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Media release, News | 21 Sep 2021
Start-up to tackle plastic crisis with "infinite recycling"
A new Australian enviro-tech start-up backed by ANU will "infinitely" recycle plastic to help solve the global plastic pollution crisis.
Analysis and opinion | 17 Sep 2021
Destroying vegetation along fences and roads could worsen our extinction crisis, yet the NSW government just allowed it
Many native species can all be found in vegetation along fences and roadsides outside formal conservation areas. And yet, the NSW government last week made it legal for rural landholders to clear vegetation on their properties, up to 25 metres from their property boundaries, without approval.
Media release, News | 16 Sep 2021
Astrophysicists solve 'empty sky' gamma-ray mystery
Star-forming galaxies are responsible for creating gamma-rays that until now had not been associated with a known origin.
Analysis and opinion | 16 Sep 2021
How do nuclear-powered submarines work? A nuclear scientist explains
The Australian government has just declared an historic defence agreement with the United States and United Kingdom that will see a new fleet of nuclear-powered submarines patrol our shores and surrounding waters.
Media release, News | 16 Sep 2021
ANU to advance Australia’s sovereign nuclear capabilities
The Australian National University (ANU) stands ready to train the next generation of nuclear scientists and practitioners and fill the gap in our existing nuclear workforce.
Research story | 13 Sep 2021
Move over magpies: are cuckoos the meanest bird?
Since it’s Bad Bird Season, we ask cuckoo apologist - sorry, cuckoo expert - Professor Naomi Langmore to explain how it could possibly be that the cuckoo doesn’t mean to be mean, when it sure looks like it does.
Media release, News | 13 Sep 2021
Ultra-efficient tech to forge sustainable energy future
Researchers from The Australian National University (ANU) have developed a system to transport data using atomically-thin semiconductors in an extremely energy efficient way.
Media release, News | 13 Sep 2021
New laser captures energy like noise-cancelling headphones
Physicists at The Australian National University (ANU) have developed extremely powerful microscopic lasers that are even smaller than the wavelength of the light they produce.
Analysis and opinion | 10 Sep 2021
A promising new dawn is ours for the taking, so let’s stop counting the coal Australia must leave in the ground
How do we advance Australia’s economic future outside high-emissions industries? And how can we seize the opportunities presented by the declines of coal, and then gas, rather than watching the economy go underwater as we try to stem an unstoppable tide?
Analysis and opinion | 3 Sep 2021
Decaying forest wood releases a whopping 10.9 billion tonnes of carbon each year. This will increase under climate change
As deadwood decomposes it contributes to the ecosystem’s cycle of nutrients, which is important for plant growth. It also releases carbon: what are the implications for climate change?
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