A University of Sydney astrophysicist whose research has the potential to revolutionise the way we view and understand the universe has attracted the interest of German researchers.
The official book launch of Under the Radar, the biography of Ruby Payne-Scott (1912-1981), graduate of the School of Physics and the world's first female radio astronomer.
The official book launch of Under the Radar, the biography of Ruby Payne-Scott (1912-1981), graduate of the School of Physics and the world's first female radio astronomer.
Hear Associate Professor Rod Cross, from the School of Physics, talk about his forensic physics work which provided crucial evidence for the murder conviction of Gordon Wood, at his public talk 'Evidence for Murder: How physics convicted a killer' on 19 November 2009.
Adjunct Associate Professor Roger Fulton and his team have been awarded the Siemens High Performance Pre-clinical Image of the Year at the 2009 World Molecular Imaging Congress in Montreal.
Boris is a Senior Lecturer in optics and photonics within the Institute of Photonics and Optics (IPOS). Kuhlmey was recently awarded a Future Fellowship for his research into photonic crystal fibres.
Neutron stars are almost the proverbial diamond in the sky. To date, less than 2 000 have been detected in our galaxy, which is filled with billions of 'normal' stars.
When David Hsiao-Chuan Wang accepted the challenge of a University of Sydney scholarship proposal of 'using optics for dental health' he had no idea he would make a pioneering breakthrough in the area of painless analysis of tooth density.
The 'Frontiers of Science' exhibition features a science comic series that appeared in the Sydney Morning Herald from 1962 to 1987. One of the originators was Professor Stuart Butler, a theoretical physicist at the University of Sydney.
The federal budget announcement made on 12 May 2009, includes $19.5 million for the Sydney Institute of Marine Science, and $160.5 million for space and astronomy research and infrastructure.
It was a magic night when science and music met at Music and the Cosmos - an event to celebrate the International Year of Astronomy. The Sydney Science Forum and Sydney Conservatorium of Music presented the special event, featuring leading astronomers from the University of Sydney's School of Physics and the Sydney Conservatorium of Music Brass Ensemble.
Astronomers believe our Universe began in a Big Bang, and is expanding around us. Professor Brian Schmidt, from the Australian National University's Mount Stromlo Observatory, will describe the life of the Universe that we live in and how astronomers have used observations to trace our Universe's history back more than 13 billion years at the free Pollock Memorial Lecture at the University of Sydney on 30 April 2009.
The Institute of Photonics and Optical Science (IPOS), the newest institute in the University of Sydney and the only one of its kind in Australia, was launched on 23 April 2009 with a one-day symposium 'The Photonic Universe - Faster, Further, Smarter'.
Ten Japanese students from Tohoku University have taken part in an innovative new program to learn English through Physics and Mathematics lectures at the University of Sydney.
No, George Michael is not planning a reunion tour in the southern hemisphere of 1980s iconic band WHAM! Instead, a telescope called WHAM - the Wisconsin H-Alpha Mapper - has just been moved to Chile from the USA, with the help of University of Sydney physicist, Dr Greg Madsen.
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A University of Sydney astrophysicist whose research has the potential to revolutionise the way we view and understand the universe has attracted the interest of German researchers.
The official book launch of Under the Radar, the biography of Ruby Payne-Scott (1912-1981), graduate of the School of Physics and the world's first female radio astronomer.
Hear Associate Professor Rod Cross, from the School of Physics, talk about his forensic physics work which provided crucial evidence for the murder conviction of Gordon Wood, at his public talk 'Evidence for Murder: How physics convicted a killer' on 19 November 2009.
Adjunct Associate Professor Roger Fulton and his team have been awarded the Siemens High Performance Pre-clinical Image of the Year at the 2009 World Molecular Imaging Congress in Montreal. 
Boris is a Senior Lecturer in optics and photonics within the Institute of Photonics and Optics (IPOS). Kuhlmey was recently awarded a Future Fellowship for his research into photonic crystal fibres.
Neutron stars are almost the proverbial diamond in the sky. To date, less than 2 000 have been detected in our galaxy, which is filled with billions of 'normal' stars.
Around the World in 80 Telescopes features the School's own MOST telescope.