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March 2008 ISSUE # 1

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