Nanotechnologies are changing our world, soon they’ll be transforming our bodies.
Free public forum, Oceans Bar, Crown Plaza Hotel, Coogee
This Thursday 14 July 2011 from 6 pm. [continue reading…]
Nanotechnologies are changing our world, soon they’ll be transforming our bodies.
Free public forum, Oceans Bar, Crown Plaza Hotel, Coogee
This Thursday 14 July 2011 from 6 pm. [continue reading…]
Two thymus glands fast-track immune defences –
Baby wallaby photos available
Until now, it was a mystery why many marsupials have two thymuses—key organs in the immune system—instead of the one typical of other mammals.
Now postdoctoral researcher Dr Emily Wong from the University of Sydney and her colleagues have found that the two organs are identical, which suggests why they are there.
March Bulletin
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From Brian James, President of the Australian Institute of Physics Welcome to my February bulletin to people with an interest in physics. On Monday we have the AIP AGM in Melbourne, as well as meetings of the AIP Council and Executive. Other activities…
Welcome to my first bulletin in 2011 for people around the country with an interest in physics. 2010 was another big year for physics in Australia with the 50th anniversary of the laser, celebrated by a lecture tour organised by the Australian Optical …
From Brian James, President of the Australian Institute of Physics Welcome to my monthly email to people around the country with an interest in physics. It has with news and events for November 2010 and beyond. The AIP National Congress is almost upon …
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A team led by UNSW engineers and physicists have developed one of the key building blocks needed to make a quantum computer using silicon: a “single electron reader”. Their work was published today in Nature. [continue reading…]
Australian engineers and physicists have developed a ‘single electron reader’, one of the key building blocks needed to make a quantum computer. Their work was published online by Nature on Monday 27 September.
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The three L’Oréal Australia For Women In Science Fellows received their awards on Tuesday night at the Melbourne Museum. Here are some photos from the night. All the images are available for use in the context of the L’Oréal Australia For Women In Science Fellowships and should be credited to SDP Photo. To view the […]