Category: Media Release
From Dark Nights to Safe Highways: New Infrared technology delivering 360-degree vision on the road
Anyone whose rearview camera has saved them from a broken bumper knows the value of eyes in the back of your head. That’s why new cars come complete with rear-facing visible cameras, RADAR and near- [...]View
Protecting children and pets: Innovative metasurface prevents cars from overheating
Every year in Australia, more than 5000 children are rescued after being left unattended in a car. Not all of those children are saved before they succumb to death by heatstroke, with at least ten Aus [...]View
Celebrating TMOS achievements in 2022
2022 was an important year for TMOS. Firstly, interstate and overseas travel opened for us to meet and undertake many activities in person. I will never forget the enthusiasm of all students and early [...]View
Saving lives by seeing through the smoke
When a building is on fire, every second counts. It can mean life or death for trapped victims and no emergency responder wants to be slowed down because they can’t see through walls of smoke. But f [...]View
TMOS researchers paving the way towards flatter and more energy efficient flat screens
TMOS researchers have developed a proof-of-concept technology that could pave the way for next-generation displays to supersede LCDs and LEDs, enabling screens and electronic devices to become thinner [...]View
New nanowire sensors are the next step in the Internet of Things
A new miniscule nitrogen dioxide sensor could help protect the environment from vehicle pollutants that cause lung disease and acid rain. [...]View
We Really Are Meta Together
TMOS launched in 2020, and in the last week of November, we gathered in-person as a whole group (almost!) for the very first time. The five TMOS nodes, along with collaborators from around the country [...]View
New 3D live hologram technology to save lives in field hospitals
3D holograms from your phone, television, or favourite droid have been promised for decades but despite being of great interest, have yet to materialize. The applications for them are far-reaching, pa [...]View
Optics meets optimism: Physics Nobel Laureate Professor Donna Strickland on lasers and life
Professor Donna Strickland is the 2018 Nobel Prize Winner for her role in creating the “laser hammer” in the 1980’s, which is the scientific basis for the technology that allows the ultra-precis [...]View
A quantum of physicists to take over the Murray Bridge
Some of the brightest minds in the international physics community will be descending on the Murray Bridge this Wednesday as the Bridgeport Hotel hosts Meta Together, the first annual conference of TM [...]View