Methane emissions from the fossil fuel industry and natural geological leakage found to be up to 110% greater than current estimates, but gas industry emissions have reduced. [ + ]

The full program for Hazards Australasia 2016 has been announced. Featuring over 60 high-level talks and presentations, the event takes place 23–24 November at the iconic MCG in Melbourne, Australia. [ + ]

The water and wastewater industry is in transition to a digital revolution that has the potential to transform the industry from the use of data-driven technologies, with utility sector spending dwarfing the industrial market. This is according to a new report by Global Water Intelligence (GWI) that provides a detailed guide to the opportunities in this smart market. [ + ]

A rare, exciting opportunity is open for engineering graduates at the Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO) Lucas Heights campus in south Sydney. [ + ]

Researchers at the KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Sweden have completed a project in which robots are able to work cooperatively with each other. [ + ]

Thermo Fisher Scientific has announced that it has signed a distribution agreement with Honeywell Process Solutions to distribute Honeywell's process control instrumentation. [ + ]

Corrosion is a continuing challenge to industries and governments around the world. It has been estimated that more than 3% of global GDP each year is spent on corrosion mitigation and repair, making it vital that the latest technologies and practices are applied to managing this insidious threat. [ + ]

A new British standard on the ethical design of robots, which shows just how far robotics technology has come in recent years, and where it is heading, has been released. [ + ]

After successful tests in accordance with VDI 2083 Part 9.1, the international industrial guideline concerning the various functions and measures of cleanroom technologies, Universal Robots' lightweight collaborative robot arms can now be implemented in controlled environments. [ + ]

Every October, Safe Work Australia Month is held to raise awareness of the importance of workplace safety. [ + ]

The Profibus Australia annual general meeting reflected that 2015 was defined by industrial transformation and a focus on innovation. [ + ]

SEW-Eurodrive has begun construction on a new facility in Mackay to house its Heavy Industrial Solutions Service Centre. [ + ]

Schneider Electric has launched an industrial cybersecurity practice in Australia to improve protection for utility, resources and manufacturing industries from attack. [ + ]

Intel Security's latest McAfee Labs Threat Report, September 2016 has revealed that the healthcare and manufacturing sectors are among the least prepared to prevent information theft, while retail and financial services have the greatest cybersecurity protections in place to deal with data loss. [ + ]

Twenty years after the technique was developed, a collaboration between scientists at KU Leuven (University of Leuven), Belgium, and Stanford University has revealed the mechanism behind the direct conversion process of natural gas into methanol at room temperature. [ + ]