http://www.swinburne.edu.au/chancellery/mediacentre/media-centre/feeds/category/research http://www.swinburne.edu.au/chancellery/mediacentre/media-centre/news/2012/05/new-deputy-vice-chancellor-rd http://www.swinburne.edu.au/chancellery/mediacentre/media-centre/news/2012/05/new-deputy-vice-chancellor-rd Swinburne Vice-Chancellor Professor Linda Kristjanson has announced the appointment of Professor George Collins as DVC (R&D). ]]> 2012-05-18 00:00:00 http://www.swinburne.edu.au/chancellery/mediacentre/media-centre/news/2012/05/clean-hands-and-keyboards-cut-health-risks http://www.swinburne.edu.au/chancellery/mediacentre/media-centre/news/2012/05/clean-hands-and-keyboards-cut-health-risks Using simple ethanol-based hand sanitisers and regular cleaning with ethanol wipes reduces bacteria on shared computer keyboards. ]]> 2012-05-14 00:00:00 http://www.swinburne.edu.au/chancellery/mediacentre/media-centre/news/2012/04/not-much-charity-in-australian-wills http://www.swinburne.edu.au/chancellery/mediacentre/media-centre/news/2012/04/not-much-charity-in-australian-wills When it comes to estates, charity barely gets a look in, with most Australians leaving their estates to immediate family members. ]]> 2012-04-20 00:00:00 http://www.swinburne.edu.au/chancellery/mediacentre/media-centre/news/2012/04/swinburne-signs-agreement-with-prison http://www.swinburne.edu.au/chancellery/mediacentre/media-centre/news/2012/04/swinburne-signs-agreement-with-prison Swinburne University of Technology is set to share its research findings with one of Victoria's privately operated prisons. ]]> 2012-04-02 00:00:00 http://www.swinburne.edu.au/chancellery/mediacentre/media-centre/news/2012/03/astronomers-converge-at-keck-workshop http://www.swinburne.edu.au/chancellery/mediacentre/media-centre/news/2012/03/astronomers-converge-at-keck-workshop Swinburne is hosting a workshop for users of the world's largest optical telescopes located at the Keck Observatory in Hawaii. ]]> 2012-03-26 00:00:00 http://www.swinburne.edu.au/chancellery/mediacentre/media-centre/news/2012/03/astronomers-discover-emerald-cut-galaxy http://www.swinburne.edu.au/chancellery/mediacentre/media-centre/news/2012/03/astronomers-discover-emerald-cut-galaxy An international team of astronomers has discovered a rare square galaxy with a striking resemblance to an emerald cut diamond. ]]> 2012-03-20 00:00:00 http://www.swinburne.edu.au/chancellery/mediacentre/media-centre/news/2012/03/gambling-and-access-to-atms-study http://www.swinburne.edu.au/chancellery/mediacentre/media-centre/news/2012/03/gambling-and-access-to-atms-study Participants are sought for a Swinburne study to evaluate the impact of removing ATMs from most gambling venues with poker machines. ]]> 2012-03-09 00:00:00 http://www.swinburne.edu.au/chancellery/mediacentre/media-centre/news/2012/03/distant-galaxy-cluster-found-in-plain-view http://www.swinburne.edu.au/chancellery/mediacentre/media-centre/news/2012/03/distant-galaxy-cluster-found-in-plain-view Swinburne researchers are part of a team of astronomers that has discovered the most distant example of a galaxy cluster. ]]> 2012-03-07 00:00:00 http://www.swinburne.edu.au/chancellery/mediacentre/media-centre/news/2012/02/research-to-boost-electric-car-use http://www.swinburne.edu.au/chancellery/mediacentre/media-centre/news/2012/02/research-to-boost-electric-car-use A research project to increase alternative energy transport in India has been launched by the Victorian Premier. ]]> 2012-02-22 00:00:00 http://www.swinburne.edu.au/chancellery/mediacentre/media-centre/news/2012/02/australian-innovators-in-solar-world-first http://www.swinburne.edu.au/chancellery/mediacentre/media-centre/news/2012/02/australian-innovators-in-solar-world-first Researchers at the Victoria-Suntech Advanced Solar Facility