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ANU Research School of Physics @physicsanu.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Megavolts 16: testing components from Australia's Lunar Roo-ver at our Space BeamLine! We chat to Jeremy Brown Radiation Effects leader for EPO2 Consortium. Did you know the moon's more dangerous for electronics than free space! physics.anu.edu.au/news_events/... @aip.org.au @scienceanu.bsky.social

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ANU Research School of Physics @physicsanu.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Get stuck into some physics research this summer, under the guidance of our distinguished researchers. And get some pocket money while you're at it! physics.anu.edu.au/study/summer... @scienceanu.bsky.social

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ANU Research School of Physics @physicsanu.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

"My favourite thing was I spent lots of time at both ends of the theoretical-applied spectrum, dipping my toes in both abstract quantum field theory & experimental work." James Monro, winner @aip.org.au Laby medal best hons thesis Congrats! physics.anu.edu.au/news_events/... @scienceanu.bsky.social

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ANU Research School of Physics @physicsanu.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Congratulations to Dr Sophie Jie Zhao, 2027 @aip.org.au Women in Physics Medallist, touring her research on quantum technology enabled by correlated light. Dr Zhao is a CI in Centre for Quantum Computing Performance and Integration physics.anu.edu.au/news_events/... @scienceanu.bsky.social

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ANU Research School of Physics @physicsanu.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Skilled 3D imaging drastically improves hernia surgery. Philipp Loesel from Materials Physics & Heidelberg University Hospital surgeons imaged hernias for near perfect results for surgery! For ops price tag >$1B, that's big! physics.anu.edu.au/news_events/... @scienceanu.bsky.social @aip.org.au

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ANU Research School of Physics @physicsanu.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

A new way to set up quantum ops/gates sends info thru trapped ions like a Newton's cradle. Zap a laser pulse, watch ions wiggle, hit em again = 2 entangled ions 100x faster than before! Niv work Izzy Savill-Brown & Zain Mehdi physics.anu.edu.au/news_events/... @aip.org.au @scienceanu.bsky.social

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ANU Research School of Physics @physicsanu.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

Why are nanobubbles used to clean America's highest profile pool in Washington? Prof Vince Craig & Noura Alzaidan from Materials Physics explain the fascinating properties of nanobubbles, in @theconversation.com physics.anu.edu.au/news_events/... @aip.org.au @scienceanu.bsky.social

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ANU Research School of Physics @physicsanu.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

What exactly happens at the surface of a black hole? It's almost impossible to know - unless you unravel signals from black holes colliding! Amazing work with gravitational waves by Neil Lu & Ling Sun @scienceanu.bsky.social CGA & @ozgrav.bsky.social physics.anu.edu.au/news_events/... @aip.org.au

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ANU Research School of Physics @physicsanu.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

New analysis of cosmic debris from the ocean floor points to a mysterious huge explosion more than 100 million years ago. A great collaboration between ANU, @ansto.bsky.social & HZDR in Germany. physics.anu.edu.au/news_events/... @aip.org.au @scienceanu.bsky.social

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ANU Research School of Physics @physicsanu.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

Prof Lan Fu's amazing journey with Ketone Innovations ketoneinnovations.com.au turning nanomaterials into life-changing breath-monitoring for diabetes "I had no idea that I'd change a person’s life in this way" physics.anu.edu.au/news_events/... @aip.org.au @anff.org.au @scienceanu.bsky.social

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ANU Research School of Physics @physicsanu.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

How to use signals from black hole collisions to measure & correct detectors that observed them. "How cool is that!” says Dr Lilli Sun @ozgrav.bsky.social, & Int'l team, part of @ligo.org & team from@swinburneuni.bsky.social physics.anu.edu.au/news_events/... @aip.org.au @scienceanu.bsky.social

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ANU Research School of Physics @physicsanu.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

Congrats Liquid Instruments, ANU spin out, securing $70M, to develop new class of AI-driven software, with Keysight & NRFC. Their software consolidates multiple instruments into a single reconfigurable measurement platform physics.anu.edu.au/news_events/... @scienceanu.bsky.social @aip.org.au

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ANU Research School of Physics @physicsanu.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

Welcoming Chief Scientist Tony Haymet to quantum labs, iiLab & HIAF @hia-accelerates.bsky.social Talks with @jodiebradby.bsky.social & Nanda Dasgupta on training & capacity building, how infrastructure capabilities & expertise build our international connections @scienceanu.bsky.social @aip.org.au

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ANU Research School of Physics @physicsanu.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

Liquid crystals mixed photosensitive dye = light controlling light: makes static components dynamic & tunable. The @tmos-arc.bsky.social/ANU team is dreaming of hologram videos built from this powerful technology... one day physics.anu.edu.au/news_events/... @scienceanu.bsky.social @aip.org.au

