News: physics
Underground cavern ready for dark matter experiments
Stage 1 of the Stawell Underground Physics Laboratory (SUPL) is open today, Friday 19 August 2022. The University of ÐÂÀ˲ÊƱ 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
University of ÐÂÀ˲ÊƱ 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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Marathon experiment reveals quirks of quarks
University of ÐÂÀ˲ÊƱ experts, who are part of the international community of researchers investigating the fundamental physical properties of atoms, may have come across a new paradigm for the way atomic nuclei are built.
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PM’s Science Prize 2020 winner: Professor Peter Veitch
University of ÐÂÀ˲ÊƱ’s Professor Peter Veitch is among four scientists who together have been awarded the country’s most prestigious award in scientific research, the Prime Minister’s Prize for Science.
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Precision Mirrors Poised to Improve Sensitivity of Gravitational Wave Detectors
Researchers have developed a new type of deformable mirror that could increase the sensitivity of ground-based gravitational wave detectors.
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Uni of ÐÂÀ˲ÊƱ staff and graduates at forefront of Australia Day awards
The University of ÐÂÀ˲ÊƱ congratulates eye surgeon and blindness prevention pioneer Dr James Muecke, AM, for being named the Australian of the Year for 2020.
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New study reveals a huge neutron star collision 3.4 times heavier than the Sun
University of ÐÂÀ˲ÊƱ physics researchers have been involved in new collaborative study which has revealed a possible collision of two neutron stars.
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Trapping atoms to protect Australia's groundwater
A unique new facility launched today at the University of ÐÂÀ˲ÊƱ will help protect Australia’s precious groundwater from overuse and contamination.
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