Swinburne is an internationally recognised research-intensive university that is focused on delivering research that creates economic and social impact.
Our researchers are producing innovative research solutions to real-world problems across a range of disciplines and sectors.
Feature articles
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Take-home lessons on diabetes data
Twenty years in the making, an app for better diabetes self-management could ease the burden on Australia’s healthcare system.
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Rust treatment gets legs
The Royal Australian Navy spends millions of dollars each year repairing rust. A high-temperature coating from Swinburne might help keep vessels shipshape.
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Intellegent way to soak up the sun
Environmentally friendly solar panels using organic dyes aren’t commercially viable yet. But artificial intelligence and chemistry can make them a reality.
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Listening like a life depends on it
Professor Richard Osborne’s Ophelia process is helping the likes of the World Health Organisation to listen, improving health for the disadvantaged.
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City tree changers
Nature can help our fast-growing cities develop sustainably and create better places to live.
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Inventions
Swinburne’s most recent products range from a one-shot solution for cattle ticks, to implant coatings, and gold detectors using cosmic rays.
Highlights
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Easy wheezy – a straightforward passage to asthma control
- Health
A take-home device that measures wheeze could help millions to manage their respiratory diseases.Friday 24 January 2020 -
Putting humanitarian work on the map
- Social Affairs
Australia’s community services have reaped the rewards of data crunching projects that transform complex social information into visual tools.Thursday 23 January 2020 -
Future-proofing Australia’s smaller manufacturers
- Technology
Swinburne’s Factory of the Future is building strategies for creating next-gen products and new service models for small-to medium-sized enterprises.Thursday 23 January 2020
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