University of Queensland researchers have combined quantum liquids and silicon-chip technology to study turbulence for the first time, opening the door to new navigation technologies and improved understanding of the turbulent dynamics of cyclones...
20 December 2019
Calling all super-powered super-positioners, imminent doom evaders and local uncertainty crash entanglers!
9 September 2019
When scientists examine very small and swift objects they see the laws of physics working wildly differently than in the everyday “normal-sized” world.
27 February 2019
University of Queensland quantum physicist Dr Jacqui Romero has been selected as a L’Oréal-UNESCO International Rising Talent for 2019.
14 February 2019
The “chicken or egg” paradox was first proposed by philosophers in Ancient Greece to describe the problem of determining cause-and-effect.
3 September 2018
More than half a million levels of a video game have provided random data for a global study testing the laws of quantum physics.
10 May 2018
A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away, there was a university with some of the world’s leading experts on issues such as space travel, porg evolution, and emotion-grabbing music.
3 May 2018
A seven-year Australian government investment in quantum engineering has been launched at The University of Queensland.
16 November 2017
A University of Queensland researcher has won a L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science award for her work on quantum alphabets.
24 October 2017
Could you design an electronic game inspired by quantum physics?
21 September 2017A diagnostic technique that can detect tiny molecules signalling the presence of cancer could be on the horizon.
27 June 2017
Sixteenth century scientist Galileo Galilei threw two spheres of different mass from the top of the Leaning Tower of Pisa to establish a scientific principle.
2 June 2017
In its billions of years on earth, plant life has become super-efficient at using light – and now it’s showing how it does it.
31 October 2016
Research into advanced solar-energy harvesting at the University of Queensland is getting a fresh spark, thanks to the inaugural Westpac research fellowships.
21 April 2016
Australian researchers from The University of Queensland have, for the first time, used laser light to cool a special form of quantum liquid, called a superfluid.
5 April 2016
Unless you’ve been living in exile on Dagobah, you’ve probably noticed that Star Wars: Episode VII screened around Australia overnight.
17 December 2015
