https://phys.org/ en-us Latest news from Swinburne University of Technology Malnutrition not only negatively impacts health, but also causes poor healing and increased infection risks, lengthening hospital stays and further burdening an under-resourced system. One in three hospital patients are not being screened for malnutrition, despite the fact that 30%–40% of patients experience the issue, new Swinburne research has found. The study is published in the Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-03-hospitals-malnutrition.html Tue, 31 Mar 2026 10:40:01 EDT news694169366 Psychotic disorders affect millions worldwide, and hallucinations are just one symptom that can severely impact daily life, leading to isolation, distress, and reduced quality of life. A significant association has been found between sexual trauma and visual hallucinations in individuals with psychotic disorders. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-02-sexual-trauma-victims-hallucinations.html Psychology & Psychiatry Tue, 17 Feb 2026 06:30:01 EST news690531374 Swinburne researchers have turned old, unwanted mattresses into safe and sustainable building insulation materials using fungi. The team grew a common fungus together with shredded mattress foam to create a new material that is solid and lightweight. Their research is published in the journal Scientific Reports. https://techxplore.com/news/2026-02-fungi-shredded-mattress-foam-lightweight.html Energy & Green Tech Wed, 04 Feb 2026 12:40:01 EST news689425459 New Swinburne-led research has found that the use of mobile devices by primary school-aged children for gaming, social media and streaming significantly increases the risk of internet addiction—and parents are the main influence. https://phys.org/news/2026-01-revealing-parental-role-childhood-internet.html Social Sciences Wed, 14 Jan 2026 13:15:40 EST news687618901 At this time of year, many people resolve to take control of their health by adopting dietary strategies to lose weight, feel better or improve gut health. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-01-diet-stacking-trend-health.html Overweight & Obesity Mon, 05 Jan 2026 08:51:25 EST news686825461 Older Australians living in private rentals are disproportionately exposed to housing precarity, with women bearing the heaviest burden, new Swinburne research launched at Parliament House today reveals. https://phys.org/news/2025-11-older-australians-private-rentals-disproportionately.html Economics & Business Mon, 24 Nov 2025 10:36:03 EST news683202961 Fifty-seven percent of Australians are willing to pay more for clothing made from natural fibers, new Swinburne research reveals. https://phys.org/news/2025-11-australians-pay-sustainable.html Economics & Business Tue, 18 Nov 2025 09:20:03 EST news682680001 Australians filed over 80,000 reports of online child sexual abuse last financial year, more than double the 36,600 reports in 2021/22. https://phys.org/news/2025-11-online-child-sexual-exploitation-misunderstood.html Social Sciences Wed, 05 Nov 2025 21:50:01 EST news681570599 People who act in ways that go against their personal values while drunk often feel embarrassed, regretful, or anxious during a hangover. These feelings can lead to overthinking and harsh self-criticism, which worsen their emotional distress, aka "hangxiety." https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-10-hangxiety.html Psychology & Psychiatry Thu, 23 Oct 2025 13:30:02 EDT news680444233 Australia's engineering skills gap and labor shortage is the highest it's been for more than a decade. New Swinburne research could explain why. https://phys.org/news/2025-10-declining-high-math-vce-contributing.html Mathematics Thu, 23 Oct 2025 07:00:04 EDT news680421602 Psilocybin could be the future of mental health care, with promising findings emerging from Australia's first research trial using psychedelics to treat depression, led by Swinburne University of Technology. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-10-psilocybin-therapy-linked-depression-symptoms.html Psychology & Psychiatry Tue, 14 Oct 2025 11:20:03 EDT news679659050 Australia is projected to experience 18 days of extreme heat waves annually, up from just 4 days currently, and a 444% increase in heat wave-related deaths in Sydney alone, according to a new report. https://phys.org/news/2025-10-women-leadership-australia-tourism-hospitality.html Economics & Business Mon, 13 Oct 2025 09:22:04 EDT news679566121 Quantum computing promises to solve the seemingly unsolvable in fields such as physics, medicine, cryptography and more. https://phys.org/news/2025-09-quantum-unknowable-theyre.html Quantum Physics Tue, 16 Sep 2025 08:59:14 EDT news677231950 A new study shows that 94% of older Australians say having gardening space where they live is extremely important. But as the housing crisis impacts more older adults, not everyone can access the benefits. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-09-older-australians-home-gardening-space.html Psychology & Psychiatry Mon, 15 Sep 2025 09:18:04 EDT news677146682 The idea of building settlements on Mars is a popular goal of billionaires, space agencies and interplanetary enthusiasts. https://phys.org/news/2025-08-metals-martian-dirt.html Space Exploration Tue, 26 Aug 2025 05:58:05 EDT news675406682 New Swinburne research published in the Proceedings of the Nutrition Society is challenging the long-held belief that all ultra-processed foods are bad for you. