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Science by the letter: conversations with the next generation of scientists
Climate scientist Dr Georgy Falster is demystifying what it's like to study and work in science, one letter at a time.
Read the articleScientists from ANU are drawing inspiration from plants to develop new techniques to separate and extract valuable minerals, metals and nutrients from resource-rich wastewater.
New research published in Nature Physics, outlines a way to achieve more accurate measurements of microscopic objects using quantum computers. This could prove useful in a huge range of next-generation technologies, including biomedical sensing, laser ranging and quantum communications.
Dr Jürgens has the “beautiful and challenging” task of combining the two very different academic cultures of science and humanities.
New research led by a team of ANU scientists has outlined a way to achieve more accurate measurements of microscopic objects using quantum computers.
Earth’s water cycle is clearly changing. Globally, the air is getting hotter and drier, which means droughts and risky fire conditions are developing faster and more frequently a new report on the global water cycle concludes.
As campus takes a break, we have a look at some of the science which never stops – and the people who keep it running, every day of the year.
The African savanna elephant is listed as endangered. If the situation doesn’t change, Africa – indeed, the world – may lose one of its most iconic animal species.
Pure mathematics often yields unanticipated applications, but without a time machine to look into the future, how do mathematicians like me choose what to study?
"We have to learn to perceive these animals not as some unbelonging enemy in our environment, but as intrinsic parts of the landscape and as critical servants to the balance of ecosystems," says ANU snake expert Associate Professor Gavin Smith.