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Sep
2020
ANU start-up to power next generation of quantum computing »
A start-up from The Australian National University (ANU) is looking to transform the future of computing, with technology that will enable...
24
Sep
2020
Fire and logging reduce homes for threatened mammals »
Fire and logging are substantially reducing the number of hollow-bearing trees that threatened Australian mammals can use as homes.
21
Sep
2020
Primate brain study gives new clues to human evolution »
A new technique to measure primate brains could give scientists a better understanding of human evolution.
18
Sep
2020
Misinformation spread by the tricks of our brains »
The brain can be untrustworthy when it comes to deciphering fake news, and especially when headlines are repeated, presented with photos, ...
17
Sep
2020
Cash boost for world’s most powerful telescope »
The construction of one of the world's most powerful telescopes has been given a multi-million dollar cash boost.
The Giant Magellan...
16
Sep
2020
How to train a machine to see 3D in the dark »
Researchers at The Australian National University (ANU) have developed a new way to create an almost perfect hologram in near darkness....
15
Sep
2020
The power of battery storage recharged with cash splash »
Research to better unlock the potential of battery technologies has been given a vital funding boost as part of the latest round of the...
09
Sep
2020
Investing in early fire detection could save $8 billion »
Early bushfire detection could save the Australian economy $8.2 billion over the next 30 years, according to new ANU modelling.
08
Sep
2020
Help complete Australia’s longest daily weather record »
Scientists at ANU are launching a new citizen science project to create Australia’s longest daily weather record beginning in 1838.
03
Sep
2020
Australia leading the world in deploying renewable energy »
Australia continues to lead the world in the per capita roll out of energy generated by solar and wind, resulting in lower greenhouse gas...
02
Sep
2020
Mammoth collision of `impossible’ black holes detected »
The most massive black hole collision ever detected has been directly observed by an international team of scientists.
25
Aug
2020
Ancient star explosions revealed in the deep sea »
A mystery surrounding the space around our solar system is unfolding thanks to evidence of supernovae found in deep-sea sediments.
21
Aug
2020
meriSTEM helps ensure the flow of Australian science grads »
This year, over 1,000 senior high school students across the country are getting crash courses in the sciences straight from leading...
20
Aug
2020
Stone tools reveal how island-hopping humans made a living »
This article written by Dr Shimona Kealy and Distinguished Professor Sue O'Connor was originally published by The Conversation....
20
Aug
2020
Eyes in the skies: using satellites to benefit society »
Imagine being a farmer who doesn't have to worry about fixing up that broken fence to keep your cows in their paddock, or being able to...
20
Aug
2020
Mystery gas discovered near centre of Milky Way »
An international team of researchers have discovered a dense, cold gas that's been shot out from the centre of the Milky Way "like bullets...
17
Aug
2020
Juvenile survival of world’s rarest parrot more than halves »
New research shows one of the world's rarest birds, the orange-bellied parrot, remains at severe risk of extinction.
14
Aug
2020
Using satellites to benefit agriculture »
Professor Owen Atkin is the Director of the Centre for Entrepreneurial Agri-Technology. Professor Atkin is also a plant biologist in the ...
13
Aug
2020
Supercomputer simulation could show us how to stop COVID »
The vital work examining how the coronavirus invades our cells could also unlock potential drug treatments.
12
Aug
2020
Researchers help endangered birds beat deadly parasite »
Researchers have found a way to help one of Australia’s rarest birds ‘self-fumigate’ their nests, to protect their young from parasites.
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