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Myanmar trip an enriching experience for physics academic

An ANU nuclear physics academic is hoping his recent trip to the University of Yangon in Myanmar is just the start of a meaningful collaboration that will see ANU help to grow Myanmar's...

14 June 2017

Bright Future for Physics Fellows

Two physicists at RSPE have won ARC Future Fellowships, for researching quantum communication for satellites, and nonlinear nanotechnology. Dr Chunle Xiong from Quantum Sciences will...

8 June 2017

Meet the man behind LIGO

When Director of LIGO David Reitze visited ANU to give a seminar, he found time to chat about the his wild ride since the discovery of gravitational waves. Hear how LIGO was tested...

5 June 2017

Third gravitational wave detection offers new insight into black holes

An international team of researchers has made a third detection of gravitational waves, ripples in space and time, in a discovery that provides new insights into the mysterious nature...

2 June 2017

Multi-disciplinary collaboration builds a brain on a chip

ANU researchers have developed a suitable material to allow brain cells to grow and form predictable circuits, which could lead to the development of prosthetics for the brain. The...

19 May 2017

Prestigious fellowship to solve burning issues in fusion energy.

An Australian physicist has been enlisted into an international network of scientists working to build a sustainable future with fusion energy. Associate Professor Matthew Hole of RSPE...

18 May 2017

Scientists find a way to pack grains and drugs most efficiently

Scientists have discovered a way to solve a problem that has baffled humans for so long it is mentioned in the Bible: achieving the most efficient packing of objects such as grains...

15 May 2017

Final Australian plasma in H1

ANU is poised to provide China with its first Stellarator device, which enables experimental research on magnetically confined plasma that is vital for developing fusion energy. It's...

9 May 2017

Australian-built satellites launched into space

The first satellites built in Australia in the past 15 years have been launched from Cape Canaveral in Florida to the International Space Station, where they will be deployed into space. The...

19 April 2017

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

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