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 …
A week of physics stories – starting Monday
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 …
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Shape-shifting particles and underground super labs: 2015 Nobel Prize winner tells his story
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. …
Welcome to the 2016 Australian/Asia-Pacific Physics Conference
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 …
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Quantum cats, could science have shortened WW1, and Lawrence Krauss
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 …
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Challenging the orthodoxy in dark matter, dark energy, fusion and more
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 …
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Stawell to join the search for the missing 85 per cent of our galaxy
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 …
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Quantum lasers and better ways to engage students win gold medals for physicists
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 …
Football physics and hammies; dark matter in a gold mine and more
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 …
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