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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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Tuesday, 18 Jul 2017
  • News

A senior scientist from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change will discuss the latest insights on human-caused climate change at an event at ANU.

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Tuesday, 18 Jul 2017
  • Academic profile

“It’s absolutely shocking to dive on a reef that you know well, and see it turn white in the space of a week.It’s the scariest thing I’ve ever seen in my life."

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Tuesday, 18 Jul 2017
  • News

The ANU Climate Change Institute connects researchers from across ANU to contribute to climate change solutions.

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Monday, 17 Jul 2017
  • Career story

Who ‘does’ science? That’s the question ANU alumna Sian Keys is posing, in an effort to prove ability is no barrier when it comes to science.

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Friday, 14 Jul 2017
  • Research story

This is not the easiest work to explain to your family: you spend your days watching beetle sex tapes.

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Tuesday, 11 Jul 2017
  • News

Australia has signed an agreement with the European Southern Observatory (ESO) to give Australian astronomers access to ESO telescopes in Chile.

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Minette Salmon
Tuesday, 11 Jul 2017
  • Student profile

It was while looking down a microscope that Minette Salmon made a huge breakthrough.

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Tuesday, 04 Jul 2017
  • Research story

Scientists at ANU have designed a new nano material, opening the door to technology that protects astronauts in space from harmful radiation.

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Monday, 03 Jul 2017
  • Student blog

I know a guy who is really good at his job. His job—or maybe it’s more like his life’s mission—is to never pay for food.

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