Swinburne magazine out now

The latest edition of the Swinburne magazine is now available. You can pick up a copy in The  Australian Financial Review newspaper today 15 July or in The Age on Thursday 21 July.

This national magazine provides a glimpse of the exciting, high quality research being undertaken at Swinburne. It also shows how a modern university like Swinburne can build excellence through partnerships with industry, community, research organisations and government.

The feature article for this edition, Bionic eye hope from a touch of light, describes how a cross-disciplinary research team at Swinburne is exploring a new approach to restoring sight through laser light and gold nanoparticles.

Other articles in this edition include:

• Blind dates we need to take
• Research brings cloud computing costs back to earth
• Deconstructing penicillin to save a medical miracle
• Team builder’s goal is to deliver quality of life
• Energy thirst reveals awkward truths
• Sustainability - Hybrid housing to ease the way forward
• Plane safety climbs with smart inspection system
• Digital divas out to shake, rattle and roll the IT world
• Industry PhDs to boost solar power
• Hunters and collectors in a vicious cycle
• Cosmic map maker plots the unseen universe
• Sustainability and small business: Carrots and sticks in the mix for business change
• Winemaker with a taste for innovation

You can  view back issues of the magazine, or subscribe online at www.swinburne.edu.au/magazine  

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