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The green blob is metal-rich molten sulfide in an ore from the Norilsk area in Siberia, the most valuable accumulation of metals of any kind on the planet. Steve Barnes

November 29, 2018

X‑rays of rocks show their super‑fluid past, and reveal mineral deposits vital for batteries

Liquid minerals containing sulfur behave like a hot knife through butter – they’re so corrosive they can melt their way through solid rock.

The X-rays of the Australian Synchrotron reveal a remarkably clear picture of the woman’s face. David Thurrowgood

August 4, 2016

How we used a particle accelerator to find the hidden face in Degas’s Portrait of a woman

Daryl Howard, Australian Synchrotron

It took cutting edge technology and a collaboration between the Australian Synchrotron and the CSIRO to reveal the mysterious hidden lady in Degas’s famous painting.

Malcolm Turnbull has now announced his strategy to promote innovation and science in Australia. AAP/Lukas Coch

December 7, 2015

Expert panel: what the national innovation statement means for science

TJ Higgins, CSIRO; Caroline McMillen, University of Newcastle; Jeffrey Rosenfeld, Monash University, and Nalini Joshi, University of Sydney

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull today announced the National Innovation and Science Agenda (NISA). Here’s what it means for science, commercialisation and industry in Australia.

By the time you’ve read this caption, electrons in the synchrotron storage ring will have travelled a distance equivalent to 41 times around the Earth. manfred majer/Flickr

December 15, 2014

An electron’s near‑light‑speed tour of the Australian Synchrotron

Nancy Mills, Australian Synchrotron

There’s a place in Melbourne where particles routinely whiz around at 99.99998% the speed of light – the Australian Synchrotron. By accelerating charged particles to release extremely intense light known…

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