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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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A young male superb fairy-wren
Wednesday, 19 Oct 2022
  • Research story

Helen Osmond has watched the ins and outs of one superb fairy-wren population for three decades.

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Tall trees viewed from below
Friday, 14 Oct 2022
  • News

Leading researchers are calling for a cease to native forest logging if Australia wants to meet its net zero targets in coming decades.

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A woman in a lab wearing a lab coat and safety glasses
Friday, 07 Oct 2022
  • News

ANU will lend its unique expertise in plant biology to an ambitious mission led by Australian space start-up Lunaria One that aims to grow plants on the moon by as early as 2025. 

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Farm landscape at sunset
Wednesday, 05 Oct 2022
  • News

A landmark report calls for serious leadership and investment in the agricultural potential of the First Nations estate, especially if governments are serious about closing the gap and unlocking north Australia's development potential.

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Hydro system
Tuesday, 04 Oct 2022
  • Analysis and opinion

Queensland’s ambitious new plan involves shifting from a coal-dominated electricity grid to 80% renewables within 13 years, using 22 gigawatts of new wind and solar. The plan relies on two massive new pumped hydro developments to store electricity, including the biggest proposed in the world.

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A woman with safety glasses working in a physics lab
Tuesday, 04 Oct 2022
  • News

Anastasiia Zalogina from the Nonlinear Physics Centre led a project to convert infrared laser light to high harmonics (up to sevenfold shorter wavelengths ranging from visible towards UV spectrum), using a single cylinder of aluminium gallium arsenide with a diameter about 50 times smaller than a human hair.

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Image: Ross Hannan
Friday, 30 Sep 2022
  • News

Around the globe, prostate cancer is the second most common cancer and the fourth leading cause of cancer death in men. Funding will advance small molecule drug for prostate cancer patients with advanced disease.

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Associate Professor Marian Burr
Friday, 30 Sep 2022
  • Media release

Researchers have discovered how a type of blood cancer can "switch off" a protein that causes leukaemia to become invisible to the immune system.  

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A woman in a green t-shirt in a lab smiling
Thursday, 29 Sep 2022
  • Academic profile

Dr Debbie Saunders is a nature-lover – and the CEO of a high-tech start-up. “I never imagined that I would be doing what I do,” she says.

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