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Fires burning on mountain range by the sea.

Wildfires and threats in the sights: Microfocussing system set to transform infrared detectors

Researchers have developed a highly sensitive method for detecting environmental hotspots, such as bushfires or military threats, by harnessing the focusing power of meta-optical systems.

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Matthew Spence and Vanessa Vongsouthi stand behind a sheet of PET plastic film, the breakdown target of their PETase enzyme.
Saturday, 21 Mar 2020
  • Student profile

Two PhD students are harnessing the power of an enzyme to break down plastic.

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Student with laptop
Thursday, 19 Mar 2020
  • News

ANU Vice-Chancellor Professor Brian Schmidt announced ANU will pause coursework teaching for one week from Monday 23 March.

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Canberra
Monday, 16 Mar 2020
  • News

ANU will cancel public events and social gatherings to minimise the risk of the transmission of COVID-19 among our community and more widely.

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Spotted Pardalote by Patrick Kavanagh
Monday, 16 Mar 2020
  • News

A bird study led by ANU provides new understanding of the ways birds and mammals respond to a rapidly warming world.

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Researchers collecting coral core samples.
Thursday, 12 Mar 2020
  • News

The Indian Ocean's surface temperatures are changing, putting southeast Australia on course for increasingly hot and dry conditions.

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University building.
Tuesday, 10 Mar 2020
  • Analysis and opinion

After the bushfires, donations flooded in for our iconic mammals. But there’s a risk the government and public responses will not see the fish for the koalas.

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Tuesday, 10 Mar 2020
  • Research story

Climate drivers, such as the Indian Ocean Dipole, are an entirely natural phenomenon, but climate change is modifying the behaviour of these climate modes.

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Friday, 06 Mar 2020
  • News

When amphibians call – our researchers answer! An interdisciplinary team of academics from across Canberra have created a device called the FrogPhone.

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Friday, 06 Mar 2020
  • Research story

If you look at the list of ANU College of Science and Medicine research projects receiving funding in the 2020 round of ARC Discovery Grants, something stands out.

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