The 22nd Australian Institute of Physics Congress was held as a joint conference with the 13th Asia Pacific Physics Conference in December 2016.
Below are the media releases, media alerts and other news items released during the Congress. The proceeding were also tweeted from @AsiaAusPhysics and @ausphysics on #BrisPhys16. The conference website is appc-aip2016.org.au.
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 updates visit www.scienceinpublic.com.au/physicscongress Our neutrino world – explained by 2015 Nobel Prize winner Professor Takaaki Kajita We live in a world of neutrinos. Thousands of billions of neutrinos—mostly…
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 neutrino world – explained by 2015 Nobel Prize winner Takaaki Kajita The world’s biggest experiment – a multi-billion machine, with first results in 2025, hear from those working on…
The biennial Physics Congress in Brisbane 4 to 8 December Researchers from every State plus international and Asian leaders All stories embargoed until released during the Congress. The biggest discovery of 2016 – gravitational waves. Hear from one of the leaders on what’s next. Einstein said we’d never find them. But we did. Have…
Public Lecture 7pm Monday 5 December Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre, Great Halls 1 & 2 Register for the event here: www.trybooking.com/OBQF We live in a world of neutrinos. Thousands of billions of neutrinos—mostly created by the Sun—are flowing through your body every second. You cannot see them and you do not feel them; and…
One of the highlights on the Australian Institute of Physics’ (AIP’s) calendar is its biennial Congress, where physicists from all over Australia and overseas come together for a week-long program of plenary, keynote and contributed talks, social events, and the opportunity to network. We are delighted to announce that the next (22nd) such Congress will…
Picking endangered parrots out from the dawn chorus Could maths and science have shortened WW1? Lawrence Krauss Nobel-winning photon-juggler replaces Schrödinger’s cat These topics and more on the final day of the national physics conference, Thursday 11 December
Good science happens when clever people ask insightful questions. Some papers at the national physics congress in Canberra last week took on their colleagues—asking penetrating questions of mainstream science.
Victorian government supports plans to build a dark matter laboratory deep in Stawell Gold Mine. The Victorian government has committed $1.75 million to help Australian scientists hunt for dark matter a kilometre underground in the Stawell gold mine in regional Victoria. The project will commence once the Federal government provides matching support from their regional…
Physicists recognised this week at the national physics congress in Canberra have won recognition for: Using lasers to safeguard future communications Replacing Schrödinger’s famous ‘cat in a box’ with photons and mirrors Engaging students by changing the way we usually teach science Bending light for nanoscale photonics and light-driven computing
Football physics tackles hamstring injuries Finding airports 50 light years away A sun on earth- fact or fiction Laser tracking of carbon-coughing cattle A Victorian goldfields search for galactic dark matter These topics and more on day three of the national physics conference, Wednesday 10 December