ANU physicists have observed helium atoms entangled in motion. Unlike previous photon experiments, these atoms have mass and feel gravity, opening a new way to test how quantum mechanics and general relativity connect. youtu.be/pp9n5QwVgu4 @physicsanu.bsky.social

Emeritus Prof. John Newton was the head of the Department of Nuclear Physics at the ANU in the 70s. A memoir by Katja Curtin et al was recently published in the Historical Records of Australian Science. science.org.au/our-focus/hi... @science.org.au @scienceanu.bsky.social @physicsanu.bsky.social

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

A breakdown of how these singing classes work, and how you graduate. @teamswiftparrot.bsky.social

What is the collective noun for physicists? An impressive nucleus(?!) gathered in Stawell last week to tour the Stawell Underground Physics Lab and discuss the strategy behind our #darkmatter research. It was exciting to host scientists from around the world in this small Victorian town. 🧪

Clean hydrogen made from seawater and sunlight could help power Australia’s net‑zero future. Discover research led by Prof. Zongyou Yin @scienceanu.bsky.social, supported by expert microscopist @rfwebster.net from our UNSW facility – enabled by NSW govt & #NCRIS. www.youtube.com/watch?v=IAv3...

“There’s a lot of systemic issues that encourage inequitable care, so even health professionals who are trying their hardest to be more weight inclusive in caring for their patients are coming up against these structural barriers.” science.anu.edu.au/news-events/...

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

It's an important time to learn about the monitoring of nuclear testing. Here is an article by @scienceanu.bsky.social colleague, Hrvoje Tkalčić: theconversation.com/in-the-austr... ⚒️

We will be holding a two-day conference on rare-earth science at @scienceanu.bsky.social in two weeks' time. In parallel we will have REECON+: a high level discussion on the future of global critical mineral value chains. reecon.anu.edu.au/ozre #chemsky #ozchem

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

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

🏔 Happy #WorldMountainDay! Check out our latest article on @scienceanu.bsky.social students using AMRF's Mobile Laboratory, purchased with support from TERN, that's now a central part of ANU’s Advanced Field Studies in Functional Ecology course. Read more: www.tern.org.au/news/reachin...

We were pleased to support the Research School of Physics in delivering the ANU Quantum Open Day. It was a great success: over 300 visitors attended talks by researchers, visited labs, engaged with our experiments, games, demonstrations, and plenty of N₂ ice cream 🍦 and holographic chocolate 🍫 !

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

Join us on campus & online on Monday, 8 December 2025 at 12.30pm for a RSB Director's Seminar by Professor Adrienne Nicotra, Group Leader in Ecology & Evolution at RSB & Director of the Australian Mountain Research Facility. Details: biology.anu.edu.au/news-events/...

Congratulations to Justin Xia for winning the Claire McLintock Medal from the Thrombosis & Haemostasis society of Australia and New Zealand. Justin’s PhD research at #JCSMR is on improving autologous stem cell transplantation outcomes. www.thanz.org.au/awards-grant...

🌏 Happy Antarctica Day! ❄️ Today we celebrate global cooperation in protecting and understanding one of Earth’s most unique and fragile environments. A huge thanks to all our researchers for driving this work forward every day. 🎥 Learn more in our new ACEAS video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=AGg3...

Quantum measurement of crashing black holes and neutron stars: A journey of the tiny ⚛️, the enormous 🌌, and in between 🚶 📅 ANU Quantum Open Day, Saturday 29 Nov 🕐 2:30 pm 🎙️ Dr Sheon Chua from ANU CGA 📘 Full program of talks & activities: physics.anu.edu.au/news_events/...

New #ResponsibleBytesPodcast episode with Alison Kershaw chatting about science communication and generative AI 👇🏼 Listen anywhere you get your podcasts 🔗🔗 𝐒𝐩𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐲: open.spotify.com/show/2x2yNvU... 𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐩𝐨𝐝𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐬: podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/r... 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐓𝐮𝐛𝐞: www.youtube.com/@Responsible...

Join the ANU Agrifood Innovation Institute in an informative session on Commercialisation and IP, patents and funding opportunities: events.humanitix.com/workshop-com...

Whether you're starting out in a theory project on molecular magnetism, or a synthetic chemist curious about how the magic happens, check out my new tutorial review: pubs.rsc.org/en/content/a... @rsc.org @scienceanu.bsky.social @uomresearchit.bsky.social

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

Celebrate the International Year of Quantum with us. @physicsanu.bsky.social @hia-accelerates.bsky.social physics.anu.edu.au/news_events/...

Congratulations to science writer @tabithacarvan.bsky.social for winning the prestigious UNSW Press Bragg Prize for Science Writing 2025 🎉 Her writing was recognised for taking readers down the emotional rabbit hole that is PhD acknowledgements. www.unsw.edu.au/newsroom/new...

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

Join us on campus & online on Monday, 24 November 2025 at 12.30pm for a RSB Director's Seminar by Honorary Professor Russell Reinke, Pogson Group at RSB & Industry Fellow at the Agri-food Innovation Institute. Details: biology.anu.edu.au/news-events/...

