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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Four degree rise, shrinking X-ray microscopes and spider web fibre optics
The catastrophe of 4 degree rise – warning for Lima talks Lab junk into LabPunk Strobe light flashes to capture a speeding electron Using spider-web fibre optics for the world wide …
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The art of science in jewellery, metal, tape and music
laser rod to lapel pin space–time silver cuff complex art from simple rules geometry, videos and lace on exhibition Artworks inspired by science are on display and under discussion at the …
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Education stories at the national physics congress
Letting first-year students loose in the lab Girls in physics—what’s keeping the door closed? MOOCs—better than uni? Special effects improve understanding of complex …
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Women in physics still going backwards
Australia’s physicists will hear today that they’re still losing the fight for gender equity in the physical sciences. International and national speakers at the national physics congress in Canberra …
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Obama’s energy guru, 11 dimensions, women in physics going backwards
Obama’s energy guru on managing climate change and growth 11 dimensions and librettos – Harvard physicist Lisa Randall Women in physics going backwards Day one at the national physics …
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The urban intelligence to make Townsville a resilient growing smart city
Can numbers give Townsville a secure future? Townsville Data Hub to harvest data to help residents, businesses and Council create a secure future Townsville City Council is partnering with the …
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Big data for urban intelligence
13 October 2014, launch at 3pm, Woodward Conference Centre, Level 10 Law Building, University of Melbourne, 185 Pelham Street, Carlton Can Townsville secure the water and power to needed sustain …
Citizen science marches to victory in national science prizes
Citizen scientists are diving into reef waters Others are diving into ancient weather records A simple device that will put laboratory-quality microscopes into the hands of anyone with a …
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Winners of the 2014 Australian Museum Eureka Prizes announced
A $2 smartphone microscope and floaties for choppers: Australians rewarded for excellence in science Last night the 2014 Australian Museum Eureka Prizes winners were announced at an Award Dinner held …
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Buddhist singing bowls inspire new tandem solar cell design
The shape of a centuries-old Buddhist singing bowl has inspired a Canberra scientist to re-think the way that solar cells are designed to maximize their efficiency. Dr Niraj Lal, of the Australian …
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