Swinburne University of Technology

Serviceability-oriented multimodal data integration for prescriptive road-tunnel maintenance digital twins

Road tunnels are indispensable components of transport networks, providing critical connections while operating continuously under demanding environmental, geological, and hydrogeological conditions. Their large dimensions, confined geometry, and uninterrupted operation make comp...

Waste-Derived and Supplementary Cementitious Materials as Low-Carbon Binders: Data-Driven Evaluation of Strength, Durability and Global Warming Potential

The concrete industry is a major source of global carbon emissions, largely due to Portland cement (OPC) production. Supplementary cementitious materials (SCMs), many originating as industrial by-products or waste streams, can reduce these emissions while supporting material circ...

Cosmological Constraints from Full-scale Clustering and Galaxy–Galaxy Lensing with DESI DR1

Abstract We present constraints on cosmic structure growth from the analysis of galaxy clustering and galaxy–galaxy lensing with galaxies from the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI) Data Release 1. Our analysis includes four samples drawn from the Bright Galaxy Survey (B...

Take Me Home, Country Roads: Choosing Autonomous EVs Over Personal Aviation

ABSTRACT This paper investigates the potential long‐run effects of autonomous and electric vehicles, and a carbon tax, on personal domestic aviation demand in Australia. We estimate a discrete choice disutility model with two travel modes—car and air—using Australian National Vis...

Two-dimensional GaOOH framework materials: Ultrathin GaOOH nanosheets coordinated with organic linkers

Two-dimensional (2D) materials have attracted growing interest in applications as adsorbent due to their high surface-to-volume ratio and tunable properties. However, randomly stacked 2D structures often suffer from restricted reactant diffusion and limited access to active sites...

A fast radio burst at redshift 2, three billion years after the Big Bang

Fast radio bursts (FRBs) are millisecond-duration radio transients from extragalactic sources. Their frequency and polarization properties are affected by plasma and magnetic fields along the line of sight to Earth. We report radio observations of FRB 20240304B and near-infrared...

Large-Scale Testing for Characterisation of Cable Bolt System Behaviour: A Novel Laboratory Approach to Simulate Relative Joint Shear Sliding

Abstract This study investigates the performance of a cable bolt system under direct shearing to simulate relative rock strata under horizontal or so called “sliding”, with the primary goal of assisting in the optimisation of cable bolting practice to control roof failure in unde...

PVA/Sodium Alginate/PEDOT:PSS-Based Multifunctional Hydrogels with Rapid Self-Healing, High Stretchability, and Touch-Sensing Capability

Abstract The development of stretchable, self-healing, conducting hydrogels is crucial in wearable electronic devices, health monitoring, strain sensing, biosensing, etc. In this study, we developed a highly stretchable, rapid self-healing, adhesive, conductive hydrogel composite...

When Does Mindfulness Translate Into Consumer Well‐Being? The Role of Mindful Consumption and Meditation Regularity

ABSTRACT Mindfulness correlates with higher life satisfaction, yet consumer wellbeing research rarely specifies the behavioral route through which this relationship emerges. Drawing on self‐regulation theory, the research proposes mindful consumption as that route and, drawing on...

Simultaneous silicon production and purification via in-flight hydrogen plasma

Abstract Silicon is a critical mineral, central to photovoltaics, semiconductors, and emerging battery anodes, yet its production still relies on carbon-intensive reduction of high-grade SiO 2 followed by energy-intensive purification. Replacing carbon with molecular hydrogen is...

Causality-aware many-objective intra-day dispatch for wind-PV-thermal-storage complementary power systems

Intraday dispatch of wind-PV-thermal-storage complementary power systems is challenged by volatile renewable generation, strong inter-temporal state coupling, narrow and evolving feasible regions, and conflicting economic, low-carbon, renewable-accommodation, and operational-secu...

Antifungal potential and ecological perspectives of selected seagrass species from tropical coastal meadows

Seagrasses have gathered increasing attention due to their multifaceted ecological roles. Apart from their ecological significance, seagrasses have exhibited potent antifungal properties, indicating potential for diverse applications. The antifungal efficacy of methanolic extract...

Optimization and sustainability assessment of hybrid PV-powered EV charging and hydrogen refueling systems for low-carbon transport

Abstract The rapid and simultaneous growth of electric vehicles (EVs) and hydrogen vehicles (HVs) has created an urgent need for integrated infrastructure capable of satisfying fundamentally different electricity and hydrogen demands while minimizing reliance on carbon-intensive...

Fifteen Lessons Learned from Designing, Evaluating, and Deploying a Contextual Virtual Reality Fire Safety Trainer: The FireGuard Case Study

Conventional fire-safety awareness campaigns built on brochures, leaflets, and instructional videos have shown limited success in developing transferable hazard-recognition skills, and simply moving this content into a virtual reality (VR) headset does not resolve the problem. Th...

A Systematic Review of Wideband Harmonic Impedance Identification Methodologies in Inverter-Based Transmission Networks

The global transition toward decarbonization has accelerated the deployment of inverter-based resources (IBRs) and non-linear loads, introducing acute wideband power quality challenges that necessitate the accurate characterization of frequency-dependent network harmonic impedanc...

Mechanical performance of 4D-printed honeycombs with various Poisson’s ratios under quasi-static and low-velocity compression

Four-dimensional (4D) printing provides a promising route for prototyping reusable energy-absorbing metamaterials that can recover their geometry after large deformation. However, the cyclic performance of 4D-printed shape-memory honeycombs remains governed by topology, loading d...

Radiation damage in serial femtosecond crystallography studied in hemoglobin.

) and fixed photon energy (7.15 keV). Structural refinement produced very similar models and resolution-dependent data-quality indicators remained comparable. Both datasets also retained sufficient anomalous signal for phasing. These observations support the conclusion that high-...

The feasibility of a tailored follow-up service for people living with stroke via a registry-based randomised controlled trial (A-LISTS)

After stroke, people report ongoing health challenges to national registries without any follow-up. We aimed to assess the feasibility of a co-designed, registry-initiated, follow-up service provided by hospitals and tailored for people reporting health-related challenges between...

Distance Estimation using Globular Clusters and Ultra-Compact Dwarfs

Abstract The tight scaling relation between absolute magnitude and internal velocity dispersion (σ) for globular clusters (GCs), referred to as the GC velocity dispersion (GCVD) relation, has shown great potential as a distance estimator. However, at the high-luminosity end of th...

The Mysterious Case of Iron in XMPs: Anomalous High log(Fe/O) Observed in Extremely Metal-Poor Galaxies HSCJ1631+4426 and SDSSJ0811+4730

Abstract We present integral field spectroscopic observations of two local extremely metal-poor galaxies (XMPs), HSCJ1631+4426 and SDSSJ0811+4730, obtained with the Keck Cosmic Web Imager (KCWI) over 3545 − 5529 Ã at a spectral resolution of R ~ 3600, capturing bright nebular emi...