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Sample Environments
Sample environment types that are available on the Powder Diffraction beamline.
New partnership
Australia and Sri Lanks signs new partnership to fight chronic kidney disease.
Better understanding of light harvesting may benefit agriculture
Research reveals insights for childhood cancer
Modified component of green tea promises potential neuroblastoma treatment.
Meteorites from the red desert of Australia support search for life on the red planet Mars
Monash University, University of Queensland and Australian National University researchers have used ANSTO’s Australian Synchrotron in their study of meteorites found on Earth that could be used in future to find evidence of life on the planet Mars.
Imaging technology has the ability to capture and display gamma radiation
A new imaging technology developed at ANSTO makes it possible to image, identify and locate gamma-ray radiation in a safe and timely manner.
12,000 year temperature record
A new continuous record of temperature dating back 12,000 years provides an import resource in understanding current and future climate changes,
Australian Synchrotron Stephen Wilkins Thesis Medal and Early Career Award announced
The 2023 Australian Synchrotron Stephen Wilkins Thesis Medal has been awarded to Dr Yanxiang Meng from the Walter & Eliza Hall Institute for Medical Research and the University of Melbourne for his research investigating the molecular mechanism at work in a form of programmed cell death, which is implicated in a variety of inflammatory diseases.
Celebrating ANSTO and 70 years of Australia’s home-grown nuclear expertise
In 2023 we’re celebrating the 70th Anniversary since Australia began developing our nation’s Australia’s nuclear capabilities.

The Panel Pledge
The Panel Pledge aims to increase the visibility and contribution of women and diverse leaders in public and professional forums.
Research on nickel
Study reveals that properties of polycrystalline materials can be derived from microscopic single crystal samples
Redefining measurements
ANSTO is part of collaboration conducting experiments to redefine the kilogram linking it to a fundamental constant of nature.
It's all about the interface with multi-use polymer brushes
The University of Newcastle and UNSW [GW1] are using advanced neutron scattering techniques at ANSTO to carry out research on the structure of polymers in complex salt environments that will ultimately provide a way to predict their behaviour for real-world applications.
Schools' participation high for National Science Week
Just under 250 schools in Australia and one school in Malaysia will participate in a series of science-based competitions during to coincide with National Science Week in 2024.
The power of deuteration brings insight for mRNA-based drug delivery and vaccines
The National Deuteration Facility is providing deuterated cholesterol, an essential ingredient in lipid nanoparticles for the delivery of vaccines using mRNA, to academic and industry partners.

THz - Far Infrared
The THz/Far-IR Beamline couples the high brightness and collimation of a bend-magnet synchrotron radiation to a Bruker IFS125HR spectrometer providing high-resolution spectra (0.00096 cm-1) with signal to noise ratio superior to that of thermal sources up to 1350 cm-1 for gas-phase applications; the beamline also delivers signal to noise ratio superior to that of thermal sources up to 350 cm-1 for condensed phase samples.
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.
Research could lead to better herbicides and infection treatments
The 3D structure of a fungal and plant enzyme solves 50-year-old mystery.
Some surprises about the degradation of microplastics in our oceans
The process by which plastic degrades in the ocean facilitates its entry into the natural carbon cycle efficiently as carbon dioxide.