Swinburne University of Technology

Swinburne University of Technology (often simply called Swinburne) is an Australian public university based in Melbourne, Victoria

A new concept for solar thermal energy harvesting and more: Ultrathin graphene film

Researchers at Swinburne, the University of Sydney and Australian National University have collaborated to develop a solar absorbing, ultrathin film with unique properties that has great potential for use in solar thermal energy harvesting. The 90 nanometre material is 1000 times finer than a human hair and is able to rapidly heat up to 160°C

A new concept for solar thermal energy harvesting and more: Ultrathin graphene film

From IT to black holes: Nano-control of light pioneers new paths

Breakthrough chip for nano-manipulation of light paves way for next generation optical technologies and enables deeper understanding of black holes An Australian research team has created a breakthrough chip for the nano-manipulation of light, paving the way for next gen optical technologies and enabling deeper understanding of black holes. Led by Professor Min Gu at

From IT to black holes: Nano-control of light pioneers new paths

A flat optical lens just a billionth of a metre thick promises to revolutionize much of the technology around us

A flat optical lens just a billionth of a metre thick will let us see living creatures as small as a single bacterium better than ever before. The new lens, developed by researchers at Swinburne University of Technology, promises to revolutionize much of the technology around us. Driven by developments in photonic chips and nano-optics,

A flat optical lens just a billionth of a metre thick promises to revolutionize much of the technology around us

Smart dressings speed healing of chronic wounds

Researchers at Swinburne University of Technology are developing innovative nanofibre meshes that might draw bacteria out of wounds and speed up the healing process. The research is the focus of Swinburne PhD candidate Martina Abrigo, who received the university’s Chancellor’s Research Scholarship to undertake this work. Using a technique called electrospinning – in which polymer

Smart dressings speed healing of chronic wounds

Plant extracts offer hope against diabetes and cancer

Diabetes is the fastest growing metabolic disease in the world. A new study has shown that traditional Aboriginal and Indian plant extracts could be used to manage the disease and may also have potential use in cancer treatment. Researchers from Swinburne University of Technology identified plant species that could potentially be applied in the management

Plant extracts offer hope against diabetes and cancer

Picture this: Graphene brings 3-D holograms clearer and closer

New research reveals potential for ‘total immersion of real and virtual worlds’ From mobile phones and computers to television, cinema and wearable devices, the display of full colour, wide-angle, 3D holographic images is moving ever closer to fruition, thanks to international research featuring Griffith University. Led by Melbourne’s Swinburne University of Technology and including Dr

Picture this: Graphene brings 3-D holograms clearer and closer

DVD tech breakthrough could produce 1,000 TB capacity discs

Australian researchers have developed a new type of DVD technology that can store 212,000 times the amount of data of a standard 4.7GB disc. Australian researchers have developed a new type of DVD technology that can store 212,000 times the amount of data of a standard 4.7GB disc. The innovation, developed by Swinburne University in

DVD tech breakthrough could produce 1,000 TB capacity discs

Graphene photonics breakthrough promises fast-speed, low-cost communications

The fabrication and laser writing of this photonic material is simple and low cost. Swinburne researchers have developed a high-quality continuous graphene oxide thin film that shows potential for ultrafast telecommunications. Associate Professor Baohua Jia led a team of researchers from Swinburne’s Centre for Micro-Photonics to create a micrometre thin film with record-breaking optical nonlinearity suitable for

Graphene photonics breakthrough promises fast-speed, low-cost communications

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Swinburne extends partnership with Richmond and backs Tigers AFLW team - Swinburne University of Technology
September 6, 2019 - Swinburne extends partnership with Richmond and backs Tigers AFLW team Swinburne University of TechnologyMore players and students are set to benefit from the expansion of the partnership between Swinburne and Richmond Football Club.
Swinburne drone teaching methods taking off - Swinburne University of Technology
September 5, 2019 - Swinburne drone teaching methods taking off Swinburne University of TechnologyThe Swinburne PAVE Transforming Learning team are getting drones out of the sky and into the classroom to equip students for the future world of work.
Swinburne Uni is building AWS into its courses - iTnews
September 4, 2019 - Swinburne Uni is building AWS into its courses iTnewsSwinburne University of Technology is putting together a new two-year Associate Degree focused on cloud technology, with emphasis on applying AWS ...
Swinburne researchers hand-picked for Indonesian research symposium - Swinburne University of Technology
August 30, 2019 - Swinburne researchers hand-picked for Indonesian research symposium Swinburne University of TechnologyIn summary. Two Indonesian Swinburne researchers were chosen to attend a higher education and research symposium in Jakarta; The World-Class Scholar ...
Delivering new concepts for urban citizens - Swinburne University of Technology
August 28, 2019 - Delivering new concepts for urban citizens Swinburne University of TechnologyWhy engineers, data scientists and architects will have to work more closely together in the cities of the future.

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Swinburne University project aims to get milk from farm to fridge faster
on August 27, 2019 at 11:09 pm
Swinburne University will lead a research project to develop technology that will aspire to get milk from farm to consumers' fridges more quickly. Swinburne's two-and-a-half-year project will develop ...
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on August 19, 2019 at 1:02 pm
GetUp is already subject to the same type of regulation as a political party. By challenging its links to left-wing parties, though, the Coalition is seeking to strip away its claim of independence.
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on August 15, 2019 at 5:00 pm
For each discipline, Swinburne University of Technology was ranked: Swinburne is a multidisciplinary institution offering TAFE, undergraduate, postgraduate and research qualifications.
Swinburne University awarded for Industry 4.0 Initiative
on August 13, 2019 at 5:47 pm
The Initiative is supported by Swinburne’s research Institutes who engage and ... health and social innovation, while the university’s Innovation Precinct provides timely, technology-based solutions ...
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on July 22, 2019 at 5:38 am
Frequently performing well in the rankings of universities under 50 years old, Swinburne has a reputation for preparing graduates for life in the working world as well as for its research in science ...

