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MegaVolts 13 Asteroid strikes, ancient glaciers, landslides! UNSW Prof Tim Barrows uses HIAF’s AMS to reveal history of earth: scraped by glaciers, crumbled in landslides & pounded by asteroids
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November 10, 2025 at 11:35 PM
MegaVolts 13 Asteroid strikes, ancient glaciers, landslides! UNSW Prof Tim Barrows uses HIAF’s AMS to reveal history of earth: scraped by glaciers, crumbled in landslides & pounded by asteroids
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Researchers develop highly sensitive method to detect hotspots in the environment eg bushfires or military threats by harnessing the focussing power of metaoptics to collect & process infrared radiation
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November 6, 2025 at 5:27 AM
Researchers develop highly sensitive method to detect hotspots in the environment eg bushfires or military threats by harnessing the focussing power of metaoptics to collect & process infrared radiation
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@tmos-arc.bsky.social @scienceanu.bsky.social @aip.org.au
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Celebrating RadInnovate ARC Training Centre's launch, taking Australia's sovereign capabilities in nuclear science & technology to the next level
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November 3, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Celebrating RadInnovate ARC Training Centre's launch, taking Australia's sovereign capabilities in nuclear science & technology to the next level
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Throwing away data is the surprising way to make quantum comms systems 3x more secure. And it's useful in space too! Nice work Ozlem Erkilic, Biveen Shajilal, Dept QST, CQC2T & A*STAR
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Thanks also CSIRO Data 61, Quintessence labs
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Thanks also CSIRO Data 61, Quintessence labs
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October 21, 2025 at 1:35 AM
Throwing away data is the surprising way to make quantum comms systems 3x more secure. And it's useful in space too! Nice work Ozlem Erkilic, Biveen Shajilal, Dept QST, CQC2T & A*STAR
physics.anu.edu.au/news_events/...
Thanks also CSIRO Data 61, Quintessence labs
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Thanks also CSIRO Data 61, Quintessence labs
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Growing crystals for lasers, rather than sculpting them, has yielded a record efficiency for nanolasers, and could transform technology such as AR goggles.
Great work out of @tmos-arc.bsky.social and EME Dept
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Great work out of @tmos-arc.bsky.social and EME Dept
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October 1, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Growing crystals for lasers, rather than sculpting them, has yielded a record efficiency for nanolasers, and could transform technology such as AR goggles.
Great work out of @tmos-arc.bsky.social and EME Dept
physics.anu.edu.au/news_events/...
@scienceanu.bsky.social @aip.org.au @anff.org.au
Great work out of @tmos-arc.bsky.social and EME Dept
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@scienceanu.bsky.social @aip.org.au @anff.org.au
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ANU physicists Prof @jodiebradby.bsky.social and A/Prof Bianca Haberl have developed a new method to make a rare form of silicon with remarkable properties.
It took a decade to get here: a lesson not to underrate the slow science.
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It took a decade to get here: a lesson not to underrate the slow science.
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A lesson in advanced materials: why it can take the longest time to find the shortest path
Physicists have pioneered a new method for making a rare form of silicon, prized for its remarkable properties. It's work that took ten years to come to fruition.
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September 19, 2025 at 12:18 AM
ANU physicists Prof @jodiebradby.bsky.social and A/Prof Bianca Haberl have developed a new method to make a rare form of silicon with remarkable properties.
It took a decade to get here: a lesson not to underrate the slow science.
science.anu.edu.au/news-events/...
It took a decade to get here: a lesson not to underrate the slow science.
science.anu.edu.au/news-events/...
Reimagining how light & matter interact, a solution that can be built onto anything, from glass panels to contact lenses.” Dr Mudassar Nauman on dynamically tuning advanced optical processes at visible wavelengths.
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September 14, 2025 at 7:20 AM
Reimagining how light & matter interact, a solution that can be built onto anything, from glass panels to contact lenses.” Dr Mudassar Nauman on dynamically tuning advanced optical processes at visible wavelengths.
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Metamaterials can create powerful lenses from tiny structures, now you can layer up to focus multiple wavelengths at once! Nice work @tmos-arc.bsky.social & EME team!
Check out the crazy designs the Ai found!
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Check out the crazy designs the Ai found!
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September 4, 2025 at 2:55 AM
Metamaterials can create powerful lenses from tiny structures, now you can layer up to focus multiple wavelengths at once! Nice work @tmos-arc.bsky.social & EME team!
Check out the crazy designs the Ai found!
physics.anu.edu.au/news_events/...
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Check out the crazy designs the Ai found!
physics.anu.edu.au/news_events/...
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Congratulations to @supersubatomic.bsky.social awarded a Future Fellowship to study forgetful nuclear reactions: one of the most important, supporting real-world applications & helping develop a generation of Australian experts
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August 7, 2025 at 12:44 AM
Congratulations to @supersubatomic.bsky.social awarded a Future Fellowship to study forgetful nuclear reactions: one of the most important, supporting real-world applications & helping develop a generation of Australian experts
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Proud to host Your Quantum Future, free @aip.org.au Women in Physics lecture by @spintronicmum.bsky.social on August 5.