We’re thrilled to celebrate Julian Greenwood, awarded the GRDC Mid-Career Fellowship for his innovative work on improving blackleg resistance in canola through advanced transient assays. groundcover.grdc.com.au/grdc/announc... #cropscience #innovation #canola #synbio @scienceanu.bsky.social

The @ncig2013.bsky.social team are working with Indigenous communities on the ethical and respectful use of information held within DNA. Our video & story explore why NCIG is changing the story of medical research for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. science.anu.edu.au/news-events/...

Congratulations to Associate Professor Azure Hermes for winning the Traditional Knowledge Innovation Award from the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering. www.linkedin.com/posts/atse-a...

Movie magic brings an emergency simulation to life as ANU medical students show off their acting skills. science.anu.edu.au/news-events/... #emergencymedicine #medicaltraining #medicine #ruralmedicine

🌡️ A new report states that globally, failure to curb the warming effects of climate change has seen the rate of heat-related deaths surge 23% since the 1990s Experts from @scienceanu.bsky.social @flindersuniversity.bsky.social @csu.edu.au respond buff.ly/RKsJ9jh #science #climatechange

Science-lovers, are you looking for an inspiring way to celebrate Halloween (and Dark Matter Day)? Join us for a livestreamed tour of the Stawell Underground Physics Lab in Australia and Boulby Underground Lab in the UK on Friday. Register for free at: dmd-stawell-boulby.eventbrite.co.uk 🧪

Exciting news for the ANU School of Medicine and Psychology and Thompson Brain & Mind Healthcare. We look forward to working together to help transform the way we understand and treat mental health conditions. tbmh.org.au/tbmh-and-anu...

Plant scientists Professor Graham Farquhar and Professor Susanne von Caemmerer transformed the world's understanding of photosynthesis, and now they have been jointly awarded the Royal Medal (Biological) from The Royal Society, at a ceremony in London. science.anu.edu.au/news-events/...

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

🌳 The trunks and branches of trees in Australia's tropical rainforests – also known as woody biomass – have become a net source of carbon dioxide to the atmosphere, say @westernsydneyu.bsky.social @scienceanu.bsky.social @jcuofficial.bsky.social buff.ly/DGpfEqK #science #research #carbon #co2

🦠 Antimicrobial resistance is outpacing advances in modern medicine, says the WHO, and @mcri.bsky.social @scienceanu.bsky.social @unimelb.bsky.social @petermaccc.bsky.social @uni-newcastle.bsky.social @thekidsau.bsky.social experts respond to the report buff.ly/R3UBudC #antimicrobialresistance

Siding Spring Observatory and the Warrumbungles sure know how to put on a show. If you're in the Coonabarabran (NSW) area this long weekend, join us for StarFest from 3 – 4 October. www.starfest.org.au

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

The drug heparin has traditionally been injected and used to treat blood clots. But a new study led by intensive care physician Professor Frank van Haren from ANU shows that heparin is effective in treating seriously ill COVID-19 patients. science.anu.edu.au/news-events/...

The ANU John Curtin School of Medical Research reaching out to the sky

Floriade is in full bloom! 🌷 This year the iconic Canberran celebration of spring is themed: science and nature. Make sure to check out the amazing free STEM talks and events, including excellent speakers from our ANU community! floriadeaustralia.com/floriade-eve...

One of the most powerful black holes in the universe is belching out gas at speeds of up to 10,000 kilometres per second, making its estimated mass more than 10 times lower than first thought. science.anu.edu.au/news-events/...

The IARU Biodiversity on Campus Photo Contest 2025 is now open! All ANU students, staff & researchers are invited to share their photos of biodiversity from campus 🌼🦆 Winning photos will be showcased across the global IARU network. 📅 Closes 31 October 2025 sustainability.anu.edu.au/news-events/...

Canberra Writer’s Festival (CWF) have announced a diverse program for the upcoming festival on October 22-26 2025. ANU is a proud foundation partner of the CWF, and we’re excited to see a number of science and medicine-related events feature in the program: www.canberrawritersfestival.com.au

How do active heat + drought shelters affect soil arthropods? New results from @tern-aus.bsky.social AMRF FutureClim experiment, including @scienceanu.bsky.social @biologyanu.bsky.social coauthors @jameslking.bsky.social + @pieterarnold.bsky.social 🧪 #SoilEcology #ClimateChange #Entomology #WildOz

ANU physicists Prof @jodiebradby.bsky.social and A/Prof Bianca Haberl have developed a new method to make a rare form of silicon with remarkable properties. It took a decade to get here: a lesson not to underrate the slow science. science.anu.edu.au/news-events/...

Great to see this paper with @elainetao.bsky.social out in print at the Biophysical Journal. Using Alphafold to study conformational transitions in 32 voltage-gated channel superfamily members #ionchannel #AI #StructuralBiology www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

This new study on Fijian ants highlights the insect biodiversity crisis 🐜 “Studies like this one are an important step in identifying the reasons behind the so-called insect apocalypse,” says co-author @sasha-mikheyev-anu.bsky.social of @biologyanu.bsky.social. science.anu.edu.au/news-events/...