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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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Friday, 10 Mar 2017
  • News

Seven ANU students have been awarded a prestigious Westpac Asian Exchange Scholarship for Semester 2, 2017.

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Friday, 10 Mar 2017
  • Research story

ANU Chemists have found a way to use sunlight to purify wastewater rapidly and cheaply, and to make self-cleaning materials for buildings.

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Wednesday, 08 Mar 2017
  • Research story

Physicists have designed a handheld devicethat will use the power of MRI and mass spectrometry to perform a chemical analysis of objects.

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Thursday, 02 Mar 2017
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Plain tobacco packaging in Australia reduced smoking and increased smoker attempts to quit the habit

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Thursday, 02 Mar 2017
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Researchers at ANU have found that far-away planet systems are shaped like the Solar System

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Wednesday, 01 Mar 2017
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A new study led by The Australian National University (ANU) has found seawater cycles throughout the Earth's interior down to 2,900km

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Monday, 27 Feb 2017
  • Student blog

I never thought I’d be setting my hands on fire for a university degree.

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Thursday, 16 Feb 2017
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Research led by ANU on the use of magnets to steer light has opened the door to new communications systems

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Thursday, 16 Feb 2017
  • Student blog

Having just submitted my PhD thesis, I have arrived at a point of major change in my life as I prepare to embark on my first professional position.

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