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Fires burning on mountain range by the sea.

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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Headshot of a man
Monday, 20 May 2024
  • News

A new AI tool to more quickly and accurately classify brain tumours has been developed by ANU researchers.

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Cultural burning
Friday, 17 May 2024
  • Impact story (giving)
  • Research story

ANU ecologists and a cohort of New South Wales Local Aboriginal Land Councils are joining together on a project to re-introduce cultural burning in box-gum grassy woodlands and to monitor the environmental outcomes of the burns.

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A child covers his ears.
Thursday, 16 May 2024
  • Research story

People on the autism spectrum are predisposed to Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, a new study has shown.

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Plant in lab
Thursday, 16 May 2024
  • News

The discovery of a new critical enzyme could help engineer climate resilient crops capable of sucking far more carbon dioxide from the atmosphere in a much more efficient way.

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Dr Olivia Evans and Dr Junwen Chen.
Wednesday, 01 May 2024
  • News

Meet the ANU educators decolonising psychology.

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Theresia Klarissa and Tom Harrysson outside the Innovations Theatre at ANU.
Tuesday, 30 Apr 2024
  • Impact story (giving)

A university professor has created the Prestigious Ken Behrens Award to encourage students to embrace extra-curricular opportunities in Canberra.

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Rainforest
Friday, 26 Apr 2024
  • Analysis and opinion

What does the evidence say about what tall, wet forests actually looked like 250 years ago? The answer matters because it influences how these forests are managed.

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Two white cockatoos in a blue metal crate
Monday, 22 Apr 2024
  • News

Dubbed "CSI, but for parrots", Dr George Olah is creating a forensic genomic toolkit which will help authorities to track the routes of illegally traded birds poached from the wild in Indonesia.

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Taylor Glover in a park in Goulburn.
Thursday, 18 Apr 2024
  • Impact story (giving)

The Jessica King Scholarship is helping keep Indigenous students at university.

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