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Potent new opioid identified by ANU experts

A potent opioid detected in Canberra for the first time in September 2024 carries a high risk of overdose, warn chemists from the ANU and drug checking service CanTEST.

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CanTEST
Friday, 23 May 2025
  • News

A potent opioid detected in Canberra for the first time in September 2024 carries a high risk of overdose, warn chemists from the ANU and drug checking service CanTEST.

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Headshot of a man
Wednesday, 21 May 2025
  • News

Nanotechnology researcher Professor Chennupati Jagadish has been elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society.

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A 2D slice of the world's largest turbulence simulation.
Tuesday, 20 May 2025
  • News

A new simulation developed by an international team, including scientists from ANU, has provided new insights into how turbulence works in space.

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MackStalker
Monday, 19 May 2025
  • Student profile

Mack Stalker is pursuing a Bachelor of Health Science at the ANU Medical School, Australian National University.

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Drone image sheep and low level dam
Monday, 19 May 2025
  • Analysis and opinion

New research suggests southern Australia may experience longer and more frequent droughts in the future, as the climate changes.

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TimYu
Monday, 19 May 2025
  • Student profile

Tim Yu is pursuing a Doctor of Medicine and Surgery (MChD) at the ANU Medical School, Australian National University.

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Ilustration
Thursday, 15 May 2025
  • News

Physicists have found a highly efficient way to transfer angular momentum from a light beam to a tiny cylindrical object, causing it to spin in a way that could be used as a motor, such as pump in a microfluidic circuit.

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Satellie photo of the globe
Wednesday, 14 May 2025
  • Analysis and opinion

Australia’s access to space services depends almost entirely on satellites owned and run by foreign governments and companies. In an increasingly uncertain world, having our own sovereign space technology is becoming even more important for security.

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Mandy Wang
Tuesday, 13 May 2025
  • Student profile

Mandy Wang is pursuing a Doctor of Medicine and Surgery (MChD) at the ANU Medical School, Australian National University.

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