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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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Man hold piece of wood in front of Micro CT equipment
Friday, 18 Nov 2022
  • News

The ARC Training Centre for Multiscale 3D Imaging, Modelling and Manufacturing, M3D Innovation is using a "disruptive" digital imaging, analysis, modelling and manufacturing technology developed at ANU for more than 15 years.

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Friday, 18 Nov 2022
  • News


Discover the contributions that LGBTQIA+ people in STEM make, and the barriers people can face.

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Wednesday, 16 Nov 2022
Jack Simpson
Monday, 14 Nov 2022
  • Career story

Jack Simpson tracked the movements of honeybees for his PhD, now he’s a director of an energy economics company.

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Red full moon
Friday, 04 Nov 2022
  • News

Tuesday will be your last chance to catch a glimpse of a blood moon, which is more commonly known as a total lunar eclipse, until 2025.

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Burnt landscape
Tuesday, 01 Nov 2022
  • Analysis and opinion

Our new research demonstrates how the scale of the 2019/2020 bushfire disaster blew out due to legislation introduced in the 1970s, which was based on idea that nature should be left to grow freely without human intervention.

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Tuesday, 01 Nov 2022
  • News

A bird protection tool designed by ANU researchers has taken out one of the nation's top sustainability prizes, a NSW Banksia Award.

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Illustration of a planet bisected showing the bright core
Friday, 28 Oct 2022
  • News

Seismologists from ANU have developed a new method to scan the deep interior of planets in our solar system to confirm whether they have a core at the heart of their existence.  

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River landscape
Friday, 28 Oct 2022
  • Analysis and opinion

In our land of drought and flooding rains, better water management should feature in every federal budget. Thankfully, the budget handed down by Treasurer Jim Chalmers on Tuesday delivers it.

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