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Curtin Satellite Navigation Innovator Wins Prestigious International Award

Curtin University researcher Professor Peter Teunissen is the first scientist from the Southern Hemisphere to receive the prestigious Johannes Kepler Award for his game-changing contributions to the development of satellite navigation.

6 Nov 2019

Plasma Density Jump Confirms Entry of Voyager 2 into Interstellar Medium

In the interstellar space, Voyager 1 now has a companion.

5 Nov 2019

New Theory Offers Insights into Detonation Formation in Supernovae Explosions

The thermonuclear explosion of Type Ia supernovae, which are luminous and powerful stellar explosions, can only be understood using theoretical models. Previously, such models were unable to account for the mechanism that initiated the explosion.

5 Nov 2019

Astronomers Provide a New Way to Identify an Entire Class of Black Holes

For astrophysicists, black holes represent an integral part of how they interpret the universe. Black holes are so significant that researchers have been attempting to develop a census of all the black holes present in the Milky Way galaxy.

4 Nov 2019

Manipulating Josephson Vortices to Create Superconducting Quantum Computers

Physicists from MIPT have found a way to achieve local control of Josephson vortices. The finding can be applied for next-generation quantum processors and quantum electronics superconducting devices.

4 Nov 2019

Patterns of Light Used to Build Light-Based Quantum Network

Structured light is not just a great way to elucidate patterns or pictures of light. It is rightfully the ideal way as it has the potential to power future communications that will be both more secure and faster.

31 Oct 2019

New Magnetic Instability Could Play Vital Role in Creating Sun’s Magnetic Field

In the rotating plasma of the sun, a hitherto unnoticed mechanism is at work: a magnetic instability that was regarded by scientists as physically improbable under such conditions.

30 Oct 2019

Developing Quantum Imaging Technologies to Create Quantum Enhanced Microscope

Existing microarray laser scanning technology and super-resolution microscopes are known for their very good resolutions and high sensitivities.

25 Oct 2019

Cosmic Mystery Grows with New Measurements of Rate of Expansion of Universe

A team led by astronomers at the University of California, Davis provides new measurements of the rate of growth of the universe, adding to a growing mystery: Estimates of a fundamental constant made with different approaches keep delivering varying results.

24 Oct 2019

Researchers Use Magneto-Thermal Microscopy to Image Spins in Nickel Oxide

A team of researchers from Cornell University has applied a new twist to measuring and manipulating spins in nickel oxide, with a keen interest toward enhancing the memory capacity and speed of electronic devices.

23 Oct 2019