The quantum spin of electrons is powering new technology. Learn how, why & what society should do to prepare for the coming quantum revolution. www.aip.org.au/event-6234700
The quantum spin of electrons is powering new technology. Learn how, why & what society should do to prepare for the coming quantum revolution. www.aip.org.au/event-6234700
July 28, 2025 at 1:30 AM
Proud to host Your Quantum Future, free @aip.org.au Women in Physics lecture by @spintronicmum.bsky.social on August 5.
The quantum spin of electrons is powering new technology. Learn how, why & what society should do to prepare for the coming quantum revolution. www.aip.org.au/event-6234700
The quantum spin of electrons is powering new technology. Learn how, why & what society should do to prepare for the coming quantum revolution. www.aip.org.au/event-6234700
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Electrons power our daily life, but we only use one quantum property of electrons: their charge. Learn how physicists are advancing a new tech revolution by harnessing their “spin” at @spintronicmum.bsky.social's lecture "Your quantum future" on 30 July at @utas.edu.au
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July 25, 2025 at 7:42 AM
Electrons power our daily life, but we only use one quantum property of electrons: their charge. Learn how physicists are advancing a new tech revolution by harnessing their “spin” at @spintronicmum.bsky.social's lecture "Your quantum future" on 30 July at @utas.edu.au
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aip.org.au/event-6206289
A new method to generate quantum photon pairs with tunable entanglement using a metasurface a thousand times thinner than a human hair
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Great work from @tmos-arc.bsky.social Andrey Sukhorukov, Jinyong Ma Tuomas Haggren & Tongmiao Fan from @scienceanu.bsky.social
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Great work from @tmos-arc.bsky.social Andrey Sukhorukov, Jinyong Ma Tuomas Haggren & Tongmiao Fan from @scienceanu.bsky.social
July 18, 2025 at 12:55 AM
A new method to generate quantum photon pairs with tunable entanglement using a metasurface a thousand times thinner than a human hair
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Great work from @tmos-arc.bsky.social Andrey Sukhorukov, Jinyong Ma Tuomas Haggren & Tongmiao Fan from @scienceanu.bsky.social
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Great work from @tmos-arc.bsky.social Andrey Sukhorukov, Jinyong Ma Tuomas Haggren & Tongmiao Fan from @scienceanu.bsky.social
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Dr Kaitlin Cook from @hia-accelerates.bsky.social and @physicsanu.bsky.social explains the science behind uranium enrichment.
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Read the article, first published by The Conversation: science.anu.edu.au/news-events/...
What is uranium enrichment and how is it used for nuclear bombs? A scientist explains
What exactly is uranium enrichment and why does it raise concerns?
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June 17, 2025 at 1:15 AM
Dr Kaitlin Cook from @hia-accelerates.bsky.social and @physicsanu.bsky.social explains the science behind uranium enrichment.
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Read the article, first published by The Conversation: science.anu.edu.au/news-events/...
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NASA and JPL in Canberra? Yep. Earlier this year, ANU Astronomy Society hosted a Space Symposium with NASA, JPL, CGA and Stromlo postdocs. Thanks to @scienceanu.bsky.social @physicsanu.bsky.social @ozgrav.bsky.social and 1200+ who joined us! Watch: youtu.be/ZqoFLmnqq64
June 11, 2025 at 1:48 AM
NASA and JPL in Canberra? Yep. Earlier this year, ANU Astronomy Society hosted a Space Symposium with NASA, JPL, CGA and Stromlo postdocs. Thanks to @scienceanu.bsky.social @physicsanu.bsky.social @ozgrav.bsky.social and 1200+ who joined us! Watch: youtu.be/ZqoFLmnqq64
Bogong Space Thruster attracts attention from the Taiwanese Space Agency, inviting Rod Boswell to visit.
Bogong is a cold gas thruster uses solid naphthalene fuel, ideal for small satellites being commercialised by Boswell Technologies.
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Bogong is a cold gas thruster uses solid naphthalene fuel, ideal for small satellites being commercialised by Boswell Technologies.
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June 8, 2025 at 7:24 AM
Bogong Space Thruster attracts attention from the Taiwanese Space Agency, inviting Rod Boswell to visit.
Bogong is a cold gas thruster uses solid naphthalene fuel, ideal for small satellites being commercialised by Boswell Technologies.
physics.anu.edu.au/news_events/...
@scienceanu.bsky.social
Bogong is a cold gas thruster uses solid naphthalene fuel, ideal for small satellites being commercialised by Boswell Technologies.
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Creating sunscreen for satellites, important work protecting our spacecraft by Prof Patrick Kluth and Dr Shankar Dutt - could save the industry millions.
