News

Closing the Gaps in Australia’s Radiological Map

For a country with a strong uranium mining industry, a legacy of nuclear weapons testing and globally unique geology, Australia knows surprisingly little about some…

Read more
How a 40-Year-Old Design Became iiLab’s Next Big Upgrade

When Technical Officer Tom Kitchen was shown a scientific paper from the 1980s, he didn’t expect it would become the blueprint for an important upgrade…

Read more
Celebrating the International Year of Quantum Science and Technology

The team of the Heavy Ion Accelerators supported the Research School of Physics, Australian National University in delivering the Quantum Science Open Day last weekend….

Read more
Space Radiation Testing for Mars Society Australia’s nanorover

The ANU Heavy Ion Accelerator Facility’s Space Irradiation Beamline (SIBL) team was delighted to host Dr Steven Hobbs and Dr Jon Clarke from Mars Society…

Read more
From stars to super-cold: Vera’s unexpected career journey

Dr Vera Hansper has one of the coolest jobs in the world—literally. She helps to build highly specialised refrigeration systems that enable research in quantum…

Read more
Creating Sunscreen for Satellites

Material physicists at The Australian National University (ANU) Research School of Physics are creating materials to protect satellites from the harsh space environment – essentially…

Read more
Taking the courageous step to help humanity

For physicist Dr Jacinta Yap doing something that benefits human lives is essential in her career. “Physics is a really broad field, and I was…

Read more
Heavy Ion Accelerator Facility receives global recognition for its technical significance

The world’s foremost technical organisation has given the Heavy Ion Accelerator Facility (HIAF) at the ANU Research School of Physics global recognition for its technical…

Read more
Unlocking stellar secrets: Investigating how heavy elements are formed

The origin of the heavy elements from iron to uranium remains as one of the great unanswered questions of physics. Dr Zuzana Slavkovska, a postdoctoral…

Read more
Testing silicon chips for space: interview with Dr Jafar Shojaii

Up above the protection of the earth’s atmosphere and magnetic field, satellites face a lot of radiation in space. A single cosmic ray hitting a…

Read more
Revealing how superheavy elements are made – 2023 Boas Medal winners

Our heartful congratulations to the HIA Scientific Director Professor Mahananda Dasgupta and Emeritus Professor David Hinde, both from the Australian National University, who were jointly…

Read more
HIA – First Institutional Sponsor of the Academy for Collaborative Research Infrastructure

Heavy Ion Accelerators becomes the maiden sponsoring institution of the Academy for Collaborative Research Infrastructure (ACRI) membership. ACRI was formerly launched at the CORES 2024…

Read more