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X-ray imaging for lung health recognised with prestigious Eureka Prize

Monash University together with the University of Adelaide, the Women's and Children's Hospital in Adelaide, 4D Medical Pty Ltd, have been awarded the Eureka Prize for Excellence in Interdisciplinary Scientific Research for their work on developing and applying new methods of x-ray imaging to measure lung health, particularly when affected by cystic fibrosis.

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Astronomers find new multi-planet system that resembles the fictional desert Star Wars planet, Tatooine

An international team of astronomers have identified the second multi-planet circumbinary system.

Physics and Astronomy 13 June 2023

Researchers find evidence for a Pair-instability Supernova from a very massive first star

The Cosmic Dawn ended the cosmic ‘dark ages’ after the Big Bang with the first stars.

Physics and Astronomy 7 June 2023

Internationally renowned physicist Professor Michael Fuhrer elected Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science

Congratulations to Professor Michael Fuhrer FAA from the Monash University School of Physics and Astronomy on being elected as Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science.

Physics and Astronomy 25 May 2023

Vale Emeritus Professor William “Bill” Rachinger

Emeritus Professor William “Bill” Rachinger, who has died aged 95, was an international figure in solid state physics who also left an important legacy in the field of physics education.

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