A new, cheaper way to deliver accurate time across Australia: instead of using hydrogen maser clocks costing hundreds of thousands of dollars we can bounce signals through the national’s optical fibre network according to physics leaders speaking today and tomorrow.
Also today at the national physics congress in Sydney, meet the man whose job it is to figure out how to build the NBN.
And hear about the magic of thermal plasmas, from safer arc welding to saving the ozone layer.
Grab a beer and meet a dozen bright sparks at Fresh Science at the Pub after work on Monday 15 October.
You’ll hear about growing galaxies and building spaceships, arthritis in your gums and gaming addictions. [continue reading…]
This week on radio, Tim Thwaites is talking about solar soldiers, cocaine cravings, nanobots, Venetian acoustics, and more…
2011 marks the fifth year that L’Oréal Australia will award its For Women in Science Fellowships to Australian early-career female scientists.
Since its inception in 2007, the Fellowships, worth $20,000 each, have been awarded to 14 outstanding female scientists who have used the award to increase their impact in their chosen field of science, provide support to managing both families and lab work, and jumpstart their independent careers in science.
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This week on radio, Tim Thwaites is talking about the far side of the moon; prostate cancer, one-way light; a lack of fingerprints; and more… [continue reading…]
This week on radio, Tim Thwaites is talking about snake ointment; stool pigeon crows; buzzing belts; virtual pop stars; and more… [continue reading…]
This week on radio, Tim Thwaites is talking about protecting medical implants from hacking; restoring memories; rocking adults to sleep; preventing heart attacks; and more [continue reading…]
Written by and posted on behalf of Tony Hill, IPv6Now.
Yesterday the world trialled the ‘new Internet’, the new address system that will open up the future of the Internet allowing you to have an address for every device in the home – your phone, TV, baby monitor, computer, and, with smart labels, even your wine bottles. But will it also break your Internet connection? [continue reading…]
This week on radio, Tim Thwaites is talking about deadly cucumbers; pre-crime detection; ailing frogs; distracting pain; and more
This week on radio, Tim Thwaites discusses fake tweets; ant bullies; sponge genes; oceans of plastic; and more. [continue reading…]
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