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Old movies and new tech to allow us to see back in time with deep space imaging

Observing distant galaxies, stars and cosmic events is the closest thing we have to time travel. Because light can take millions or even billions of years to get to us, by looking into deep space we c [...]

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WA Government invests $44 million in research infrastructure at TMOS/ANFF facility

The TMOS team at the University of Western Australia have benefitted with a $2.4 million investment into the Australian National Fabrication Facilities by the WA Government [...]

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Quantum imaging breakthrough achieved with ultra-thin nonlinear metasurfaces

Scientists from the ARC Centre of Excellence for Transformative Meta-Optical Systems (TMOS) nodes at the Australian National University (ANU) and University of Melbourne (UoM) have pioneered a new qua [...]

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Nanoscale tent makes diabetes breath test a reality

A nanoscale "tent" breakthrough has led to the Ketowhistle, a breath test for diabetes that detects acetone as a glucose biomarker, eliminating the need for finger-prick tests. Developed by ANU resear [...]

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Behind the Scenes with Nobel Laureates: Jake Horder’s Insightful Experience at the 2024 Lindau Meeting of Physics

After a very competitive 6-month application process, Jake Horder was selected by the Australian Academy of Science to be among the 10 promising young Australian scientists to attend the Lindau Meetin [...]

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A new advancement in photonic chips set to unlock an industry

Researchers from TMOS, the ARC Centre of Excellence for Transformative Meta-Optical Systems, have developed a new engineering approach to on-chip light sources that could lead to widespread adoption o [...]

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A Successful Collaboration: Luyao Wang’s Experience at the University of Oxford

The opportunity to conduct low-temperature measurements was particularly impactful! These measurements provided unique insights and enhanced the precision of our experimental results, demonstrating th [...]

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Tiny quantum sensor to make big impact

Researchers at TMOS and their collaborators at RMIT University have developed a new 2D quantum sensing chip using hexagonal boron nitride (hBN) that can simultaneously detect temperature anomalies and [...]

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Beam Me Out, Scotty. A new tractor beam technology aims to minimize biopsy trauma.

Researchers at TMOS, the ARC Centre of Excellence for Transformative Meta-Optical Systems, have taken an important first step in the development of metasurface-enabled tractor beams—rays of light th [...]

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International Women in Engineering Day (Week 3)

On June 23rd, we celebrate International Women in Engineering Day. This year, the focus is on profiling the best, brightest, and bravest women in engineering who have #enhancedbyengineering people’s [...]

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