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Researchers apply the squeeze to better detect stellar-mass black holes

Scientists at The Australian National University (ANU) have found a way to better detect all collisions of stellar-mass black holes in the Universe. Stellar-mass black holes are formed...

31 October 2019

Lights on for holograms in your hands and super-fast Li-Fi

Monitoring systems for safer driving, moving holograms on your phone and super-fast, light-based WiFi are a step closer thanks to $34.9 million in Australian Government funding for the Australian...

11 October 2019

Leadership award for student mentoring scheme

A passion for helping fellow students has earned RSPE's Lauren Bezzina a college-wide award, the Janet Elspeth Crawford award for postgraduate leadership. Lauren, a PhD student in Nuclear...

9 October 2019

ANU Physics students attend the Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting in physics

By Janet Zhong and Tim Hume From the 30th of June to the 6th of July, we attended the 2019 Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting in physics. It was a meeting that invited 39 Nobel laureates...

7 August 2019

Ancient star-crash detection ushers new dawn for space discovery

An international team of scientists, including from The Australian National University (ANU), have detected two stars colliding in space about 500 million years ago. The discovery...

3 May 2019

New silicon promises sunnier days for solar tech

An international research team led by The Australian National University (ANU) has made a new type of silicon that better uses sunlight and promises to cut the cost of solar...

26 April 2019

ANU research set to shake-up space missions

A new study from The Australian National University (ANU) has found a number of 2D materials can not only withstand being sent into space, but potentially thrive in the harsh conditions. It...

14 March 2019

Liquid Instruments secures $11m international investment

Canberra-born technology company Liquid Instruments has this week announced more than $11 million (US$8.16M) has been invested in their growing business. Liquid Instruments was started...

24 January 2019

A step closer to a data superhighway for future internet

An international team of researchers led by ANU is helping to build a safe data superhighway for the highly anticipated quantum internet, which promises a new era of artificial intelligence...

11 January 2019

Invention promises airport security screening without queues

A research team led by The Australian National University (ANU) has invented a device that could be developed into ultra-sensitive cameras for security screening that would not require...

14 December 2018

Scientists detect biggest known black-hole collision

An international team of scientists have detected ripples in space and time, known as gravitational waves, from the biggest known black-hole collision that formed a new black hole about...

4 December 2018

Study could lead to safer and cheaper 3D medical imaging

A new study led by The Australian National University (ANU) has discovered a promising way to significantly lower doses of X-rays that has the potential to revolutionise 3D medical...

30 November 2018

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