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In the Field Newsletter May 2023


May 2023

Welcome to the latest news from the In The Field blog. An old Australian gold mine is turned into a dark matter research center; a Norwegian sub-sea telecommunications cable becomes a hydrophonic array for studying the blue whale; Finnish quantum computing promises to improve near real-time tsunami prediction; and eduroam is deployed in South African hospitals and clinics. Unexpected combinations of scientific tools and disciplines feature in several stories with national research and education networks playing leading roles and enabling the realisation of creative research ideas. Enjoy!
 
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Connecting the first dark matter detector in the Southern Hemisphere

An old gold mine in Victoria, Australia has been transformed into an underground facility for dark matter research. Australian NREN AARNet has supplied the necessary high-speed fibre connection.

Predicting tsunamis through quantum computing

In Finland, researchers merge conventional supercomputing with quantum computing. The initiative holds promises of being able to crack problems such as how a tsunami will develop.

ICYMI: Open science helps us understand the Vikings

Archeologists in Northern Europe coordinate their databases on found artifacts across borders. Thereby research on the journeys and lifestyle of the Vikings is strengthened.

Eavesdropping on the blue whale

Norwegian marine researchers turned a 120 km section of a sub-sea cable into a hydrophonic array to study the sounds from large whales. NREN Sikt provided access to the cable, allowing near real-time streaming of data.

High-speed internet for medical training

Most health science education involves hands-on experience in hospitals and clinics as well as learning on campus. TENET, the NREN of South Africa, has initiated a rollout of the eduroam service beyond the university campus to support health science education.

ICYMI: Synchrotron sheds light on ancient Middle East

Ancient bone, dental tissues, hair, and other human remains collected from Middle East archaeological sites are subjected to synchrotron light thereby revealing new information about ancient life.
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