Ultra-precise coatings help power the next generation of gravitational wave detectors

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What happened

Researchers from The Australian National University (ANU) have engineered new optical coatings for LIGO, the global collaboration hunting gravitational waves from colliding black holes and neutron stars.

Key facts

  • Reported by Phys.org and published Thu, 01 Oct 2026 18:40:18 UTC.

Why it matters

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