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Scientific discoveries – just a click away

While scientific discoveries may bring to mind images of scientists busily working in their labs, this is not always the case.


Oil spills – bugs to the rescue

Many of us will have by now heard about or even been affected by the current oil spill in Miri.


Schools from Borneo to face-off in Swinburne debate

KUCHING – Secondary schools from Sarawak, Sabah and Indonesia will clash in a battle of wits at the seventh Swinburne Sarawak Inter-school Debate Championship from 31 March to 3 April. To be held at Swinburne University of Technology Sarawak Campus, …


So, you want to be a designer?

“Curiosity about life in all of its aspects, I think, is still the secret of great creative people” – Leo Burnett.


Distant galaxy cluster found in plain view

A team of astronomers has discovered the most distant example of a galaxy cluster lying in the middle of one of the most well-studied regions in the sky.Galaxy clusters are the ‘urban centres’ of the universe and may contain thousands …


Research to boost electric car use

KUCHING – Swinburne University of Technology in Melbourne is engaged in a research project aimed at increasing alternative energy transport.The project was launched by the Premier of Victoria, Ted Baillieu, and Swinburne’s Vice-Chancellor, Professor Linda Kristjanson, as part of the …


Public lecture on discovery of ‘diamond planet’ on 7 March

KUCHING – A team of international astronomers believe they may have found a once-massive star that has transformed into a small planet made of diamond. This is the subject of a public lecture which will be given by Professor Matthew …


Simple school math and its importance to engineering

Everyone knows what a whole number (or integer) is.


Australian innovators in solar world first

In a boon for the local solar industry, a team of researchers from Swinburne University of Technology and Suntech Power Holdings have developed the world’s most efficient broadband nanoplasmonic solar cells.In a paper published in Nano Letters, the researchers describe how they …


Melbourne deemed the best place in Australia for international students

Melbourne has been ranked fourth in the world in the first global grading of major international student cities by the London-based QS organisation, an international ranking organisation for universities.The Minister responsible for international students Louise Asher said the ranking puts …