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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 provides one approach to developing...
14 April 2026
Join Dr Sean Hodgman on a deep dive into his group's recent work on entanglement of helium atoms' momentum. The video on this research has attracted thousands of comments, so we sat Sean...
10 April 2026
A new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) will support a unique collaboration between two of the world’s foremost nuclear science facilities on opposite sides of the globe. The...
9 April 2026
In a new quantum physics experiment, ANU researchers have shown that matter can experience entanglement – an effect Einstein dismissed as ‘spooky action at a distance’. The...
24 March 2026
The life of Professor John Newton (no relation to Sir Isaac), a pioneer of Australian nuclear physics, has been celebrated in a memoir published by the Australian Academy of Science. Emeritus...
16 March 2026
When radioactive atoms inside minerals decay, they fire out high energy particles, that leave trails of destruction through the mineral. Weirdly, researchers have found, it turns out these...
13 March 2026
A team of international researchers have created a first-of-its-kind database of ant data, which combines high fidelity 3D scans and genetic information for thousands of specimens covering...
5 March 2026
New research from the Department of Quantum Sciences and Technology (DQST) is helping to define the quality of quantum measurements. “A collaborator asked us to help work out how good...
13 February 2026
Forget needles in haystacks: if you’re looking for a million billionth of a gram of a radioactive isotope, hidden, say in sea water, coral, or the antler of a deer – then...
9 February 2026
Scientists have perfected a way to reveal the smallest glitches in the biochemical machinery that makes proteins in our bodies – glitches that can trigger devastating diseases. With...
27 January 2026
One of Dr Who’s greatest techniques for solving difficult problems is to reverse the polarity. And now iiLab is trying it as well -opening up a world of new possibilities with...
24 December 2025
At HIAF we have our own little piece of outer space – complete with bombarding radiation. The new space testing beamline at HIAF is helping get technology into space, by testing...
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