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First observation of native ferroelectric metal

09 July 2019

A UNSW study published over the weekend in Science Advances, is the first observation of a native ferroelectric metal, with potential for new nano-electronics applications.

2019 Gordon Godfrey Workshop

25 June 2019

The 2019 Gordon Godfrey Workshop on Spins, Topology and Strong Electron Correlations will be held at UNSW from 25t

65,000 yrs - the great history of Australian Aboriginal Astronomy

10 May 2019

Emus can’t fly, but there’s an Emu in the sky. People have been looking up to the stars for a long time, but for how long?

School of Physics Student Prize Ceremony

01 May 2019

The School of Physics held its annual award night on Wednesday 1 May, to recognise the top performing students of 2018.  The ceremony is an opportunity to celebrate the academic achievements of the schools undergraduate students and congratulate them on their hard work and success.

The sky should be the limit: meet the researcher working towards new horizons for women in astronomy

22 March 2019

Observational Astronomer Associate Professor Sarah Brough is taking Australian astronomy to greater heights. She is particularly interested in what changes galaxies over time.