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Stardust trapped in Antarctic ice reveals Solar System’s past
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MAY
Stardust trapped in Antarctic ice reveals Solar System’s past

Iron-60 discovery in Antarctic ice reveals: Local Interstellar Cloud leaves its mark Our Solar System is currently passing through the Local Interstellar Cloud, a region of highly diluted gas and dust between the stars. On its path, Earth continuously accumulates iron-60, a rare radioactive isotope of iron produced in stellar explosions. This has now been confirmed by an international research team through the analysis...

Iron-60 discovery in Antarctic ice reveals: Local Interstellar Cloud leaves its mark Our Solar System is currently passing through the Local...

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Using black holes to calibrate the Universe’s most sensitive instruments
13
MAY
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...

ANU spin-out Liquid Instruments secures $70 million to advance AI-driven tech
05
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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APR
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,...

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