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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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Two magpie-larks, calling, with their wings stretched out
Thursday, 14 Jul 2022
  • Media release

A new study shows Australian magpie-larks may use a ventriloquial illusion to make their vocal duets more threatening.

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A tiny brown mouse-like marsupial in some leaf litter.
Thursday, 14 Jul 2022
  • Media release

Scientists have tracked down and named a rare population of the White-footed Dunnart - a nocturnal native marsupial - in Queensland's wet tropics.

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A little grey-white bird in a tree
Wednesday, 13 Jul 2022
  • Media release

Mistletoe plants suffered widespread die-off during the recent 2019-20 drought, and it spells bad news for Australia's woodland birds.

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Professor Susan Scott stands facing the camera, smiling.
Tuesday, 12 Jul 2022
  • Media release

Distinguished Professor Susan Scott has been newly elected as a Fellow of the International Society on General Relativity and Gravitation (ISGRG) for 2022.

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Monday, 11 Jul 2022
  • Student blog

Kitiphume Thammasiraphop talks of the relationships he has made at ANU and the support when entering the work force.

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Monday, 11 Jul 2022
  • Student blog

Dr Katharine Bassett graduates and joins her mother as an ANU alum of the John Curtin School of Medical Research.

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Six images of space taken by a telescope
Thursday, 07 Jul 2022
  • Media release

We now have new clues about a mysterious stage in the life of binary stars, thanks to research from The Australian National University (ANU) and Yunnan Observatory in China.

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A woman standing among some laboratory equipment
Wednesday, 06 Jul 2022
  • Academic profile

The ANU Research School of Physics is home to the largest and most powerful ion accelerator in Australia, and Professor Mahananda Dasgupta would like its world-class reputation to be better known here at home.

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A beekeeper lifts a honeycomb out of a beehive
Monday, 04 Jul 2022
  • Media release

Bee populations worldwide have been collapsing under attack from parasitic Varroa mites. Now, these mites have reached Australia.

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