http://www.swinburne.edu.au/chancellery/mediacentre/media-centre/feeds/category/science 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/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/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/2012/01/take-a-trip-to-mars http://www.swinburne.edu.au/chancellery/mediacentre/media-centre/news/2012/01/take-a-trip-to-mars Experience another world through the eyes of robotic explorers in Swinburne Astronomy Productions' new 3D movie Mars. ]]> 2012-01-04 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/2011/11/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 http://www.swinburne.edu.au/chancellery/mediacentre/media-centre/news/2011/11/plasmonics-lab-opens-up-nano-toolbox http://www.swinburne.edu.au/chancellery/mediacentre/media-centre/news/2011/11/plasmonics-lab-opens-up-nano-toolbox Swinburne is set to open its new $8 million plasmonics laboratory, consolidating its position as a leading nanophotonics research hub. ]]> 2011-11-22 00:00:00 http://www.swinburne.edu.au/chancellery/mediacentre/media-centre/news/2011/11/researchers-rapidly-id-bacterial-culprits http://www.swinburne.edu.au/chancellery/mediacentre/media-centre/news/2011/11/researchers-rapidly-id-bacterial-culprits Potentially lethal bacteria can now be more quickly and readily identified, thanks to a new research laboratory at Swinburne. ]]> 2011-11-16 00:00:00 http://www.swinburne.edu.au/chancellery/mediacentre/media-centre/news/2011/11/swinburne-granted-3-million-for-research http://www.swinburne.edu.au/chancellery/mediacentre/media-centre/news/2011/11/swinburne-granted-3-million-for-research Swinburne has been awarded $3 million for research in the fields of astronomy, nanotechnology, quantum physics and media studies. ]]> 2011-11-15 00:00:00 http://www.swinburne.edu.au/chancellery/mediacentre/media-centre/news/2011/11/vitamin-b-reduces-work-stress http://www.swinburne.edu.au/chancellery/mediacentre/media-centre/news/2011/11/vitamin-b-reduces-work-stress Increasing your Vitamin B intake could significantly reduce work-related stress, a clinical trial conducted at Swinburne has shown. ]]> 2011-11-09 00:00:00 http://www.swinburne.edu.au/chancellery/mediacentre/media-centre/news/2011/10/natures-laws-may-vary-across-the-universe http://www.swinburne.edu.au/chancellery/mediacentre/media-centre/news/2011/10/natures-laws-may-vary-across-the-universe One of the most cherished principles in science – the constancy of physics – may not be true, according to a joint study. ]]> 2011-10-31 00:00:00 http://www.swinburne.edu.au/chancellery/mediacentre/media-centre/news/2011/09/understanding-freak-waves http://www.swinburne.edu.au/chancellery/mediacentre/media-centre/news/2011/09/understanding-freak-waves Rogue waves, once considered nothing more than a sailor's myth, are more predictable than ever thanks to new Swinburne research. ]]> 2011-09-27 00:00:00 http://www.swinburne.edu.au/chancellery/mediacentre/media-centre/news/2011/09/tiny-wires-a-step-towards-photonic-chip http://www.swinburne.edu.au/chancellery/mediacentre/media-centre/news/2011/09/tiny-wires-a-step-towards-photonic-chip Swinburne researchers have engineered one of the world's smallest ever nanowires, bringing them one step closer to the holy grail of optics. ]]> 2011-09-19 00:00:00 http://www.swinburne.edu.au/chancellery/mediacentre/media-centre/news/2011/09/diamond-planets-and-climate-change http://www.swinburne.edu.au/chancellery/mediacentre/media-centre/news/2011/09/diamond-planets-and-climate-change Professor Matthew Bailes discusses the public's willingness to accept the scientific method in some disciplines, but not others. ]]> 2011-09-13 00:00:00 http://www.swinburne.edu.au/chancellery/mediacentre/media-centre/news/2011/09/taking-a-closer-look-at-cancer http://www.swinburne.edu.au/chancellery/mediacentre/media-centre/news/2011/09/taking-a-closer-look-at-cancer Using a combination of biology and physics techniques, Swinburne researchers are helping us understand cancer on a microscopic scale. ]]> 2011-09-12 00:00:00 http://www.swinburne.edu.au/chancellery/mediacentre/media-centre/news/2011/09/acclaim-for-leading-photonics-researcher http://www.swinburne.edu.au/chancellery/mediacentre/media-centre/news/2011/09/acclaim-for-leading-photonics-researcher Professor Min Gu has been awarded the WH (Beattie) Steel Medal from the Australian Optics Society. ]]> 2011-09-08 00:00:00