Professor Brian Schmidt (2011 Nobel Prize winner in physics), leader of the High-Redshift Supernova search team, describes this discovery and explains the accelerating universe, dark matter, and how astronomers have used observations to trace our universe’s history back more than 13 billion years.

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The Accelerating Universe

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Assoc Professor Katherine Legge (Department of Civil Engineering and Physical Sciences, La Trobe University) on how maths and science work when it comes to shaping and playing musical instruments.

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The Physics of Musical Instruments

Dr Brian Boyle (CSIRO SKA Director) describes some of the revolutionary science that the Square Kilometre Array will undertake and the ground-breaking work that is already being done as part of the project. 

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From Wi-Fi to Aliens

Physics Nobel prize winner Professor Brian Schmidt (Australian National University) talks about the accelerating universe and the experience of winning a Nobel prize.

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Interview with Brian Schmidt

La Trobe University recently gave students from senior post grads to primary schools a once in a lifetime chance to watch the Transit of Venus. Linking it's new telescope to its giant screen VisLab, the University also streamed the event on its website for staff, schools, amateur astronomers and the community.

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Watching the Transit of Venus

Dr David Hoxley (Physics, La Trobe University) on how diamonds could be the perfect biomedical material for obtaining diagnostic information to help define the best dose of chemotherapy.

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The Accelerating Universe

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