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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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Sunday, 18 Dec 2016
  • Career story

When graduating from ANU last year, Harriet Farlow wasn’t faced with the job hunting stress of most of her classmates.

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Thursday, 15 Dec 2016
  • Student profile

A science PhB graduate who has just completed Honours at the Research School of Physics and Engineering (RSPE) has won the prestigious Tillyard Prize for 2016.

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Natalie Rimlinger
Thursday, 15 Dec 2016
  • Student profile

Natalie Rimlinger has been having nightmares about Brian Schmidt.

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Wednesday, 14 Dec 2016
  • News

General practitioners (GPs) can and should do more to tackle the obesity epidemic in Australia, a new study from The Australian National University (ANU) has found.  

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Tuesday, 13 Dec 2016
  • News

There is no doubt that 2016 has been a record-breaking year for Earth's climate.

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Tuesday, 13 Dec 2016
  • Career story

Bachelor of Science (Advanced) (Honours) student Damon Binder will follow in the footsteps of Stephen Hawking when he studies his PhD at Cambridge University.

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Tuesday, 13 Dec 2016
  • Research story

A new study has shown that the female Superb Fairy-Wren has the ability to change the size of the eggs it lays in a biological feat which could buffer against the effects of climate change.

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Thursday, 08 Dec 2016
  • Student profile

Emlyn Graham can do a magic trick. He knows, at any moment, how to earn your instant respect.

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Thursday, 08 Dec 2016

ANU scientists have designed a nano crystal around 500 times smaller than a human hair that turns darkness into visible light and can be used to create light-weight night-vision glasses.

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