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Beating nature to make a night vision detector

Physicists are beating nature to create materials that will radically improve night vision technology, by locking them in non-equilibrium states.

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An artist's impression of the Giant Magellan Telescope. Produced by M3 Engineering
Friday, 18 Sep 2020
  • News

The Giant Magellan Telescope project has received US$17.5 million from the US National Science Foundation (NSF).

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Monday, 14 Sep 2020
  • News

If you missed ANU Virtual Open Week or any of the Science sessions you had wanted to attend, you can watch them here.

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The cover of the Adelaide Surveyor General's Weather folios. Credit: National Archive of Australia - Adelaide
Tuesday, 08 Sep 2020
  • News

We are launching a new citizen science project to create Australia's longest daily weather record, beginning 1838.

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New York city
Friday, 04 Sep 2020
  • News

The strength of connections, be it human connections within cities, or collaborative networks between cities, has been a key factor in determining how effectively the world's biggest cities have been able to navigate the COVID-19.

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Artist impression of two black holes colliding in space.
Thursday, 03 Sep 2020
  • News

The most massive black hole collision ever detected has been directly observed by the LIGO and VIRGO Scientific Collaboration, which includes scientists from ANU.

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Wind turbines
Thursday, 03 Sep 2020
  • News

Australia continues to lAustralia continues to lead the world in the per capita roll out of energy generated by solar and wind, resulting in lower greenhouse gas emissions and falling electricity prices, according to a new analysis fromead the world in the per capita roll out of energy generated by solar and wind, resulting in lower greenhouse gas emissions and falling electricity prices, according to a new analysis from ANU.

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Aerial view of ANU campus, showing buildings and ovals.
Thursday, 27 Aug 2020
  • Analysis and opinion

Researchers have collated measurements made by satellites, field sensors and people, to get a picture of the nature's recovery while we've been in lockdown.

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Milky Way
Tuesday, 25 Aug 2020
  • News

A mystery surrounding the space around our solar system is unfolding thanks to evidence of supernovae found in deep-sea sediments. 

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Group of students (8) undertaking science experiments in laboratory.
Friday, 21 Aug 2020
  • News

This year, over 1,000 senior high school students across the country are getting crash courses in the sciences straight from leading experts using meriSTEM, an initiative of The Australian National University (ANU).

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