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With the screening of the popular HBO series about Chernobyl, we asked our Nuclear Analysis team for their insights on key differences between the reactor in the TV series, a Generation II RBMK power reactor and ANSTO’s state of the art research reactor OPAL.

Micro-Elastic Recoil Detection Analysis (µERDA) is used to reconstruct elemental maps from scanned raster points.

Today an international team has provided a molecular basis for strong immunity against COVID-19.

Go behind the scenes at ANSTO with one of our community tours and see the landmark facilities our scientists use to improve our health, understand our environment, and develop new solutions for industry.

National Science Week is a time to celebrate science and the important role national science agencies like ANSTO play in delivering outcomes that benefit all Australians.

Minister for Industry and Science, the Hon Ed Husic MP has formally announced the appointment of Mr Andrew Carriline as ANSTO Board Deputy Chairperson, effective from Thursday 9 May 2024.

ANSTO’s user office in Melbourne offers access to the Australian Synchrotron, a world-class research facility with over 4,000 user visits per year. ANSTO seeks collaboration and partnerships with research organisations, scientific users and commercial users.

Soft x-rays are generally understood to be x-rays in the energy range 100-3,000 eV. They have insufficient energy to penetrate the beryllium window of a hard x-ray beamline but have energies higher than that of extreme ultraviolet light.

Technology for enclosed spaces recently won global COVID19 NASA hackathon

A large collaboration of European investigators gained insights into how the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein (S protein) impacts  with lipid metabolism in the body with implications for COVID-19 infection and mRNA vaccination.

Using isotopes to understand saltwater intrusion of Rottnest Island groundwater

The Infrared microspectroscopy microscopes can record spectra from a range of different samples; from thin microtomed sections to polished blocks and embedded particles. This section highlights the types of samples that can be analysed using the IRM beamline

The final report on the safety of Building 23 by the independent expert review team has been completed.

Updated results show radiation therapy using lutetium-177 improved survival in advanced prostate cancer.

ANSTO's Melbourne location is home to the ANSTO-owned and operated Australian Synchrotron. The Synchrotron is one of the Australia's most significant pieces of scientific infrastructure.