Underground lab plunges researchers into the dark (matter) - Swinburne University of Technology

Swinburne researchers unveil the first stage of the Stawell Underground Physics Laboratory, located at the active Stawell Gold Mine in the Wimmera region of Victoria – to be used to shine a light on dark matter.

Located one kilometre underground, the Southern Hemispheres first dark matter underground physics laboratory is open. The one-of-a-kind lab will allow researchers from several Australian universities… [+4756 chars]

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