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Developing fuel moisture sensing satellites for fire management with Indigenous knowledge

In this collaborative project, researchers are working to develop future satellites for fire management by using traditional Indigenous knowledge and collaborating on remote sensing technology to help manage wildfires.

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Tuesday, 26 Sep 2017
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ANU has signed a new agreement with UNSW Canberra on building and testing satellites and space instruments.

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Tuesday, 26 Sep 2017
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The Australian National University is poised to play a key role in a new Australian space agency.

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Thursday, 21 Sep 2017
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Researchers from ANU have found the creation of a Great Forest National Park would deliver the best environmental and economic returns to Victoria.

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Wednesday, 20 Sep 2017

Jennifer Robertson’s textile research focuses on exploring meaningful connections, correlations and analogies between geology and weaving.

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Wednesday, 20 Sep 2017
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ANU science academics have been recognised for outstanding contributions to student learning in 2017 at the Australian Awards for University Teaching.

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Monday, 18 Sep 2017
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Scientists at ANU have produced the best estimate of Earth’s elemental composition which will help them understand how the Earth formed 4.6 billion years ago.

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Saturday, 16 Sep 2017
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ANU will help to boost food production to feed a rapidly growing world population as part of a major international research collaboration.

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Friday, 15 Sep 2017
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ANU astronomers have bid farewell to the spacecraft Cassini, which will crash into Saturn just before 10pm tonight (AEST).

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Tuesday, 12 Sep 2017
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Scientists at ANU have found a new way to store quantum data long enough to share the information around a next-generation internet, impervious to hacking.

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