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Recently, devices like LG’s Tegra 2-powered Optimus 2X have blurred the lines between smartphone and mini-computer but they’re still geared towards the former. The Magic W3’s primary function is as a handheld computer that also happens to have telephone functionality. What’s the difference? The Atom-powered W3 runs on a full version of Windows 7 Home Premium

The Magic W3: the mini-PC with phone capabilities that’s not a smartphone

The digital revolution is bringing sweeping change to labour markets in both rich and poor worlds TECHNOLOGICAL revolutions are best appreciated from a distance. The great inventions of the 19th century, from electric power to the internal-combustion engine, transformed the human condition. Yet for workers who lived through the upheaval, the experience of industrialisation was

The World Economy: Wealth without workers, workers without wealth

A new batteryless cardiac pacemaker based on an automatic wristwatch and powered by heart motion was presented at ESC Congress 2014 today by Adrian Zurbuchen from Switzerland. The prototype device does not require battery replacement. Mr Zurbuchen, a PhD candidate in the Cardiovascular Engineering Group at ARTORG, University of Bern, Switzerland, said: “Batteries are a

Batteryless cardiac pacemaker is based on automatic wristwatch

In general, low-frequency radio waves are well-suited for long-range communications, while high-frequency waves are needed to achieve high capacity. Reliable, fast communications “There used to be no technology that enabled us to exploit radio communication’s capacity while at the same time ensuring adequate functioning of communications in extreme weather,” explains Karl Martin Gjertsen, Chief Technologist

Radio Waves Making a Comeback?

Researchers isolated a molecule that may be under-produced in the guts of patients Researchers at the Weizmann Institute of Science have shown in mice that intestinal microbes, collectively termed the gut microbiome, may affect the course of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease. As reported today in Nature,progression of an ALS-like disease

Could gut microbes affect the course of ALS?

Geoengineering, an emerging technology aimed at counteracting the effects of human-caused climate change, also has the potential to counteract political polarization over global warming, according to a new study. Published Feb. 9 in the journal Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, the study found that participants — members of large, nationally

Advent of geoengineering may help lower temperature of debate over climate change

We will no longer need to wait for our computers or laptops to boot up Innovative Magnetoresistive Random Access Memory technology enables bigger and longer lasting memory in electronic systems A team of researchers from the Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering at the National University of Singapore (NUS) Faculty of Engineering has developed a

MRAM: This innovation allows for storage which can last for a minimum of 20 years

Immune system can use melanoma’s own proteins to kill off cancer cells Though a small group of proteins, the family called Ras controls a large number of cellular functions, including cell growth, differentiation, and survival. And because the protein has a hand in cellular division, mutated Ras, which can be detected in one-third of

Can Cancer Be Turned Against Itself?

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Cognitive Behavioural Therapy tailored specifically for IBS works over the phone or online

Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) is a common gastrointestinal disorder affecting 10 – 20 per cent of people. Abdominal pain, bloating and altered bowel habit significantly affect patient’s quality of life and can force them to take days off work. Previous research (the ACTIB trial) led by Professor Hazel Everitt at the University of Southampton in

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy tailored specifically for IBS works over the phone or online

Could a human-designed super shrimp help prevent a disease the affects over 250 million people?

Could single-sex prawns serve the triple goal of alleviating poverty, protecting the environment and reducing disease? BGU researchers Prof. Amir Sagi, who also serves as a member of the National Institute for Biotechnology in the Negev (NIBN) and his PhD student Tom Levy, say they may just have developed a monosex prawn that could make the winning trifecta

Could a human-designed super shrimp help prevent a disease the affects over 250 million people?

Human-like features for a prosthetic hand with a new electric sensor glove

Sensor-instrumented glove for prosthetic hand controls has ability to sense pressure, temperature, hydration using electronic chips sending sensory data through wristwatch People with hand amputations experience difficult daily life challenges, often leading to lifelong use of a prosthetic hands and services. An electronic glove, or e-glove, developed by Purdue University researchers can be worn over a prosthetic

Human-like features for a prosthetic hand with a new electric sensor glove

Emotion-reading algorithms fail basic tests as truth detectors

Though algorithms are increasingly being deployed in all facets of life, a new USC study has found that they fail basic tests as truth detectors. Most algorithms have probably never heard the Eagles’ song, “Lyin’ Eyes.” Otherwise, they’d do a better job of recognizing duplicity. Computers aren’t very good at discerning misrepresentation, and that’s a

Emotion-reading algorithms fail basic tests as truth detectors

A different approach to turning carbon dioxide into valuable fuels

Lab’s ‘green’ invention reduces carbon dioxide into valuable fuels A common greenhouse gas could be repurposed in an efficient and environmentally friendly way with an electrolyzer that uses renewable electricity to produce pure liquid fuels. The catalytic reactor developed by the Rice University lab of chemical and biomolecular engineer Haotian Wang uses carbon dioxide as its feedstock and, in its latest

A different approach to turning carbon dioxide into valuable fuels

Simulating quantum computer properties in a classical computer to help build quantum computers

Scientists at Linköping University have shown how a quantum computer really works and have managed to simulate quantum computer properties in a classical computer. “Our results should be highly significant in determining how to build quantum computers”, says Professor Jan-Åke Larsson. The dream of superfast and powerful quantum computers has again been brought into focus,