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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

Giant Planets Around Young Star Give Insight Into How Planetary Systems Form

Scientists have identified a young star with four Jupiter- and Saturn-sized planets orbiting around it. This is the first time that detection of so many massive planets has been made in such a young system.

16 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

Study Reveals Microscopic Mystery of Black Holes from Viewpoint of Thermodynamics

Since the detection of gravitational waves for the first time by LIGO and VIRGO, black holes, due to their mysterious and elegant peculiarities, have aroused widespread discussions and interests in public.

28 Sep 2018

UMD Team Receives $1 Million NSF Grant to Generate Single Photons from Organic Color-Centers

A team from the University of Maryland has been awarded $1 million by the National Science Foundation (NSF) to develop methods for generating single photons at room temperature in semiconducting carbon nanotubes.

28 Sep 2018

Helicon Plasma Thruster: New Technology for Space Debris Removal

The Earth is currently surrounded by debris launched into space over several decades. This space junk can collide with satellites and not only cause damage to spacecraft but also result in further debris being created.

28 Sep 2018

Preventing the Escape of Quantum Information from the Qubit

Although it is possible to utilize the quantum mechanical properties, for instance, in technology and encrypting messages, the drawback is the occasional vanishing of information.

14 Sep 2018

Telescope Maps Cosmic Rays in Large and Small Magellanic Clouds

A radio telescope in outback Western Australia has been used to observe radiation from cosmic rays in two neighbouring galaxies, showing areas of star formation and echoes of past supernovae.

7 Sep 2018