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Welcome to the News and Events page of the ANU Research School of Physics! Here you'll find the latest updates and happenings within our vibrant community of physicists and researchers. From groundbreaking research breakthroughs to exciting upcoming events, this page is your go-to source for all things physics at ANU. Stay up to date with our cutting-edge research, world-class seminars, and engaging outreach initiatives by checking back frequently. We are committed to sharing our passion for physics with the world and hope you'll join us on this journey of discovery.

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Chance find of rare atoms could reveal big surprises in Earth’s past
18
MAR
Chance find of rare atoms could reveal big surprises in Earth’s past

As Dr Dominik Koll was investigating a new method of radio-dating ancient samples, he stumbled across evidence of a major event in the Earth’s...

They found the Higgs boson, but there might be five more!
13
MAR
They found the Higgs boson, but there might be five more!

Anomalous results in particle physics experiments could be a hint to the existence of another five Higgs bosons, calculations have shown. In...

27
FEB
"Joyful occasion" as ANU accelerator receives international recognition

The world’s foremost technical organisation has given the Heavy Ion Accelerator Facility (HIAF) at the ANU Research School of Physics global...

Megavolts Episode 12: Testing dark matter detector purity
14
FEB
Megavolts Episode 12: Testing dark matter detector purity

The challenge with detecting dark matter is that the signal will probably be incredibly small – perhaps only a couple of particles per day....

Using entangled photons from a metamaterial for quantum imaging
11
FEB
Using entangled photons from a metamaterial for quantum imaging

Physicists have developed an ultra-compact quantum imager, based on an extremely sensitive high-resolution technique known as quantum ghost imaging. The...

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...

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