Autonomous drones could make irrigation more water efficient 6 Mar Drones equipped with microwave sensing technology could help farmers improve their irrigation practices and reduce water use.
What water treatment lessons can remote Australian communities learn from the Middle East? 15 Feb Australian Water Association member Eric Vanweydeveld has been awarded a 2018 Churchill Fellowship that will see him travel to the Middle East … Read more
Australian researchers turn biosolids into bricks 11 Feb Researchers from the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) are building a solution to the millions of tonnes of biosolids stockpiled … Read more
Smart water metering technology for water management in urban areas 7 Feb By T Randall and R Koech. First published in Water e-Journal Vol 4 No 1 2019.
Researchers use space tech to predict droughts months in advance 4 Feb Scientists from the Australian National University (ANU) have used satellites to predict droughts and increased risk of bushfires up to five … Read more
3D printing is rippling through the water industry 21 Jan Manufacturing is being turned on its head by 3D printing, and the water industry is not immune to the shake-up, writes Thea Cowie.