Advanced Technologies Centre
Our Advanced Technology Centre (ATC) showcases leading-edge research facilities and teaching spaces, as well as architectural design and sustainability that encompasses 20,000 square metres.
Located at our Hawthorn campus, the ATC is home to a number of excellent research facilities, such as:
- Advanced Molecular and Proteomics Facility
- BabyLab
- Brain and Psychological Sciences Research Centre
- Cellular Neuroscience Laboratory
- Centre for Ageing: Assistive Technologies
- Centre for Human Psychopharmacology
- Direct Metal Deposition Facility
- Drug Discovery Laboratory and bioMerieux MALDI-TOF Reference Centre
- Electrical Machine Laboratory
- High Temperature Processing Laboratory
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Laboratory
- Magnetoencephalography (MEG) Laboratory
- Materials Characterisation Laboratory
- Microfabrication and Microanalytical Facility
- Microscopy Laboratory
- Nano-biotechnology Laboratory
- Nanofabrication Laboratories
- Non-Contact Inspection and Robotics Laboratory
- Nanophotonics Applications Facility
- Physical Containment Laboratory
- Polymer Processing and Testing Laboratories
- Power System Simulation Laboratory
- Product Design Engineering Laboratories
- Robotics and Mechatronics Laboratories
- Smart Sensing and Signal Processing Laboratory
- Smart Structures Laboratory
- Surface Science and Interface Engineering Facility
The ATC's cutting-edge architectural design includes the Smart Structures Laboratory's transparent walls. On the Burwood Road street front, the public and passers-by can watch as scientists and engineers test the integrity of construction materials and structures of the future using advanced equipment.
We took this approach to ensure our intensely technological endeavours were on show. We invite the public to look in and engage with our passion for technology and innovation.
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ATC building
As so many of our research collaborations here at Swinburne University of Technology deal with the development of more eco-efficient technology, we also opted for a design that embodied sustainability principles. Sustainability initiatives include the use of recycled materials, a thermal-mass insulating façade, rainwater capture, lighting that adjusts in response to natural daylight levels and the building’s management system which, through its link to the Bureau of Meteorology, can predict changes in weather.
The ATC was the first education building in Australia to be awarded a 5-star green star rating by the Green Building Council of Australia.
Our latest news
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Technologies and tools for a manufacturing transformation: how to approach Industry 4.0
Dr Nico Adams writes about some business model possibilities and the questions a manufacturing company should ask before "getting into" Industry 4.0.Read more (Technologies and tools for a manufacturing transformation: how to approach Industry 4.0 )Friday 26 June 2020 -
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Swinburne launches advanced manufacturing centre in Weihai, Shandong
Swinburne becomes the first Australian university to launch a joint research centre in Weihai, Shandong.Tuesday 20 March 2018 -
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Swinburne to establish world first Industry 4.0 Testlab
Swinburne is establishing the world’s first operational Industry 4.0 Testlab for carbon composite manufacturing.Monday 05 March 2018 -
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International SPIE NanoPhotonics forum takes over Swinburne
SPIE NanoPhotonics Australasia celebrates the latest in nanophotonics technologies.Friday 15 December 2017 -
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Next-generation condom named Medtech finalist
A project to create a next-generation condom has been named a finalist in the 2017 National MedTech’s Got Talent Gala Finals.Friday 08 December 2017
Contact the Swinburne Research team
Need to contact our research team? For general enquiries email research@swinburne.edu.au or call +61 3 9214 4859. Alternatively, please contact us to speak to a specific research department.