Wednesday 8 December 2010 Today’s stories from the physics conference in Melbourne include: Tomorrow’s technology pioneers recognised today From the laser to quantum optics Prof Kostya (Ken) Ostrikov (Kostya.Ostrikov@csiro.au), a CSIRO scientist who set the ground rules for constructing new materials atom by atom using collections of charged particles known as plasmas; Teleportation Prof Hans-Albert…
7 December 2010 Here’s today’s stories from the physics congress in Melbourne. Space storms threat to power and phones Are solar flares damaging our ozone layer? The future of nuclear science Superconductors reveal their secrets Dark matter: detecting the invisible Pulsar found with 250,000 home computers Lies, damn lies and climate change sceptics: what has…
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 Council Centre to explore the origins of the universe after the big bang at the Australian Institute of Physics Congress today. Led by the University of Melbourne,…
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 heavenly bodies; and more…
Researchers at the University of New South Wales have improved the aerodynamics of aircraft by putting rows of tiny synthetic jets along the wings of aeroplanes —much like the suck and blow jets octopuses use to move through the water.
The models tested demonstrated smoothing of the air flow over the wing section. This would infer […]
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Australian technology that saves the ozone layer and reduces greenhouse gases 3 December 2008 Three medals will be presented to leading scientists in Adelaide tonight. Three CSIRO scientists will be awarded the Walsh Medal in Adelaide tonight for their work to destroy CFCs. Their approach – using a plasma reactor working at 20,000 degrees –…
Astronomy at the Australian Institute of Physics 18th National Congress in Adelaide The discoverer of pulsars: Jocelyn Bell Burnell The UK’s Jocelyn Bell Burnell discovered pulsars by chance when she was a student. Detecting a bit of “scruff” on her chart recorder papers that tracked across the sky with the stars, Bell Burnell found that…
Stories from the Australian Institute of Physics 18th National Congress in Adelaide The nation’s physicists are meeting in Adelaide this week. Some of the topics on the agenda are: Solar power Michael Geyer, Abengoa Solar will talk about introducing concentrated solar power on the international energy market. This Spanish company is building the world’s largest…
Stories from the Australian Institute of Physics 18th National Congress in Adelaide The nation’s physicists are meeting in Adelaide this week. Some of the topics on the agenda are: Solar power Michael Geyer, Abengoa Solar will talk about introducing concentrated solar power on the international energy market. This Spanish company is building the world’s largest…