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Cell biochemistry beyond membranes: The physics of condensates
Eight Aussie LGBTQIA+ scientists. Queer code-breaking math hero. Sex-ed on stage
See the Sun’s surface in higher detail than ever before in new telescope images
Tiny Vortices Discovered On Sun’s Surface
Researchers Use Electric Field to Reverse Phonon Chirality in Ferroelectric Crystal
How many packs of Pokémon cards do you have to buy to catch ’em all? Probably hundreds, and most will be quite boring
Most comprehensive census of the high-energy universe to date 
Achiral Crystal That Responds Differently To Light
Unveiling the ultrafast formation of a photoinduced hidden state in metal-organic frameworks
Antarctica storms becoming more frequent and intense
How Meteorologists Forecast Weather
Understanding Textile Structures by Studying Defect Propagation
A new route to electrically controlled helimagnetic structures
The ball is round – and contrary to some keepers’ views, in this World Cup it has performed just fine
2026 ASUNARO Grant Awarded To Six Researchers
Yudai Yamazaki wins top prize (Mirai 60 Award) at inaugural IEICE Mirai 60 Award Challenge Contest
Could this asteroid be a piece of the Moon? A Chinese spacecraft is about to find out
AI and Physics Draw a Blueprint for Better Hydrogen Storage Materials
A new quantum computer sets a high watermark for accuracy – are we on the verge of a big breakthrough?
University of Manchester researcher secures ERC Advanced Grant for atomic-scale nanotechnology
Expert Commentary: El Niño
Reversible switching of chirality in semiconductor material using electrochemistry
Revealing Optical Activity In Achiral Crystals
Nanometer Nanotubes For Future Electronics
Violent rocket particles could reshape future spacecraft design
Researchers make moiré 2D materials without stacking, twisting
Mysterious signals keep coming from space. We have found their ‘Rosetta stone’
Heat Lingers On In Our Cells
Study of coral surface behaviour offers new tools to understand the physics underlying infertility and ovarian cancer
Robotic ‘matter’ flows, adapts through mechanical intelligence
Minns Labor Government expands advanced and extension HSC subject access for every NSW public high school
HKUST Scholar Receives 2026 Croucher Innovation Award
Venus’ Atmosphere Jumps And Waves
New understanding of insect flight points way to stable flapping-wing robots
Physicists have measured ‘negative time’ in the lab
2026 HSC Timetables Released
Teaching AI to operate particle accelerators with DOE grant
New Physics-Based AI Model Opens Frontiers in Dielectric Materials Exploration
How do ionic hair dryers work? Can they do what they promise?
Precision Boost For Quantum Sensor Technology
Pumping Iron Emission Lines
Crushing soda cans and the mathematics of corrugation formation
UQ space and genetics pioneers honoured by Academy of Science
Flexible gel can turn body heat into power for next-generation wearables
Nobel Laureate In Physics To Speak At Cornell April 8
Rare Discovery Of Two Protoplanets
Toward Quantum Internet
Can you survive inside a tornado? This scientist did by accident – he’s lucky to be alive