australian scientists
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Quantum Computers Are (Probably) Going To Steal Your Bitcoin
It’s the future. Not now, but ten years from now. All of these amazing quantum computing advances spurred on by our beloved Australian scientists have made super-fast super-tiny quantum computing the norm. Aaaaaand it’s left your squillions in Bitcoin vulnerable to attack. Clearly someone needs to do something about this, now.
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Aussie Scientists And Experts React To Today’s Massive Gravitational Wave Discovery
Overnight, scientists announced a significant discovery: the first detection of gravitational waves during a pair of neutron stars colliding and forming a black hole. This opens up a huge swathe of new research in astronomy, and Australian scientists — including those that took part in the event — are understandably excited.
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Coral Has ‘Tree Rings’, And They Might Help Us Save The Great Barrier Reef
“Skeletal banding” is to coral what rings are to trees – and Australian scientists have discovered them in a species of coral that is critical to reef-building. The banding can show everything from how fast coral is growing and how old it really is (and how long it will live for) to what the environment…
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Experts React To SpaceX’s Mission To Mars
In the wake of Elon Musk’s presentation at the International Astronautical Congress 2017 in Adelaide, where the SpaceX boss announced plans to colonise the Moon and Mars and to replace airplanes with rockets, Australian scientists have shared their own thoughts.