Scientists will mark a major milestone in the search for dark matter when they place the first major scientific equipment 1km underground in the Stawell Underground Physics Laboratory (SUPL).
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A team of international experts will descend on Sydney today to help chart a new direction for dark matter research.
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The only deep-underground physics laboratory in the Southern Hemisphere is getting a very cool new toy—a fridge that cools things to temperatures 300 times colder than outer space.
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Scientists have received the first transmissions from a muon detector placed 1km underground in the Stawell Underground Physics Laboratory.
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Astronomers and dark matter scientists will hold a spooktacular event to celebrate Dark Matter Day on Tuesday, October 31
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Scientists have developed a new way to detect light dark matter using beam dump experiments, which crash high-energy beams of particles into targets, potentially creating dark matter particles.
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The world-first use of a muon detector by the mining sector has highlighted the potential for blue-sky research to solve industry challenges.
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The recent Lepton Photon 2023 conference featured a plenary panel debate on “Mental Health in Particle Physics”. Centre member and University of Adelaide researcher Dr Harish Potti was a panelist alongside Turner Institute for Brain and Mental Health at Monash university Professor Kim Kornish and Tezpur University in India’s Dr Moon Moon Devi.
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Learn about the latest in dark matter searches in Australia and internationally with a range of talks and interviews held around National Science Week 2023.
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As part of National Science Week, Centre Chief Investigator Phillip Urquijo travelled to Stawell to present a talk at the Town Hall.
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In this SciArt activity, Centre member Raghda Abdel Khaleq will show you how to combine science and art to make beautiful works like the ones she has created..
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