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Crompton Award helps student research the nearly-magic
16
DEC
Crompton Award helps student research the nearly-magic

PhD Student Aditya Babu wants to revisit one of the earliest puzzles of nuclear physics: why are some nuclei more stable than others? And every nuclear physicist knows it’s to do with magic. One of the earliest breakthroughs in this area was by trailblazing nuclear physicist Maria Goeppert Mayer, in 1948. She was studying especially stable nuclei that contain protons and/or neutrons (aka nucleons) in specific numbers,...

PhD Student Aditya Babu wants to revisit one of the earliest puzzles of nuclear physics: why are some nuclei more stable than others? And every...

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Megavolts Ep 11:  Testing silicon chips for space
11
DEC
Megavolts Ep 11: Testing silicon chips for space

Up above the protection of the earth's atmosphere and magnetic field, satellites face a lot of radiation in space. A single cosmic ray hitting...

Twisted light made simple
24
OCT
Twisted light made simple

A new approach to creating materials that interact selectively with different twists in light, known as chiral responses, greatly simplifies...

MOU with Fujitsu signals ambitions for a quantum computer onsite at ANU
21
OCT
MOU with Fujitsu signals ambitions for a quantum computer onsite at ANU

ANU has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Fujitsu, bringing new opportunities for quantum computing research and teaching. The agreement...

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