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Tara Busbridge - PhD student for the Queensland Micro- and Nanotechnology Centre
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Physics is exciting and Griffith is a great place to study it. Physics is about unravelling the mysteries of the Universe by discovering and understanding the fundamental laws of nature that govern the behaviour of everything from a quark to a quokka. At Griffith, expert professional physicists will help you to unravel the mysteries of physics.
Physics encompasses topics from subatomic particles to solid state electronic devices, to galaxies and to the nature of time itself. Physicists seek to answer questions about the past, present and future of the natural world using both theoretical and experimental methods. Many of the modern devices that we take for granted were invented by physicists as part of their research:
- lasers - widely used in medicine, industry, entertainment and scientific research
- electron and atomic force microscopes - can "see" a single atom on a surface
- magnetic resonance imaging machines - which have revolutionised diagnostic medicine
- transistors - the basic building blocks of all modern electronics including computers
Photonics deals with the generation, manipulation, transport and detection of light, and has many applications in the booming communications industry. It refers to the control of photons (in much the same way as electronics refers to the control of electrons). The science and technological applications of photonics underpin the information revolution in which light is used to transmit, store and sort information.
Nanoscience is directed at discovering and understanding the way matter behaves at the nanoscale, and underpins the technology of creating materials, devices and systems through the control of matter at the atomic level. It is directed at discovering and understanding the way matter behaves at the nanoscale, and underpins the technology of creating materials, devices and systems through the control of matter at the atomic level.
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