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ANSTO fights cancer

Commitment to undertake health research.

Research on proton conductors holds promise for development of clean energy materials

From ice cores to cosmic events: plenary speakers announced

Four international authorities will deliver plenary addresses virtually at the 15th International Conference on Accelerator Mass Spectrometry (AMS15) , which will be held online from 15-19 November.

2020 Shorebirds Competition Summary and Results

Primary students across Australia were invited to create a public awareness poster for a threatened shorebird found in Australia for our 2020 Shorebirds Competition. In response to COVID-19, and the changes to children’s learning environments, we opened the competition early and also included categories for individual children to enter, as well as school children.

Dr Alice Klapproth

Instrument scientist

Role at ANSTO

Australia steps up to prevent a world nuclear medicine shortfall

Partnering with government and Aboriginal organisations to ensure the safety of drinking water in Aboriginal communities

ANSTO is working with government partners to ensure that radioactivity in drinking water supplied to Aboriginal communities is at levels considered safe for consumption.

Nuclear techniques help unlock structure

Research on a rare type of superconducting intermetallic alloy

Analysing residual weld stresses leads to better structures

Jack the Super Prawn

Jack the Super Prawn lives in the Great Barrier Reef and uses his superpowers to protect the environment. Jack’s main job is to educate young readers on the impact of plastic and other types of pollution and to empower them to find a solution.

Created by Antoine Jaja, Jack’s first two adventure books entitled, “Drastic Plastic” and “Pollution Solution,” are now available in paperback in bookstores throughout Australia, as well as the ANSTO Shop. ANSTO provided scientific input into these stories that are helping to raise awareness of the impact of pollution on our waterways and the marine environment.

Potential of science to support traditional Indigenous knowledge in natural products

ANSTO presented and participated in a panel discussion at the annual Natural Products Futures Forum in Ballina.

Celebrating NAIDOC week

ANSTO proudly contributes to measures that recognise all aspects of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture and heritage during NAIDOC Week and all year.

Portable XRF technology is viable approach for seafood provenance

Research indicates that the portable x-ray fluorescence (XRF) is an appropriate analytical technique for determining seafood provenance at external sites.

nandin Innovation Centre

nandin is ANSTO’s Innovation Centre where science and technology entrepreneurs, startups and graduates meet industry expertise to experiment, co-create, innovate, and commercialise, creating new jobs in the high-growth industries of tomorrow.

Clean water hackathon delivers potential solutions

Sri Lankan students took part in an innovative hackathon to develop novel solutions to a wastewater runoff problem from reverse osmosis water treatment plants.

ANSTO scientists help refine estimates of global methane emissions

A groundbreaking international study has provided new insights into global fossil methane emissions, using innovative multi-isotopic atmospheric measurements.

Powerful new microscope a game changer in battle against disease

The Titan Krios cryo-electron microscope reveals the inner workings of life at the cellular level.

Eureka finalist

Two ANSTO scientists were part of a research team led by the University of Wollongong, who are finalists for the 2019 NSW Environment, Energy and Science (DPIE) Eureka Prize for Environmental Research.

ANSTO celebrates student-science success! 230 medals for 115 primary and secondary schools

A changing of the guard in the 2018 ANSTO Top Coder Competition

The winners of the 2018 ANSTO Top Coder Competition were decided at two keenly contested grand finals with Robotics hosted by UTS and Coding held at the ANSTO Discovery Centre.

Pagination