SCIENCEWISE MAGAZINE

ScienceWise is the bi-monthly magazine of the ANU College of Science. Electronic copies are available for download.

Current Issue

Core Data on Climate
How the Great Barrier Reef Records Climate History

Drought Resistant Wheat
Helping to Protect Australia’s Food Supply Against Climate Change

Feed the World
Trying to Unlock the Potential of C4 Rice

Miniature Universes Collide
Using Nuclei to Probe the Quantum/ Classical Boundary

Radio Mice & Poisonous Snakes
The Hazardous Life of Australia’s Native Mice

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IMAGE LIBRARIES

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RESEARCH HIGHLIGHT POSTERS

Research Highlights Posters are available for download below:

ANU Achieves World First in Atomic Laser	Golden Seeds Grow Nanowire Lasers	Ninja Biologist Discovers why Parrots see Red	Nuclear Fingerprints Frozen in Time	Rough Pipes Help Drought Survival
Paleobiogeochemistry: from purple soup to clear blue sea	How wobbly was my laser?	Plasma Diagnostic Solves Steel Industry Problem	Aussies Take World Record for Stopping Light	When Quantum Noise is Deafening
Nuclear Spin Doctors Uncover Missing Link	Econophysics: Inside the complexity of financial markets	Unraveling the Enigma of Auroral Excitation	Putting the Big Chill on Excited Atoms	Clean Room Science on the Road to Cleaner Air
The Last Iceage in Australia	Supercomputer Modelling Sheds Light on Cellular Ion-Channels	Cutting Corners in Fibre Optics	ANU Materials Science Questions Pedigree of Martian Bugs	Ultrafast Lasers Drill Teeth and Improve Memory
Quantum Supercomputer is a Step Closer	Taking the Strain out of Quantum Lasers	Electric Double Layer is Secret Behind Revolutionary Space Thruster	ANU X-Ray Specs Render Your Bones Transparent

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