Tamara Davis, an award-winning astrophysicist from the University of Queensland, is the 2011 Australian Institute of Physics Women in Physics lecturer. Tamara, who was a 2009 L'Oréal Australia For …
First man in space 50 years ago today – there's an Australian connection
Soviet Cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin became the first human in space on 12 April 1961, ramping up the Space Race. To celebrate, a dozen events across Australia join over 340 ‘Yuri’s Night’ parties globally, …
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First man in space 50 years ago today – there’s an Australian connection
Soviet Cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin became the first human in space on 12 April 1961, ramping up the Space Race. To celebrate, a dozen events across Australia join over 340 ‘Yuri’s Night’ parties …
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Australian Institute of Physics Congress 2010 – a summary of stories
Here are the stories that emerged from The 19th Australian Institute of Physics Congress incorporating the 35th Australian Conference on Optical Fibre Technology that took place from 5-9 December 2010 …
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Good Aussie home wanted for $140 million gravitational wave detector
9 December 2010 US researchers are offering Australia a gravitational wave detector worth $140 million provided Australia can build an appropriate facility, costing a further $140 million, to house …
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Tomorrow’s technology pioneers; diamond in your eyes and your blood and other stories
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) …