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Using black holes to calibrate the Universe’s most sensitive instruments
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Using black holes to calibrate the Universe’s most sensitive instruments

Scientists have used the collision of two black holes to measure and correct the calibration of the detectors that observe them. The technique was perfected using two exceptionally strong gravitational-wave signals, produced by the collisions of pairs of black holes. These events were so strong that they allowed researchers not only to study the black holes that created them, but also to check how accurately the detectors...

Scientists have used the collision of two black holes to measure and correct the calibration of the detectors that observe them. The technique...

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ANU spin-out Liquid Instruments secures $70 million to advance AI-driven tech
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MAY
ANU spin-out Liquid Instruments secures $70 million to advance AI-driven tech

Canberra-based technology company Liquid Instruments has secured major investment to accelerate the commercialisation of its platform that is reshaping...

Controlling light with light using dyed liquid crystals
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Controlling light with light using dyed liquid crystals

A new technique for controlling optical components with light could usher in the next generation of high efficiency signal processing technology,...

Novel photonics materials are needed to drive the second quantum revolution
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Novel photonics materials are needed to drive the second quantum revolution

Quantum photonics is set to be a pivotal part of future quantum technology, if the right materials can be created, a new review paper has found. Photonics...

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