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ANU Research School of Physics @physicsanu.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

Our photonics experts say the second quantum revolution is coming & needs a new generation of materials to make it happen. They're on it now at Dept of Electronic Materials Engineering & @tmos-arc.bsky.social physics.anu.edu.au/news_events/... @scienceanu.bsky.social @aip.org.au @unimelb.edu.au

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ANU Research School of Physics @physicsanu.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

1000+ questions about our last story- quantum entanglement in momentum. So we asked Dr Sean Hodgman to do a deep dive, explaining what they did and how they measured it. Watch here: physics.anu.edu.au/news_events/... Thanks for superb production @scienceanu.bsky.social @aip.org.au

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ANU Research School of Physics @physicsanu.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

Pleased to be collaborating with top nuclear science facilities through MOU with US Facility for Rare Isotope Beams (FRIB) & @hia-accelerates.bsky.social. It's a great boost to researchers, students & our industry capabilities physics.anu.edu.au/news_events/... @aip.org.au @scienceanu.bsky.social

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ANU Research School of Physics @physicsanu.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

Our researchers entangled helium atoms - ‘spooky action at a distance’ with matter, in momentum space for the 1st time It could enable experiments on incompatible , quantum & gravity, steps to Unified Theory of Everything physics.anu.edu.au/news_events/... @scienceanu.bsky.social @aip.org.au

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ANU Research School of Physics @physicsanu.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

Australia's Newton (Prof John, no relation to Isaac) moved here with 30 y international experience, to build ANU Nuclear Physics. His pioneering life is celebrated in a memoir from Academy of Science physics.anu.edu.au/news_events/... @aip.org.au @scienceanu.bsky.social @hia-accelerates.bsky.social

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ANU Research School of Physics @physicsanu.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

Radioactive decay leaves unusual trails of destruction in crystals, but now we understand them. Nice work Patrick Kluth using @ansto.bsky.social & @hia-accelerates.bsky.social will help with safer storage of radioactive waste. physics.anu.edu.au/news_events/... @aip.org.au @scienceanu.bsky.social

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ANU Research School of Physics @physicsanu.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

AntScan is a sophisticated new database of digital scans & genetic info for ants, says team member Philipp Loesel (Materials Physics). So far 800 ant species done, processing in a week what previously took 6 years. physics.anu.edu.au/news_events/... @scienceanu.bsky.social @aip.org.au @kit.edu

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ANU Research School of Physics @physicsanu.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

Research on quantum measurements asks how do you calibrate a quantum ruler? Aritra Das led development of theory that could define limits & help combat noise, improving quantum cryptography & enhancing quantum sensors physics.anu.edu.au/news_events/... @scienceanu.bsky.social @aip.org.au

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ANU Research School of Physics @physicsanu.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

MegaVolts 15: Forget needles in haystacks, Dr Michaela Froehlich can find 10^-15g radioactive isotope in sea water, coral or antler of a deer! physics.anu.edu.au/news_events/... @aip.org.au @scienceanu.bsky.social @supersubatomic.bsky.social @starstoofondly.bsky.social

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ANU Research School of Physics @physicsanu.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

Tiny holes in a membrane help study the shapes of proteins in real time. Watch molecules squeeze through, you can tell the shape of a protein in solution! First results achieved with tRNA, but opens up so many possibilities! physics.anu.edu.au/news_events/... @scienceanu.bsky.social @aip.org.au

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ANU Research School of Physics @physicsanu.bsky.social · 02/12/2025

Megavolts Ep14: There's a small sliver of outer space here in #Canberra, in @hia-accelerates.bsky.social playing a crucial role in getting Australia's technology off the ground, literally. physics.anu.edu.au/news_events/... @aip.org.au @scienceanu.bsky.social @supersubatomic.bsky.social

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ANU Research School of Physics @physicsanu.bsky.social · 10/11/2025

MegaVolts 13 Asteroid strikes, ancient glaciers, landslides! UNSW Prof Tim Barrows uses HIAF’s AMS to reveal history of earth: scraped by glaciers, crumbled in landslides & pounded by asteroids physics.anu.edu.au/news_events/... @aip.org.au @hia-accelerates.bsky.social @scienceanu.bsky.social

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ANU Research School of Physics @physicsanu.bsky.social · 06/11/2025

Researchers develop highly sensitive method to detect hotspots in the environment eg bushfires or military threats by harnessing the focussing power of metaoptics to collect & process infrared radiation physics.anu.edu.au/news_events/... @tmos-arc.bsky.social @scienceanu.bsky.social @aip.org.au

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ANU Research School of Physics @physicsanu.bsky.social · 03/11/2025

