http://www.swinburne.edu.au/chancellery/mediacentre/media-centre/feeds/category/sustainability http://www.swinburne.edu.au/chancellery/mediacentre/media-centre/news/2012/05/swinburne-alumnus-to-attend-youth-summit http://www.swinburne.edu.au/chancellery/mediacentre/media-centre/news/2012/05/swinburne-alumnus-to-attend-youth-summit Swinburne product design engineering graduate Aaron McNeilly has been accepted to attend the G20 Young Entrepreneurs Summit in Mexico. ]]> 2012-05-21 00:00:00 http://www.swinburne.edu.au/chancellery/mediacentre/media-centre/news/2012/05/treasure-your-metal http://www.swinburne.edu.au/chancellery/mediacentre/media-centre/news/2012/05/treasure-your-metal Swinburne Professor of Engineering Mathematics Geoff Brooks states that using carbon to make metal is an effective way of storing energy. ]]> 2012-05-15 00:00:00 http://www.swinburne.edu.au/chancellery/mediacentre/media-centre/news/2012/05/our-bloated-cult-of-efficiency http://www.swinburne.edu.au/chancellery/mediacentre/media-centre/news/2012/05/our-bloated-cult-of-efficiency Anthony James from the National Centre for Sustainability asks whether improving efficiency may make our energy and climate problems worse. ]]> 2012-05-03 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/solving-alcoas-problems http://www.swinburne.edu.au/chancellery/mediacentre/media-centre/news/2012/02/solving-alcoas-problems The solution to Alcoa's problems may lie in its backyard, writes Swinburne Professor Geoff Brooks. ]]> 2012-02-10 00:00:00 http://www.swinburne.edu.au/chancellery/mediacentre/media-centre/news/2012/02/the-future-of-australias-metals-industry http://www.swinburne.edu.au/chancellery/mediacentre/media-centre/news/2012/02/the-future-of-australias-metals-industry Leaders from the minerals research community are meeting at Swinburne to discuss the future of the Australian metallurgical industry. ]]> 2012-02-06 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/dyson-prize-presented-at-swinburne http://www.swinburne.edu.au/chancellery/mediacentre/media-centre/news/2011/12/dyson-prize-presented-at-swinburne Swinburne industrial design graduate Edward Linacre has received $16,500 in prize money for the James Dyson Award. ]]> 2011-12-14 00:00:00 http://www.swinburne.edu.au/chancellery/mediacentre/media-centre/news/2011/11/developing-a-low-carbon-metal-industry http://www.swinburne.edu.au/chancellery/mediacentre/media-centre/news/2011/11/developing-a-low-carbon-metal-industry Leading metallurgists are meeting at Swinburne to discuss the latest work to improve the aluminium industry’s sustainability. ]]> 2011-11-15 00:00:00 http://www.swinburne.edu.au/chancellery/mediacentre/media-centre/news/2011/11/unique-irrigation-system-wins-dyson-award http://www.swinburne.edu.au/chancellery/mediacentre/media-centre/news/2011/11/unique-irrigation-system-wins-dyson-award Swinburne industrial design graduate Ed Linacre has won the 2011 James Dyson Award for his Airdrop irrigation system. ]]> 2011-11-09 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/2011/08/rebates-could-help-business-change http://www.swinburne.edu.au/chancellery/mediacentre/media-centre/news/2011/08/rebates-could-help-business-change A Swinburne study has found the carbon tax would be more palatable if small businesses were rewarded for changing their practices. ]]> 2011-08-19 00:00:00 http://www.swinburne.edu.au/chancellery/mediacentre/media-centre/news/2011/07/energy-thirst-reveals-awkward-truths http://www.swinburne.edu.au/chancellery/mediacentre/media-centre/news/2011/07/energy-thirst-reveals-awkward-truths A Swinburne study has found that committed environmentalists as a group consume no less water, energy or housing space than other groups, ]]> 2011-07-11 00:00:00 http://www.swinburne.edu.au/chancellery/mediacentre/media-centre/news/2011/06/recycled-roads-to-deliver-waste-savings http://www.swinburne.edu.au/chancellery/mediacentre/media-centre/news/2011/06/recycled-roads-to-deliver-waste-savings Based on Swinburne research, the 'Recycled Roads to Zero Waste Challenge' will set councils a sustainable benchmark for civil construction. ]]> 2011-06-15 00:00:00 http://www.swinburne.edu.au/chancellery/mediacentre/media-centre/news/2011/06/is-nuclear-power-the-answer http://www.swinburne.edu.au/chancellery/mediacentre/media-centre/news/2011/06/is-nuclear-power-the-answer At the first Swinburne Chancellor's Lecture for 2011, nuclear physicist Dr Ziggy Switkowski will share his views on nuclear energy. ]]> 2011-06-02 00:00:00 http://www.swinburne.edu.au/chancellery/mediacentre/media-centre/news/2011/03/flexible-green-trades-complex-launch http://www.swinburne.edu.au/chancellery/mediacentre/media-centre/news/2011/03/flexible-green-trades-complex-launch Swinburne's new training facility at Croydon will enhance 'green' training in critical trade sectors. ]]> 2011-03-16 00:00:00 http://www.swinburne.edu.au/chancellery/mediacentre/media-centre/news/2011/02/atc-opens-for-business http://www.swinburne.edu.au/chancellery/mediacentre/media-centre/news/2011/02/atc-opens-for-business The architecturally striking 'see-through' Advanced Technologies Centre is now open for research and teaching at the Hawthorn campus. ]]> 2011-02-23 00:00:00 http://www.swinburne.edu.au/chancellery/mediacentre/media-centre/news/2010/11/policies-on-water-dry-to-a-trickle http://www.swinburne.edu.au/chancellery/mediacentre/media-centre/news/2010/11/policies-on-water-dry-to-a-trickle Increasing rainfall since mid-2009 appears to have reduced debate on water to a trickle, according to Swinburne PhD student Ben Rankin. ]]> 2010-11-26 00:00:00 http://www.swinburne.edu.au/chancellery/mediacentre/media-centre/news/2010/11/swinburne-supports-non-profit-to-go-green http://www.swinburne.edu.au/chancellery/mediacentre/media-centre/news/2010/11/swinburne-supports-non-profit-to-go-green Swinburne University has donated time and resources to create an Eco Report for Victoria’s largest food relief charity. ]]> 2010-11-25 00:00:00 http://www.swinburne.edu.au/chancellery/mediacentre/media-centre/news/2010/11/swinburnes-sustainability-focus-acclaimed http://www.swinburne.edu.au/chancellery/mediacentre/media-centre/news/2010/11/swinburnes-sustainability-focus-acclaimed Swinburne has won the 'Skills for Sustainability - Educational Institution Award' category of the Australian Training Awards. ]]> 2010-11-22 00:00:00