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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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ANU has officially opened the Siding Spring Observatory lodge that was rebuilt after the 2013 bushfires.
- Research story
A drugs expert from ANU is ran an Australia-first workshop on medicinal cannabis for doctors in Melbourne.
- Research story
Researchers at The Australian National University (ANU) have identified 185 sites in South Australia potentially suitable for pumped hydro storage
- Analysis and opinion
This short video puts recent climate change and carbon dioxide emissions into the context of the past 800,000 years.
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Four ANU science students are getting ready to leave the Canberra winter behind for a two-week study tour in Indonesia.
- Research story
ANU scientists have found that independent estimates from geology and biology agree on the timing of the breakup of the Pangaea supercontinent
- News
Two ANU chemists have been awarded prestigious Australian Laureate Fellowships from the Australian Research Council (ARC).
- Student blog
‘Why?’ I asked, unable to hide my curiosity. Is he going to ask me out on a date?