Media Release Tuesday 7 December 2010 Isssued by the University of Melbourne The Director General of CERN, Switzerland, Professor Rolf-Dieter Heuer, has announced a new $25m Australian Research …
A cubic kilometre ice telescope, silk for blood tests, stirring coffee and rocks…
Stories today at the physics congress in Melbourne A cubic kilometre of South Pole ice looking for dark matter From the chaos of stirring coffee to stirring rocks and cleaning up polluted ground …
Ancient zombie ants, liquefying your body, recovering meteorites and more. What Tim’s talking about on radio this week.
This week on radio, Tim Thwaites is talking about tracking and recovering meteorites; liquefying your body; chlorophyll that works with low energy light; ancient zombie ants; and more… 1. Desert …
Ancient zombie ants, liquefying your body, recovering meteorites and more. What Tim's talking about on radio this week.
This week on radio, Tim Thwaites is talking about tracking and recovering meteorites; liquefying your body; chlorophyll that works with low energy light; ancient zombie ants; and more… 1. Desert …
Skipping stones, African dust, the mystery of allergies and more. Tim on radio 18 August
This week on radio, Tim Thwaites is talking about why pierced ears became inflamed; how the physics of skipping stones can improve flying; boosting your brain; using your home computer to find …
How do black holes eat?
Using galaxies as cosmic telescopes to reveal the diets of the black holes at the heart of every galaxy. Anglo-Australian Observatory Astronomer David Floyd has been able to observe matter falling …
Astronomy in November 2009
Welcome to my November bulletin for the International Year of Astronomy in Australia. This month sees a particularly interesting mix of events, from a “Dance Your PhD” workshop (to be videoed for the …
2009 Prime Minister’s Prizes for Science
2009 Prime Minister's Prizes for Science winners: John O’Sullivan: How astronomy freed the computer from its chains Nearly a billion people use John O’Sullivan’s invention every day. When you use a …
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How astronomy freed the computer from its chains: 2009 Prime Minister’s Prize for Science
John O’Sullivan Nearly a billion people use John O’Sullivan’s invention every day. When you use a WiFi network—at home, in the office or at the airport—you are using patented technology born of the …
Astronomy in October 2009
Welcome to my October bulletin for the International Year of Astronomy in Australia. More than 530 events for the year have been listed on the Australian IYA calendar. That’s a great effort: …
On the hunt for dark energy
Tamara Davis University of Queensland / University of Copenhagen In 1998 astronomers made an astonishing discovery-the expansion of the Universe is not happening at a steady rate, nor is it slowing …
Astronomy in June: Jupiter's moons and Harmonious Revolutions
Welcome to my June bulletin for the International Year of Astronomy in Australia. There are over 30 events around Australia in June. I've listed them below and full details are online at …
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