talk
The chief of BHP Billiton's coal division says the mining industry is losing the public relations battle on climate change.
CFMEU forced to fork out for concrete stoush
The Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union (CFMEU) must pay around $9 million in damages and legal costs to Boral after the union's boycott of the construction company was ruled illegal.
Chevron shifting could be in billions
The world's biggest trade union says US energy giant Chevron has been profit-shifting to drive down the tax it pays in Australia.