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CSIRO technology will boost the search for elusive gravitational waves
CSIRO's Australian Centre for Precision Optics (ACPO) is taking part in an international search for gravitational waves – ripples in the fabric of space time thought to have been created by the Big Bang.
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Reaching for the stars with ultra-precision optics
Measuring accurate distances of stars throughout the Milky Way is very different from measuring distances on earth.
View a short video (4:50) of CSIRO's Australian Centre for Precision Optics (ACPO) in the development of super-sensitive light reflectors for NASA in the United States. (4:50)(Broadband quality 11786 KB)
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The Australian Centre for Precision Optics (ACPO)
capabilities are built on more than fifty years research at Australia's
most trusted and respected science and technology research organisation,
CSIRO, and
the National
Measurement Institute (formerly NML). ACPO's major focus is
on research services.
We specialise in design and production of ultra-high precision
optical systems and components. Our combination of expertise and
capabilities in fabrication,
coating and metrology
enables us to meet the most challenging specifications.
Over the years, ACPO has designed and fabricated a very diverse
range of optical systems and components for a number of applications
including:
- Astronomy and space
- Defense and security
- Spectral imaging, laser and medical
- X-ray optics.
We specialise in:
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