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

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

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

How is tRNA like a paper plane? Professor Patrick Kluth's fascinating interview with 2GB Radio's Healthy Living about his recent work to understand the shapes of living molecules in our bodies and how they can go awry. www.2gb.com/show/healthy... @scienceanu.bsky.social @jodiebradby.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

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

Australia has secured a position at the forefront of the quantum revolution. Find out more about how Australia’s long-term strategic investments through the National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy (NCIRS) are helping to create a quantum future riconnected.org.au/case-studies...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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/...

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

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

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

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

Electrons power our daily life, but we only use one quantum property of electrons: their charge. Learn how physicists are advancing a new tech revolution by harnessing their “spin” at @spintronicmum.bsky.social's lecture "Your quantum future" on 30 July at @utas.edu.au aip.org.au/event-6206289

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

Dr Kaitlin Cook from @hia-accelerates.bsky.social and @physicsanu.bsky.social explains the science behind uranium enrichment. Read the article, first published by The Conversation: science.anu.edu.au/news-events/...

NASA and JPL in Canberra? Yep. Earlier this year, ANU Astronomy Society hosted a Space Symposium with NASA, JPL, CGA and Stromlo postdocs. Thanks to @scienceanu.bsky.social @physicsanu.bsky.social @ozgrav.bsky.social and 1200+ who joined us! Watch: youtu.be/ZqoFLmnqq64

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

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/...

The abstract submission deadline for the 2025 #HIA Symposium has been extended to May 12th! Please submit your abstract via the portal: indico3.conference4me.psnc.pl/event/68/abs... We have also announced our first invited speakers! See the program so far here: hias.anu.edu.au/2025/program...

Time's running out!

Emeritus Professor Chennupati Jagadish, who pioneered nanotechnology research at the ANU for the past 35 years, has just been elected as a Fellow of the prestigious Royal Society, London. Read more: science.anu.edu.au/news-events/...

Rainy morning #PhysicsANU

Just discovered NotebookLM's paper-to-podcast feature! 🎧 The AI 'hosts' summarize and chat naturally in a very believable way. Its mind-blowing tech!! Hear all about our new 'how diamond breaks' paper. notebooklm.google.com/notebook/f4b...

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

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

Lovely end of year lunch with the Advanced Materials Group @PhysicsANU. Tried an awesome new Ramen noodle restaurant (as we are a group that does a lot of Raman microspectroscopy!) AND we all got a group mug from Santa. Perfect end to the year. Great peeps.

Terrible pic but I am fascinated to watch this Golden Orb spider Queen and her man get closer together each day on my work into work at @PhysicsANU . God speed sir.. (Also occurred to me that its nice to see some females over here in Physics 🫣)

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/...