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SCIENCEWISE MAGAZINE

ScienceWise is the bi-monthly magazine of the ANU College of Science. Electronic copies are available for download.

Current Issue

Clearly infrared
How the high infrared transparency of chalcogenide glass promises technological innovation

Flowers that tell lies
The extraordinary tricks used by orchids to lure pollinating insects

High marks at high cost?
Do syllabus pressures get in the way of good teaching?

Molecules with muscles
cyclodextrin molecular muscle offers smart material potential

Passionate about plants
New rural assistance scholarships aim to help students from the bush, fix the bush




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RESEARCH HIGHLIGHT POSTERS

Research Highlights Posters are available for download below:

ANU Achieves World First in Atomic Laser

Golden Seeds Grow Nanowire Lasers

Ninja Biologist Discovers why Parrots see Red

Nuclear Fingerprints Frozen in Time

Rough Pipes Help Drought Survival

Paleobiogeochemistry: from purple soup to clear blue sea

How wobbly was my laser?

Plasma Diagnostic Solves Steel Industry Problem

Aussies Take World Record for Stopping Light

When Quantum Noise is Deafening

Nuclear Spin Doctors Uncover Missing Link

Econophysics: Inside the complexity of financial markets

Unraveling the Enigma of Auroral Excitation

Putting the Big Chill on Excited Atoms

Clean Room Science on the Road to Cleaner Air

The Last Iceage in Australia

Supercomputer Modelling Sheds Light on Cellular Ion-Channels

Cutting Corners in Fibre Optics

ANU Materials Science Questions Pedigree of Martian Bugs

Ultrafast Lasers Drill Teeth and Improve Memory

Quantum Supercomputer is a Step Closer

Taking the Strain out of Quantum Lasers

Electric Double Layer is Secret Behind Revolutionary Space Thruster

ANU X-Ray Specs Render Your Bones Transparent

Large hardcopies are also available free as a resource for Science Teachers (please contact the ANU College of Science for details).

For more information on these stories contact Tim Wetherell