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Australian Consul-General impressed with Swinburne Sarawak

KUCHING – The Consul General from the Australian High Commission in Kuala Lumpur, Marilyn Perring, paid a courtesy call to the Acting Pro Vice-Chancellor and Chief Executive of Swinburne University of Technology Sarawak Campus, Professor Ken Heskin, recently.Perring was accompanied …


The wonders of mechanical advantage

It was late morning.


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.