Thursday 8 December 2016 Professor Alain Aspect firmly believes we’ve entered the second quantum revolution—an age which will see radical technological developments across industries, from …
Looking into fly eyes for the perfect solar cell; embracing chaos to improve solar power; and printing high-temperature superconductors
Thursday 8 December 2016 On the final day of the Physics Congress in Brisbane we’re hearing about inventions that could change the way we generate and store power. Researchers available for …
The biggest discovery of 2016 was gravitational waves, but what’s next?
Wednesday 7 December 2016 Have more been found, what is Australia’s role, and why should we care? Back in February 2016 it was Professor David Reitze who announced to the world that gravitational …
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Nanodiamonds to highlight cancer; plasma in the workplace; super-light night-vision glasses; science-art created by Synchrotron light; and more
Wednesday 7 December 2016 Hear about these stories and more at the Physics Congress in Brisbane this week. More at www.scienceinpublic.com.au/physicscongress Researchers available for …
Australia set to ride the quantum computing wave
Tuesday 6 December 2016 Scientists available for interview from the Physics Congress in Brisbane We have the technology! The first simple quantum computers are being built all over the world as …
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Australia helping to crack fusion power, bringing the energy of the sun down to earth for a zero carbon future
Tuesday 6 December 2016 It’s the world’s biggest experiment—a multi-billion machine, with first results in 2025. Speakers from around the world, including senior advisor to the ITER project …
Arc welders in the operating room; the physics of kangaroo’s knees; no more exploding smartphones; women in leadership; and more
Tuesday 6 December 2016 Hear about these stories and more at the Physics Congress in Brisbane this week. More at www.scienceinpublic.com.au/physicscongress Researchers available for …
Australian scientists stalking, sensing and trapping elusive dark matter
Monday 5 December 2016 Scientists available for interview from the Physics Congress in Brisbane Media contacts Toni Stevens 0401 763 130 toni@scienceinpublic.com.au Niall Byrne 0417 131 …
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Satellites the size of bread; why making anti-matter matters; telescopes on a chip; our neutrino world and more
Monday 5 December 2016 Hear about these stories and more at the Physics Congress in Brisbane this week. More at www.scienceinpublic.com.au/physicscongress Researchers available for interview, …
QLD’s forgotten Nobel Prize winner
Rediscovering the physicist born a century ago in Far North Queensland who went on to win a Nobel Prize for his role in the invention of the laser. Australia’s forgotten Nobel Prize winner …
Shape shifting particles; underground labs; QLD’s forgotten Nobel Prize winner; and more
Sunday 4 December 2016 Highlights from Day 1 of the Physics Congress Australian and international researchers available for interview throughout the week For more highlights, and daily …
A week of physics stories – starting Monday: our neutrino world; hunting dark matter; Australia’s role in big international science; and more
Australian scientists stalking, sensing and trapping elusive dark matter Gravitational waves. Have more been found, what is Australia’s role, and why should we care? Our …