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Sci-Fi Inspired Tractor Beam Helps Researchers Boldly Go Where None Have Gone Before

A light driven energy trap similar to tractor beams used to capture spaceships in science fiction movies such as Star Trek and Star Wars has been developed by researchers in South Australia.

2 Nov 2018

Researchers Develop Fastest Ever Rotor that Could Help Study Quantum Mechanics

Scientists have been successful in developing the fastest man-made rotor in the world, and this will assist them in studying quantum mechanics.

31 Oct 2018

Italy and Australia to Join Forces on World’s Largest Telescope

Representatives of leading Italian and Australian science institutions met in Perth yesterday to formally enter into a partnership to take the next steps toward the world’s largest telescope, the Square Kilometre Array (SKA).

26 Oct 2018

New Discovery Gives Light to Efficient Electricity

A global research project led by Monash University has contributed to a breakthrough discovery in quantum physics which can deliver new electronics and communications technology with ultra-low energy consumption.

26 Oct 2018

Moon Helps Reveal Secrets of the Universe

The moon may be the key to unlocking how the first stars and galaxies shaped the early Universe.

24 Oct 2018

Galactic Getaways: The Holiday Destinations that are Truly Out of this World

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to take a holiday to another planet? Well, now your imagination can run wild with Galactic Getaways, an interactive travel guide that allows you to envision your extraterrestrial escape.

24 Oct 2018

The Motion of Dark Matter Particles Inside the Smallest Galaxy Halos

A new mathematical model recently developed by researchers describes the motion of dark matter particles present within the smallest galaxy halos.

23 Oct 2018

Aussie Telescope Almost Doubles Known Number of Mysterious ‘fast radio bursts’

Australian researchers using a CSIRO radio telescope in Western Australia have nearly doubled the known number of ‘fast radio bursts’— powerful flashes of radio waves from deep space.

11 Oct 2018

Diamond Shines Its Light on Moon Rocks from Apollo Missions

An international collaboration involving scientists in Tenerife, the US and the UK, are using Diamond, the UK’s world class science institute operating a synchrotron that provides industrial and academic user communities with access to state of the art analytical tools, to investigate Moon rocks recovered during the Apollo Missions in a brand new way.

5 Oct 2018

Cluster of Excellence ct.qmat: Scientists Collaborate for Research on Topological Quantum Matter

Stone was indispensable for the Stone Age, bronze for the Bronze Age and iron for the Iron Age. Quantum matter is equally indispensable for the digital 21st century.

28 Sep 2018