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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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Video thumbnail with text reading: Road to space: The Bogong Thruster
Tuesday, 31 Jan 2023
  • Research story

Go behind the mission to get a new mothball-fueled satellite thruster to space.

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Dolphin tail up in front of fisher in a bay
Tuesday, 31 Jan 2023
  • News

Dolphins and net-casting fishers in Brazil catch more fish by working together, a new study by an international team of researchers has shown.

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Hands at computer with ChatGPT on screen
Tuesday, 31 Jan 2023
  • Analysis and opinion

The issue of AI authorship is now clearly on the minds of commercial academic publishers. Many have asked whether ChatGPT could be considered an academic author.

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Man stands near trees
Tuesday, 31 Jan 2023
  • News

ANU is mourning the loss of one of Australia's most influential and respected climate scientists, Emeritus Professor Will Steffen.

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Monday, 30 Jan 2023
  • News

Humans are social beings. Being part of a social group provides us with important psychological resources to support our health – giving us a sense of belonging, purpose, self-esteem and support.

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Monday, 30 Jan 2023
  • Media release

Coercive control is a pattern of controlling behaviours and asserting dominance within an intimate relationship. While it has become a much talked about topic, less discussion has focused on children, says ANU Researchers.   

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Woman in lab with small plant
Wednesday, 25 Jan 2023
  • News

Scientists from ANU are drawing inspiration from plants to develop new techniques to separate and extract valuable minerals, metals and nutrients from resource-rich wastewater.

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Illustration of quantum entanglement
Wednesday, 18 Jan 2023
  • Analysis and opinion

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.

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Tuesday, 17 Jan 2023
  • Academic profile

Dr Jürgens has the “beautiful and challenging” task of combining the two very different academic cultures of science and humanities.

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