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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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fibre optics
Tuesday, 03 Jun 2025
  • News

Electronics may not be the future of technology, according to ANU physicist Dr Kirill Koshelev, who is exploring photonic alternatives.

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Close up of coral reef
Tuesday, 03 Jun 2025
  • Analysis and opinion

New research reveals how the Great Barrier Reef in northern Australia responded to a dramatic rise in sea level some 13,000 to 10,000 years ago.

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future crops
Friday, 30 May 2025
  • Research story

Take a look at the next generation of crop science in the field, as scientists tour an Agricultural Institute in Wagga Wagga.

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Student outside
Tuesday, 27 May 2025
  • Student profile

When Mikayla Helms began documenting her grandmother’s nearly-lost language in Year 12, she started a journey to find her own voice – and a voice for future generations.

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creating sunscreens for satellites
Monday, 26 May 2025
  • News

Explore the science behind the coatings being developed at The Australian National University to allow carbon-fibre to survive in space.

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Kepler 16b
Monday, 26 May 2025
  • News

Stars in close binary systems – pairs of stars orbiting each other at close range – can exhibit unexpectedly high levels of magnetic activity, according to Australian and international researchers.

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CanTEST
Friday, 23 May 2025
  • News

A potent opioid detected in Canberra for the first time in September 2024 carries a high risk of overdose, warn chemists from the ANU and drug checking service CanTEST.

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Wednesday, 21 May 2025
  • News

Nanotechnology researcher Professor Chennupati Jagadish has been elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society.

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A 2D slice of the world's largest turbulence simulation.
Tuesday, 20 May 2025
  • News

A new simulation developed by an international team, including scientists from ANU, has provided new insights into how turbulence works in space.

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