Physics

Sciences & Technology

Does Santa have to obey the laws of physics?

How fast does Santa actually have to travel to get presents to the kids of the world? Physics has some of the answers – but the rest is pure magic

Sciences & Technology

From sand to superposition: A key step towards a powerful silicon quantum computer

A major obstacle to quantum computing has been overcome by modifying a common industrial method to create large arrays of single atoms in a silicon chip

Sciences & Technology

Diverse role models and mentors are helping women in STEM succeed

To mark International Women’s Day, a chemist and a physicist discuss the challenges of careers in male-dominated fields and the women who inspire them

Sciences & Technology

Sustainability needs women and girls in science

On International Day of Women and Girls in Science, let’s recognise that science has an image problem and fix it

Sciences & Technology

Diamonds reveal neural secrets

A new diamond voltage imaging microscope will give us more insight into the neural micro-circuitry that runs our brains

Sciences & Technology

Digging deep for dark matter

A dark matter laboratory at the bottom of a gold mine in rural Victoria could make one of the biggest scientific discoveries ever – proving the existence of dark matter

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Observing time crystals

Time crystals are mysterious configurations of particles that are perpetually switching and quantum computers can now be used to examine them

Sciences & Technology

Using neutron stars to detect dark matter

The search for dark matter may need a detector larger than we can build on Earth, but it could be that a neutron star can do the job

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Exploring the most unknown universe

Around 95 per cent of the universe is still a mystery with unknown exotic particles and new forces awaiting discovery

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Go Figure

A very, very brief history of time

From watching the heavens to discovering waves of light, relativity and entropy, understanding the nature of time has been a major human endeavour