Bushfires

Dr Graham Doig from the University of New South Wales' School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering is examining whether explosives could be used to fight out-of-control forest and bushfires by blasting the flames out of treetops, slowing the fire and making it easier to fight on the ground.

As Australia recovers from its worst wildfire season on record (more than 1800 homes lost in the ‘Black Saturday’ fires in the state of Victoria), the country’s major telco, Telstra, has launched a AUD$200,000 Mobile Exchange on Wheels (MEOW).

The Bushbunker is a purpose-built fire shelter designed to maximize the likelihood of survival regardless of the intensity or type of fire