have developed the world's most efficient broadband nanoplasmonic solar cells. ]]> 2012-02-15 00:00:00 http://www.swinburne.edu.au/chancellery/mediacentre/media-centre/news/2012/02/mental-gyms-reap-younger-minds http://www.swinburne.edu.au/chancellery/mediacentre/media-centre/news/2012/02/mental-gyms-reap-younger-minds A daily mental 'work-out' has given a group of over 50s the brain performance of younger people a Swinburne clinical trial has shown. ]]> 2012-02-02 00:00:00 http://www.swinburne.edu.au/chancellery/mediacentre/media-centre/news/2012/01/strategic-player-challenges-tip-matches http://www.swinburne.edu.au/chancellery/mediacentre/media-centre/news/2012/01/strategic-player-challenges-tip-matches Grand Slam tennis players could improve their chances of winning through more strategic use of challenges, Swinburne research has found. ]]> 2012-01-24 00:00:00 http://www.swinburne.edu.au/chancellery/mediacentre/media-centre/news/2012/01/can-exotic-herbs-counter-ageing http://www.swinburne.edu.au/chancellery/mediacentre/media-centre/news/2012/01/can-exotic-herbs-counter-ageing Swinburne PhD candidate Matthew Pase is investigating whether dietary supplements can help counter the slowing of brain function with age. ]]> 2012-01-13 00:00:00 http://www.swinburne.edu.au/chancellery/mediacentre/media-centre/news/2011/12/drugs-threat-to-young-festival-drivers http://www.swinburne.edu.au/chancellery/mediacentre/media-centre/news/2011/12/drugs-threat-to-young-festival-drivers Swinburne research has shown even low doses of methamphetamine or ecstasy significantly increase erratic and dangerous driving behaviour. ]]> 2011-12-19 00:00:00 http://www.swinburne.edu.au/chancellery/mediacentre/media-centre/news/2011/12/swinburne-magazine-out-now http://www.swinburne.edu.au/chancellery/mediacentre/media-centre/news/2011/12/swinburne-magazine-out-now The December 2011 edition of Swinburne magazine is now available. ]]> 2011-12-15 00:00:00 http://www.swinburne.edu.au/chancellery/mediacentre/media-centre/news/2011/12/kim-carr-launches-atc http://www.swinburne.edu.au/chancellery/mediacentre/media-centre/news/2011/12/kim-carr-launches-atc Senator Kim Carr has formally launched Swinburne's architecturally striking 'see-through' Advanced Technologies Centre. ]]> 2011-12-08 00:00:00 http://www.swinburne.edu.au/chancellery/mediacentre/media-centre/news/2011/12/swinburne-astronomer-at-nobel-ceremony http://www.swinburne.edu.au/chancellery/mediacentre/media-centre/news/2011/12/swinburne-astronomer-at-nobel-ceremony Swinburne astrophysicist, Professor Warrick Couch has been invited to attend this year's Nobel Prize award ceremony in Stockholm. ]]> 2011-12-07 00:00:00 http://www.swinburne.edu.au/chancellery/mediacentre/media-centre/news/2011/12/making-future-buildings-safer http://www.swinburne.edu.au/chancellery/mediacentre/media-centre/news/2011/12/making-future-buildings-safer The capacity to test the integrity of new structures has been boosted thanks to Swinburne's new Smart Structures Laboratory. ]]> 2011-12-06 00:00:00 http://www.swinburne.edu.au/chancellery/mediacentre/media-centre/news/2011/12/virtual-predictions-beat-destruction http://www.swinburne.edu.au/chancellery/mediacentre/media-centre/news/2011/12/virtual-predictions-beat-destruction New computer modelling capabilities at Swinburne will help Australian manufacturers design and test new materials and components. ]]> 2011-12-02 00:00:00 http://www.swinburne.edu.au/chancellery/mediacentre/media-centre/news/2011/11/selling-science-the-lure-of-the-dark-side http://www.swinburne.edu.au/chancellery/mediacentre/media-centre/news/2011/11/selling-science-the-lure-of-the-dark-side Has prolonged scrutiny of climate science revealed more about the way science works than scientists themselves might like? ]]> 2011-11-22 00:00:00