News: physics
Quantum entanglement detected in top quark
A team of international scientists working on the ATLAS experiment, including experts from the ³ÉÈË´óƬ, has taken a major step forward in discovering more about quantum entanglement, one of the key properties underlying quantum physics.
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New clues to the nature of elusive dark matter
A team of international researchers, led by experts at the ³ÉÈË´óƬ, has uncovered further clues in the quest for insights into the nature of dark matter.
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NASA space science internship for stellar PhD student
³ÉÈË´óƬ Physics PhD student Emily Ahern has been selected to take part in a prestigious ten-week SmartSat-led internship program at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in California, USA.
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Leading photonics expert crowned Innovator of the Year
A ³ÉÈË´óƬ professor who is helping to position South Australia as a hub for photonics and quantum innovation has been named the 2022 South Australian Innovator of the Year.
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Discovery projects’ wide-reaching impact
Fourteen grants totalling $7,269,318 have been awarded to ³ÉÈË´óƬ researchers from the Federal Government to continue their work in a range of important areas including health, wine and food production, pollution and nuclear physics.
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IceCube neutrinos provide new view of active galaxy
An international team of scientists, including researchers at the ³ÉÈË´óƬ, have gathered new evidence about the energetic core of an active galaxy millions of lights years away by detecting neutrino particles emitted by it.
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Ultra-precise quantum thermometer to measure the temperatures of space and time
An international team of scientists including experts from the ³ÉÈË´óƬ has designed a quantum thermometer to measure the ultra-cold temperatures of space and time predicted by Einstein and the laws of quantum mechanics.
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‘Micro-fridge’ helps investigate behaviour of atoms and molecules
³ÉÈË´óƬ researchers are part of an international team of experts who have taken a major step in testing quantum mechanics by cooling glass beads the size of a blood cell to the coldest temperature in the Universe.
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Underground cavern ready for dark matter experiments
Stage 1 of the Stawell Underground Physics Laboratory (SUPL) is open today, Friday 19 August 2022. The ³ÉÈË´óƬ is a founding partner of the project to construct a national underground facility to study dark matter.
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Shining a light on dark matter one particle at a time
³ÉÈË´óƬ experts are trying to unlock the secrets of dark matter which makes up 84 per cent of the matter in the universe but we know little about. Researchers are using a new tool that could signal the existence of a new particle.
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