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Beating nature to make a night vision detector
17
OCT
Beating nature to make a night vision detector

Scientists have created new improved materials for detecting infrared light – the key to night vision. The new materials promise a more than tenfold improvement in efficiency over current night vision technology. The challenge in creating these materials - made of germanium with tin atoms embedded in it - is beating nature, says Emeritus Professor Jim Williams, from the Materials Physics Department, and iiLab node...

Scientists have created new improved materials for detecting infrared light – the key to night vision. The new materials promise a more...

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Keeping knowledge alive in wartime
15
OCT
Keeping knowledge alive in wartime

After fleeing Ukraine, Dr Andrey Iljin has found a haven for idea generation at the ANU Research School of Physics. By Hannah Dixon, originally...

How to tell if your donut is like a pretzel
10
OCT
How to tell if your donut is like a pretzel

A new way of comparing shapes will enable scientists to analyse data in more flexible and powerful ways. The approach has come from a collaboration...

Using gravitational wave technology to improve autonomous vehicles
02
OCT
Using gravitational wave technology to improve autonomous vehicles

Forge Photonics, a start up company using gravitational wave detection technology has launched, setting its sights on the $A120 billion global...

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