David Karoly will rebut the common arguments and misinformation that question the role of human activity, particularly increasing concentrations of atmospheric greenhouse gases, as the main cause of …
Pursuing space research from the comfort of home
By Vivien Lee Anyone can discover a neutron star in their own home, says the director of the Einstein@Home Project, Prof Bruce Allen. You don’t even have to be awake—your computer screensaver does …
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$25 million to help Australians use the Large Hadron Collider
CERN director general preview a new centre and reports on the LHC’s first year A $25-million Australian Research Council (ARC) Centre to explore the origins of the universe immediately after the Big …
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Dark matter: detecting the invisible
Melbourne physicists are trying to detect the undetectable - by searching for signs of its demise. Nicole Bell and her colleagues at the University of Melbourne are analysing data on neutrinos, …
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Superconductors reveal their secrets
By James Mitchell Crow US researchers are beginning to understand how copper oxides can transmit electricity with no power loss at temperatures not far below -100˚C. Research which gives clues as …
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The future of nuclear science
Discoveries in diagnosing diseases, finding new clues to detect climate change and the structural soundness of materials have all emerged from Australia’s nuclear research reactor. Adi Paterson, the …