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29
Nov
2022

ANU to shape a safer tech future with new cybernetics school

How Australia and the world can safely navigate and steer the profound impact new technologies, including artificial intelligence…

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29
Nov
2022

What is Cybernetics?

Cybernetics is not just about robots and artificial intelligence (AI), and whether humans will become cyborgs or if computers…

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25
Nov
2022

Big brains bring change: inside the social life of spiders

For anyone with arachnophobia, the only thing worse than finding a lone spider dangling in a doorway or resting on your rear-view…

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23
Nov
2022

World’s oldest meal offers food for thought

The contents of the last meal consumed by the earliest animals known to inhabit Earth more than 550 million years ago has…

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22
Nov
2022

ANU researchers win PM's science prizes

Two leading researchers from The Australian National University (ANU) who are battling catastrophic climate change and killer…

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22
Nov
2022

ANU to map Australia's telecommunications resilience

A first-of-its kind project led by The Australian National University (ANU) will holistically map the resilience of Australia's…

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21
Nov
2022

Study shows the cost of captivity

Animals bred in captivity can experience significant changes to their bodies, behaviour and health, which affects their chances…

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18
Nov
2022

ANU innovation boosting green and manufacturing revolutions

A new training centre hosted by The Australian National University (ANU) is upskilling the next generation of researchers in…

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11
Nov
2022

Extra 1,500 pumped hydro sites could bolster energy grids

Researchers from The Australian National University (ANU) have released a detailed study outlining 1,500 additional locations…

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07
Nov
2022

Children’s book helps power clean energy transition

Renewable energy researcher at The Australian National University (ANU) and 2022 Tall Poppy recipient Dr Bjorn Sturmberg can now…

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04
Nov
2022

Aussie skygazers to witness blood moon in all its glory

Attention space lovers: cancel your plans on Tuesday evening because you're in for a treat. A blood moon will grace our skies,…

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04
Nov
2022

Shining new light on solar cell development

An increase in the efficiency of solar panels may be on the horizon, as research from The Australian National University (ANU)…

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03
Nov
2022

$54m boost for ANU-backed eco start-up

An ANU-backed start-up has raised $54 million in their mission to rid the world of plastic pollution. Samsara Eco is creating "…

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31
Oct
2022

Bird protection tool flies high with Banksia win

A bird protection tool designed by researchers at The Australian National University (ANU) has taken out one of the nation's top…

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28
Oct
2022

Scientists use deep planetary scan to confirm Martian core

Seismologists from The Australian National University (ANU) have developed a new method to scan the deep interior of planets in…

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25
Oct
2022

Water extractions key driver of drying Darling River

Poor water management and excessive extraction are the primary cause of declining flow and the poor state of Australia's iconic…

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14
Oct
2022

Stopping native forest logging key to getting to net zero

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

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13
Oct
2022

Discovery of exciton pairs could enable next-gen technology

Electrical engineers from The Australian National University (ANU) have demonstrated how to create exciton pairs in a new type of…

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07
Oct
2022

ANU to support Aussie start-up in growing plants on the moon

The Australian National University (ANU) will lend its unique expertise in plant biology to an ambitious mission led by…

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28
Sep
2022

Game-changing holographic tech focus of ANU research centre

A ground-breaking research centre focused on optical technologies, which could create lifelike moving holograms that display…

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