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RSPE to work with Chinese scientists on fusion energy

The ANU Research School of Physics and Engineering will work with the University of South China (USC) on fusion energy research, with the prospect of Australia providing China with...

12 April 2017

Developing leaders against the backdrop of Antarctica

The trip of a lifetime will be just one part of an inspiring journey for Professor Susan Scott, as she takes part in the Homeward Bound, an international leadership, strategic and science...

10 April 2017

Physicists design a device inspired by sonic screwdriver

Physicists have designed a handheld device inspired by the sonic screwdriver in Doctor Who and the tricorder in Star Trek that will use the power of MRI and mass...

8 March 2017

Research opens door to smaller, cheaper, more agile communications tech

Research led by The Australian National University (ANU) on the use of magnets to steer light has opened the door to new communications systems which could be smaller, cheaper...

17 February 2017

ANU scientists make new high-tech liquid materials

Scientists at The Australian National University (ANU) have controlled wave-generated currents to make previously unimaginable liquid materials for new technological innovations, including...

10 February 2017

ANU team join quest for MRI revolution

ANU physicists are set to play a prominent role in a revolution in medical scanning. A team from the ANU Research School of Physics and Engineering has been invited to join a major...

2 February 2017

Sci-Fi Holograms a Step Closer With ANU Invention

ANU physicists have invented a tiny device that creates the highest quality holographic images ever achieved, opening the door to imaging technologies seen in science fiction movies...

24 January 2017

Indian Academy honours ANU Physicist

Distinguished Professor Chennupati Jagadish has been elected an Honorary Fellow of the Indian Academy of the Sciences, one of only two in 2017. Professor Jagadish has had a successful...

12 January 2017

New diamond harder than ring bling

The Australian National University (ANU) has led an international project to make a diamond that’s predicted to be harder than a jeweller’s diamond and useful for cutting...

12 December 2016

ANU invention to inspire new night-vision specs

ANU scientists have designed a nano crystal around 500 times smaller than a human hair that turns darkness into visible light and can be used to create light-weight night-vision glasses. Professor...

8 December 2016

New telescope chip offers clear view of alien planets

Scientists have developed a new optical chip for a telescope that enables astronomers to have a clear view of alien planets that may support life. Seeing a planet outside the solar...

6 December 2016

ANU demonstrates 'ghost imaging' with atoms

A team of physicists at ANU have used a technique known as 'ghost imaging' to create an image of an object from atoms that never interact with it. This is the first time that...

1 December 2016

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