March 2008 - Issue #1
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The Future By Design
From the 1960s, an influential movement involving the marriage of old and new media was 'Fluxus', a global network of experimental artists and designers. One of its central figures, American academic Ken Friedman, has moved to Australia to chart a new course for design education.
Future CD's to be a digital Aladdin's cave
Imagine being able to put your entire DVD collection on a single disc. And not just your collection, but also that of your family, friends and neighbours
Cosmos calls to student in cyberspace
Swinburne Astronomy Online students are among the pioneers of a future space travel industry
Galaxy hunters stalk invisible prey
Swinburne University of Technology's Mike Murphy is a galaxy hunter, one of an elite tribe dedicated to seeking out and capturing some of the most elusive prey in the universe.
Giant energy burst reveals new cosmic horizons
A cryptic blast of radio energy from deep space lasting just thousandths of a second has astonished astronomers - and. tantalisingly, may offer a new way to observe how the universe unfolded.
How squash numbers spawned the tipping business
Professor Stephen Clarke's passion for sports statistics was already known to his students, and became the foundation of Swinburne's expertise in the collection, analysis and provision of statistical sports information.
Chips to mimic body environment for stem cell growth
After years of controversy, researchers are working hard to make advanced new medical treatments a reality
World view shapes a clever ambition
Vice-Chancellor Ian Young has set Swinburne on course to become a globally recognised research university
Atom chip to open frontiers unknown
Australian researchers are among those helping to push the atom chips towards new quantum technologies
Longer work life needs management re-think
The baby boomers are challenging policy-makers and governments to re-address how and why people work and train
'Jack of all trades' becomes media master
It took a Hong Kong fortune cookie to help web entrepreneur Domenic Carosa understand the path to business success.
Alumni memories bridge a century
George Swinburne had made his fortune in engineering, served as state minister for water and agriculture, and was well on his way to pouring £20,000 of his own money into Swinburne Technical College - his platform for education reform.
Tool kit challenge for tomorrow's nano-factories
The two-photon fluorescence microscope has the capability to diagnose very early-stage cancer
Needle fabrication lifts surgical blindfold
'Micro-technology' cluster nurtures new-generation manufacturing
Trust drawn from the messenger, not the message
Australians' optimism about the benefits of science and technology rests precipitously on how much they trust those delivering the information