Celebrating RadInnovate ARC Training Centre's launch, taking Australia's sovereign capabilities in nuclear science & technology to the next level physics.anu.edu.au/news_events/... @scienceanu.bsky.social @aip.org.au @supersubatomic.bsky.social @starstoofondly.bsky.social @jodiebradby.bsky.social

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ANU Research School of Physics @physicsanu.bsky.social · 21/10/2025

Throwing away data is the surprising way to make quantum comms systems 3x more secure. And it's useful in space too! Nice work Ozlem Erkilic, Biveen Shajilal, Dept QST, CQC2T & A*STAR physics.anu.edu.au/news_events/... Thanks also CSIRO Data 61, Quintessence labs @aip.org.au @scienceanu.bsky.social

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ANU Research School of Physics @physicsanu.bsky.social · 01/10/2025

Growing crystals for lasers, rather than sculpting them, has yielded a record efficiency for nanolasers, and could transform technology such as AR goggles. Great work out of @tmos-arc.bsky.social and EME Dept physics.anu.edu.au/news_events/... @scienceanu.bsky.social @aip.org.au @anff.org.au

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ANU Research School of Physics @physicsanu.bsky.social · 14/09/2025

Reimagining how light & matter interact, a solution that can be built onto anything, from glass panels to contact lenses.” Dr Mudassar Nauman on dynamically tuning advanced optical processes at visible wavelengths. physics.anu.edu.au/news_events/... @scienceanu.bsky.social @anff.org.au @aip.org.au

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ANU Research School of Physics @physicsanu.bsky.social · 04/09/2025

Metamaterials can create powerful lenses from tiny structures, now you can layer up to focus multiple wavelengths at once! Nice work @tmos-arc.bsky.social & EME team! Check out the crazy designs the Ai found! physics.anu.edu.au/news_events/... @aip.org.au @scienceanu.bsky.social @anff.org.au

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ANU Research School of Physics @physicsanu.bsky.social · 07/08/2025

Congratulations to @supersubatomic.bsky.social awarded a Future Fellowship to study forgetful nuclear reactions: one of the most important, supporting real-world applications & helping develop a generation of Australian experts physics.anu.edu.au/news_events/... @aip.org.au @scienceanu.bsky.social

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ANU Research School of Physics @physicsanu.bsky.social · 28/07/2025

Proud to host Your Quantum Future, free @aip.org.au Women in Physics lecture by @spintronicmum.bsky.social on August 5. The quantum spin of electrons is powering new technology. Learn how, why & what society should do to prepare for the coming quantum revolution. www.aip.org.au/event-6234700

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ANU Research School of Physics @physicsanu.bsky.social · 18/07/2025

A new method to generate quantum photon pairs with tunable entanglement using a metasurface a thousand times thinner than a human hair physics.anu.edu.au/news_events/... Great work from @tmos-arc.bsky.social Andrey Sukhorukov, Jinyong Ma Tuomas Haggren & Tongmiao Fan from @scienceanu.bsky.social

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ANU Research School of Physics @physicsanu.bsky.social · 08/06/2025

Bogong Space Thruster attracts attention from the Taiwanese Space Agency, inviting Rod Boswell to visit. Bogong is a cold gas thruster uses solid naphthalene fuel, ideal for small satellites being commercialised by Boswell Technologies. physics.anu.edu.au/news_events/... @scienceanu.bsky.social

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ANU Research School of Physics @physicsanu.bsky.social · 28/05/2025

Creating sunscreen for satellites, important work protecting our spacecraft by Prof Patrick Kluth and Dr Shankar Dutt - could save the industry millions. Hat tip lovely video from @scienceanu.bsky.social physics.anu.edu.au/news_events/...

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ANU Research School of Physics @physicsanu.bsky.social · 15/05/2025

How to drive a tiny machine? No electricity needed, make it spin with a circularly polarised laser. Ivan Toftul, Nonlinear Physics Centre, used resonance to enhance torque, surprised wtih efficiency 6x the 'limit' physics.anu.edu.au/news_events/... @ausphysics.bsky.social @scienceanu.bsky.social

diagram of cylinder spinning in the node of a circularly polarised laser standing wave

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ANU Research School of Physics @physicsanu.bsky.social · 02/05/2025

Spacecraft could soon carry sophisticated polarisation-sensitive optics, using metasurfaces a tiny fraction of current optics. Plus they can analyse & filter all polarisations which boosts satellite imaging. physics.anu.edu.au/news_events/... @scienceanu.bsky.social @ausphysics.bsky.social

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ANU Research School of Physics @physicsanu.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

Cut magnetic noise by dancing with ghosts; New device measures rotation & magnetic fields improving sensitivity drastically. Add alkali gas (sensitive to laser) to noble gas (invisible, like a ghost) pulse mag/laser fields & watch the magnetic dance, of precession physics.anu.edu.au/news_events/...

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