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) …
A single electron reader for silicon quantum computing
Dr Andrea Morello reported on the progress of a team led by University of New South Wales engineers and physicists which has developed a “single electron reader”, one of the key building blocks needed …
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Enlightenment on a chip
CSIRO researchers reported that metallic nanoparticles can be used as components of computers powered by light rather than electric currents. The nanoparticles can control and manipulate the flow …
Silk microchips for instant blood tests
The major protein in silkworm silk is being used by Peter Domachuk and his colleagues at the University of Sydney as a platform for sophisticated new health tests. The protein, fibroin, is …
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From the chaos of stirring coffee to stirring rocks and cleaning up polluted ground water
Adding to chaos underground could help manage polluted water, according to CSIRO physicist Guy Metcalfe. His team has been working on “chaotic advection”, which describes the motion of particles …
A cubic kilometre of South Pole ice looking for dark matter
UK researcher Anthony Brown reported on the IceCube neutrino telescope under construction at the South Pole. The first stages are up and running, looking for high energy neutrinos from a variety of …
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