Hat tip lovely video from @scienceanu.bsky.social
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Hat tip lovely video from @scienceanu.bsky.social
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May 28, 2025 at 7:36 AM
Creating sunscreen for satellites, important work protecting our spacecraft by Prof Patrick Kluth and Dr Shankar Dutt - could save the industry millions.
Hat tip lovely video from @scienceanu.bsky.social
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Hat tip lovely video from @scienceanu.bsky.social
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The abstract submission deadline for the 2025 #HIA Symposium has been extended to May 12th! Please submit your abstract via the portal: indico3.conference4me.psnc.pl/event/68/abs...
We have also announced our first invited speakers! See the program so far here: hias.anu.edu.au/2025/program...
We have also announced our first invited speakers! See the program so far here: hias.anu.edu.au/2025/program...
May 6, 2025 at 12:52 AM
The abstract submission deadline for the 2025 #HIA Symposium has been extended to May 12th! Please submit your abstract via the portal: indico3.conference4me.psnc.pl/event/68/abs...
We have also announced our first invited speakers! See the program so far here: hias.anu.edu.au/2025/program...
We have also announced our first invited speakers! See the program so far here: hias.anu.edu.au/2025/program...
Time's running out!
Applications have been extended for the AINSE Winter School!
Calling all final-year undergraduate students - applications for AINSE’s online Winter School (running from 7th July 2025) have now been extended to 31st May 2025.
Details: www.ainse.edu.au/winter-school/
Calling all final-year undergraduate students - applications for AINSE’s online Winter School (running from 7th July 2025) have now been extended to 31st May 2025.
Details: www.ainse.edu.au/winter-school/
May 28, 2025 at 7:33 AM
Time's running out!
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Emeritus Professor Chennupati Jagadish, who pioneered nanotechnology research at the ANU for the past 35 years, has just been elected as a Fellow of the prestigious Royal Society, London.
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Read more: science.anu.edu.au/news-events/...
Generosity and kindness, the hallmarks of top ANU scientific leader
Nanotechnology researcher Professor Chennupati Jagadish has been elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society.
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May 21, 2025 at 1:34 AM
Emeritus Professor Chennupati Jagadish, who pioneered nanotechnology research at the ANU for the past 35 years, has just been elected as a Fellow of the prestigious Royal Society, London.
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Read more: science.anu.edu.au/news-events/...
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May 15, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Just discovered NotebookLM's paper-to-podcast feature! 🎧 The AI 'hosts' summarize and chat naturally in a very believable way.
Its mind-blowing tech!!
Hear all about our new 'how diamond breaks' paper.
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Its mind-blowing tech!!
Hear all about our new 'how diamond breaks' paper.
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How to drive a tiny machine? No electricity needed, make it spin with a circularly polarised laser.
Ivan Toftul, Nonlinear Physics Centre, used resonance to enhance torque, surprised wtih efficiency 6x the 'limit'
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Ivan Toftul, Nonlinear Physics Centre, used resonance to enhance torque, surprised wtih efficiency 6x the 'limit'
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@ausphysics.bsky.social @scienceanu.bsky.social
May 15, 2025 at 1:31 AM
How to drive a tiny machine? No electricity needed, make it spin with a circularly polarised laser.
Ivan Toftul, Nonlinear Physics Centre, used resonance to enhance torque, surprised wtih efficiency 6x the 'limit'
physics.anu.edu.au/news_events/...
@ausphysics.bsky.social @scienceanu.bsky.social
Ivan Toftul, Nonlinear Physics Centre, used resonance to enhance torque, surprised wtih efficiency 6x the 'limit'
physics.anu.edu.au/news_events/...
@ausphysics.bsky.social @scienceanu.bsky.social
Spacecraft could soon carry sophisticated polarisation-sensitive optics, using metasurfaces a tiny fraction of current optics. Plus they can analyse & filter all polarisations which boosts satellite imaging.
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May 2, 2025 at 5:33 AM
Spacecraft could soon carry sophisticated polarisation-sensitive optics, using metasurfaces a tiny fraction of current optics. Plus they can analyse & filter all polarisations which boosts satellite imaging.
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physics.anu.edu.au/news_events/... @scienceanu.bsky.social @ausphysics.bsky.social
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Lovely end of year lunch with the Advanced Materials Group @PhysicsANU. Tried an awesome new Ramen noodle restaurant (as we are a group that does a lot of Raman microspectroscopy!) AND we all got a group mug from Santa.
Perfect end to the year. Great peeps.
Perfect end to the year. Great peeps.
December 19, 2023 at 4:17 AM
Lovely end of year lunch with the Advanced Materials Group @PhysicsANU. Tried an awesome new Ramen noodle restaurant (as we are a group that does a lot of Raman microspectroscopy!) AND we all got a group mug from Santa.
Perfect end to the year. Great peeps.
Perfect end to the year. Great peeps.