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No full textParticipant experiences static electricity during an experiment conducted at a presentation of the Swinburne Travelling Science Show
The Open Door October 1932
No full textThe Open Door October 1932 - The Magazine of the Swinburne Technical College
Pyrolysis of sucrose
No full textThis photograph originally appeared in the 2014 Research student photography and image competition held to celebrate National Science Week (Aug 16-24). Blurb: This image shows the remarkable transformation of white, crystallised sucrose (imagine fine table sugar) on a flat surface in a crucible to a dome-shaped dark brown carbonised structure when 3000C heat treatment was applied. The surface of the structure reflects white light; displaying an assortment of rainbow spots on the crucible wall. The process took 30 minutes to complete in a furnace, resulting in crispy solid carbonised sucrose formation. My research study encompasses development of carbon nanoparticles which fluoresce under excitation of ultra-violet light. Pyrolysis of carbohydrate source is one of many synthesis methods available to obtain raw and bare carbon nanoparticles for sensing probe development
Designing a balsa revolution
No full textThis photograph originally appeared in the 2014 Research student photography and image competition held to celebrate National Science Week (Aug 16-24). Blurb: People often reminisce on childhood memories of model making when they think about balsa wood, however history has seen balsa used predominately in marine and aviation industries. In the 21st century balsa is found in applications that optimise the sustainable properties and lightweight nature of the material. Such applications include wind turbine blade manufacturing for wind energy generation and as a core catalyst in sandwich composites for the automotive industry. Balsa is a natural timber that grows very fast in Papua New Guinea (PNG). Since the Global Financial Crisis (GFC) balsa exports have declined resulting in a mass over-supply and under-demand for balsa causing hardship for balsa growers. Making matters worse is the fact that balsa consumers prior to the GFC are now consuming synthetic foams as a substitute material regardless of the environmental concerns synthetic materials poses. There is a need for designers to generate new concepts that promote the use of balsa in new applications to generate international demand for the material. The mechanical strength, thermal conductivity and acoustic properties of balsa have been tested to identify new markets and concepts worthy of design exploration. There is an opportunity to design new applications for balsa which can be implemented into the construction industry as an affordable, sustainable, thermal and acoustic insulator. Design innovation is the key to revolutionise the balsa industry
Reaching out
No full textThis photograph originally appeared in the 2014 Research student photography and image competition held to celebrate National Science Week (Aug 16-24). Blurb: Reaching out to others is something that children know how to do. It’s a natural human instinct that allows us to regulate our emotions through interpersonal contact. In Social Anxiety Disorder this mechanism is somehow disturbed and other people can appear frightening. This can lead socially anxious individuals to avoid many social interactions, and leave them feeling ‘cut-off’ from the social world around them
Why?
No full textThis image originally appeared in the 2012 Research student photography and image competition held to celebrate National Science Week (11-19 August)
PSF
No full textThis image originally appeared in the 2012 Research student photography and image competition held to celebrate National Science Week (11-19 August)
Central dust lane in NGC 2768, an interacting system?
No full textThis image originally appeared in the 2012 Research student photography and image competition held to celebrate National Science Week (11-19 August)