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Ultra-precise coatings help power the next generation of gravitational wave detectors
01
OCT
Ultra-precise coatings help power the next generation of gravitational wave detectors

The global collaboration hunting gravitational waves, LIGO, will take its search for colliding black holes and neutron stars to the next level, thanks to precision optical engineering performed in the Research School of Physics. The Department of Quantum Science and Technology (DQST) team has spent three years developing and applying advanced coatings to two highly specialised beamsplitters for LIGO (Laser Interferometer...

The global collaboration hunting gravitational waves, LIGO, will take its search for colliding black holes and neutron stars to the next level,...

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Megavolts 16: Accelerator runs extreme checkups for Australia’s first Lunar Rover
28
SEP
Megavolts 16: Accelerator runs extreme checkups for Australia’s first Lunar Rover

Components from Australia’s lunar rover, ‘Roo-ver’, visited the space testing facility at the ANU Heavy Ion Accelerator Facility...

Honours student James Monro wins Thomas H Laby medal for best thesis
15
SEP
Honours student James Monro wins Thomas H Laby medal for best thesis

ANU student James Monro has won Thomas H Laby medal for the best Honours or Masters thesis from an Australian University, awarded by the Australian...

Dr Sophie Zhao to give the AIP 2027 Marie Curie lectures
03
SEP
Dr Sophie Zhao to give the AIP 2027 Marie Curie lectures

Dr Sophie (Jie) Zhao will tour Australia in 2027 as the Women in Physics Medallist, sharing her research on quantum technologies enabled by correlated...

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