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RSPE student wins Melbourne semi-finals of FameLab

An ANU PhD physics student who is studying the impact of disease on the cell walls of plants has won the 2018 FameLab regional semi-finals in Melbourne. Toby Hendy will head to the national...

30 April 2018

Crystal-clear future for quantum computing

It’s been predicted that by 2040, we will not have the capability to power all of the world’s computers. This is why the effort to build a quantum computer—which overcomes...

18 April 2018

Scientists detect electrons outside of their regular orbits

A research team including The Australian National University (ANU) has detected electrons outside of their regular orbits, a phenomenon that could be harnessed to develop next-generation...

20 March 2018

Three Minute Thesis - Bryce Henson

In August 2017 several members of the Research School of Physics and Engineering represented the School at the Joint Colleges of Science 3MT final, where they were challenged to present...

13 March 2018

Three Minute Thesis - Yi Zhu

In August 2017 several members of the Research School of Physics and Engineering represented the School at the Joint Colleges of Science 3MT final, where they were challenged to present...

1 March 2018

Three Minute Thesis - Mitchell deVries

In August 2017 several members of the Research School of Physics and Engineering represented the School at the Joint Colleges of Science 3MT final, where they were challenged to present...

20 February 2018

Gravitational wave leader wins Boas medal

Professor David McClelland has been awarded the prestigious Boas medal, by the Australian Institute of Physics, "for key contributions to one of the greatest achievements in the history...

16 February 2018

Research will help scientists understand how stars create elements

New research involving The Australian National University (ANU) has, for the first time, demonstrated a long-theorised nuclear effect, in a feat that will help scientists understand...

7 February 2018

New technology can help scientists peer into deep space

A team of Australian scientists, including researchers from The Australian National University (ANU), have found a new way to use the telecommunications network to synchronise radio...

2 February 2018

Buckingham Palace built with mineralised microbes from the Jurassic

A new study led by The Australian National University (ANU) has found that the building blocks of Buckingham Palace in London and many other...

18 January 2018

ANU launches virtual tour of lab searching for traces of exploded stars

The Australian National University (ANU) has launched an online virtual tour of its Heavy Ion Accelerator Facility, which is searching for traces of exploded stars, known as supernovae,...

21 December 2017

Award for cultural change as makerspace gets students thinking like a physicist

Dr John Debs from the Physics Education Centre has won a 2017 Australian Award for University Teaching, announced by Minister for Education and Training, Senator the Hon Simon Birmingham. Dr...

19 December 2017

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