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-08-ultra-foods-badnew.html Health Mon, 25 Aug 2025 09:21:03 EDT news675332461 Having a furry friend in your therapy session could lead to your next big breakthrough, according to new research from Swinburne University of Technology. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-08-incorporating-animals-therapy-stronger-relationships.html Psychology & Psychiatry Thu, 14 Aug 2025 07:45:33 EDT news674376331 A world-first Swinburne-led study into young adults' brain activity has found that TV and gaming are associated with increased focus, while social media is associated with decreased focus. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-08-young-adults-brain-tv-gaming.html Neuroscience Thu, 07 Aug 2025 10:16:03 EDT news673780561 New Swinburne research has found that psychological stress may lead to higher blood pressure and therefore increase the risk of heart disease and stroke. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-07-psychological-stress-heart-disease.html Neuroscience Thu, 31 Jul 2025 08:47:03 EDT news673170422 New Swinburne research finds Instagram filters promote white beauty standards, selective cultural appropriation and allow users to 'try on' risky surgical procedures, in potentially harmful ways. The study is published in the journal Information, Communication & Society. https://phys.org/news/2025-07-instagram-white-cultural-appropriation-plastic.html Social Sciences Thu, 24 Jul 2025 09:18:03 EDT news672567481 With the cold and flu season in full swing, many people are looking for ways to stay healthy and avoid getting sick. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-07-oranges-garlic-echinacea-cold-flu.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Thu, 10 Jul 2025 08:53:04 EDT news671356382 The race to build the first useful quantum computer is on and may revolutionize the world with brand new capabilities, from medicine to freight logistics. https://phys.org/news/2025-06-qa-companies-quantum-ultracold-neutral.html Quantum Physics Mon, 30 Jun 2025 17:10:06 EDT news670521687 Bricks made from used coffee grounds could soon reshape Australia's construction industry, and its carbon footprint, thanks to researchers at Swinburne University of Technology. https://techxplore.com/news/2025-06-walls-morning-coffee-supercharge-sustainable.html Engineering Fri, 27 Jun 2025 11:25:51 EDT news670242350 COVID-19 may seem well and truly in the past, but another deadly pandemic is a question of "when," not "if." To help prevent mass deaths and other harms, like deteriorating mental health and economic downfall, a Swinburne database has combined everything we know about COVID-19 into one comprehensive rundown. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-06-comprehensive-covid-database-future-pandemics.html Medical research Tue, 24 Jun 2025 11:14:04 EDT news669982441 Asteroids colliding with Earth might seem farfetched, but the planetary threat is real. Just this year news broke of an asteroid with a 1%–2% chance of a fatal collision occurring in 2032. While more recent measurements of Asteroid 2024 YR4 suggest the threat will not be realized this time, what about the next time? https://phys.org/news/2025-06-asteroid-space-rustling-threatens-earth.html Planetary Sciences Tue, 17 Jun 2025 12:21:03 EDT news669381661 A paper published by Swinburne University of Technology shows how a kind of "optical ruler," or frequency comb, can greatly increase bandwidth in today's data-saturated world. Integrated optical frequency comb sources, or microcombs, have driven major advances in spectroscopy, metrology and more. Their potential in data transmission is especially promising, exceeding speeds of one petabit per second—10 million times faster than a 100Mbit/s NBN connection. https://techxplore.com/news/2025-05-microcombs-key-bandwidth-demands-artificial.html Electronics & Semiconductors Thu, 08 May 2025 09:57:03 EDT news665917021 Swinburne researchers have discovered unexpected and entirely new quantum behaviors that only occur in one-dimensional systems, such as electrical current. Their new paper, published in Physical Review Letters, explores a fundamental question in quantum physics: what happens when a single "impurity" particle, such as an atom or electron, is introduced into a tightly packed crowd of identical particles. https://phys.org/news/2025-04-quantum-behaviors-1d-reshape-material.html Condensed Matter Wed, 30 Apr 2025 11:44:03 EDT news665232241 An international team has discovered a giant spiral disk galaxy in the early cosmos which is three times larger than similar galaxies of the same epoch. https://phys.org/news/2025-03-large-disk-galaxy-early-universe.html Astronomy Mon, 17 Mar 2025 12:37:03 EDT news661433821 An international study led by astronomers from Swinburne University of Technology has created the most detailed maps of gravitational waves across the universe to date. https://phys.org/news/2024-12-universe-gravitational-reveal-hidden-black.html Astronomy Mon, 02 Dec 2024 19:00:01 EST news652356812 Australia's housing crisis is severely impacting young people's safety, relationships, health and well-being, education, employment, and ability to plan for the future, according to new report launched in Canberra as part of World Homeless Day. https://phys.org/news/2024-10-overwhelmed-hopeless-australian-reveals-housing.html Social Sciences Thu, 10 Oct 2024 11:17:58 EDT news647777870