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Shining a light on dark matter one particle at a time

Posted on Jul 8 2022 by Crispin Savage

�Ӱ�ֱ�� of Adelaide experts are trying to unlock the secrets of dark matter which makes up 84 per cent of the matter in the universe but we know little about. Researchers are using a new tool that could signal the existence of a new particle.

Marathon experiment reveals quirks of quarks

Posted on Dec 14 2021 by Crispin Savage

�Ӱ�ֱ�� of Adelaide experts, who are part of the international community of researchers investigating the fundamental physical properties of atoms, may have come across a new paradigm for the way atomic nuclei are built.

PM’s Science Prize 2020 winner: Professor Peter Veitch

An artists impression of colliding black holes - Mark Myers

Posted on Oct 28 2020 by Robyn Mills

�Ӱ�ֱ�� of Adelaide’s Professor Peter Veitch is among four scientists who together have been awarded the country’s most prestigious award in scientific research, the Prime Minister’s Prize for Science.

Precision Mirrors Poised to Improve Sensitivity of Gravitational Wave Detectors

Posted on Mar 19 2020 by Robyn Mills

Researchers have developed a new type of deformable mirror that could increase the sensitivity of ground-based gravitational wave detectors.

Uni of Adelaide staff and graduates at forefront of �Ӱ�ֱ�� Day awards

Posted on Jan 26 2020 by Robyn Mills

The �Ӱ�ֱ�� of Adelaide congratulates eye surgeon and blindness prevention pioneer Dr James Muecke, AM, for being named the �Ӱ�ֱ��n of the Year for 2020.

New study reveals a huge neutron star collision 3.4 times heavier than the Sun

Posted on Jan 7 2020 by Robyn Mills

�Ӱ�ֱ�� of Adelaide physics researchers have been involved in new collaborative study which has revealed a possible collision of two neutron stars.

Trapping atoms to protect �Ӱ�ֱ��'s groundwater

Posted on Sep 9 2019 by Robyn Mills

A unique new facility launched today at the �Ӱ�ֱ�� of Adelaide will help protect �Ӱ�ֱ��’s precious groundwater from overuse and contamination.