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Latest news from Physics and Astronomy

A futuristic illustration shows a nanoscale material lattice transmitting red and cyan signals between two chips, projecting holographic images of a kangaroo and a koala. Bright spiralling energy and waveforms suggest advanced or quantum

Monash scientists create tiny on-chip circuit that could power next-generation quantum and AI technologies

Researchers from Monash University have developed a breakthrough nanoscale circuit that can generate, direct and read light-based information, all on a single chip.
Physics and Astronomy 25 May, 2026

Monash physicist elected Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science

Stefan Maier
Professor Stefan Maier from the Monash University School of Physics and Astronomy has been elected a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science, one of the nation’s highest honours for scientific achievement.
Physics and Astronomy 21 May, 2026

Monash Science researchers secure more than $1.5 million in ARC Linkage funding for next-generation technologies

The funding will support two projects led by researchers from the School of Physics and Astronomy in partnership with industry, designed to advance next-generation technologies in energy-efficient computing and optical imaging.
Research 20 May, 2026

How black hole mergers are helping scientists calibrate the Universe’s most sensitive instruments

An international team of scientists from the LIGO, Virgo, and KAGRA collaborations has shown for the first time that gravitational waves, ripples in space and time produced by some of the most violent events in the Universe, such as the collision of
Physics and Astronomy 13 May, 2026
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Scientists turn “mess” into breakthrough: chaotic design unlocks next-generation optical devices

Researchers from the Monash University School of Physics and Astronomy have flipped a long-held assumption in optics, showing that deliberately introducing controlled disorder into ultra-thin optical devices can dramatically increase their power and
Physics and Astronomy 10 April, 2026
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