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Australian scientists today celebrated the publishing of the 1000th science paper as a result of research partnerships with the Australian Synchrotron, located in Clayton, Melbourne.

The fact is that one in two Australians will need a nuclear medicine diagnosis or treatment during their lifetime. The medicine is associated with the treatment of a range of cancers, heart disease, and muscular and skeletal conditions.

A spokesperson for the Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO) said the following:

Australia’s capabilities as a world leader in scientific research are set to increase, with a $253.6 million investment, including the National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy, to be made across a number of key research facilities in this year’s Federal Budget.

ANSTO is encouraging the local community to get involved in the public consultation process about the proposed new infrastructure at its Lucas Heights campus - an export-scale nuclear medicine manufacturing plant and Intermediate Level Waste storage facility.

An emergency training exercise was conducted at ANSTO’s Lucas Heights campus on Sunday 21 April between 2pm and 8pm.

Sixty years ago today, on April 15 1953, Federal Parliament passed the Atomic Energy Act –Australia’s first tentative step along a scientific path that led to the formation of one of our country’s leading public research organisations, which has benefited millions of people around the world.

Excitement is building across the international science community – with the announcement overnight from CERN that all indications are that a particle identified last year is indeed a Higgs boson. 

A nuclear science and technology organisation is not somewhere you would traditionally expect to visit an art display however, for the next two months, this is exactly what you will find at ANSTO's Discovery Centre. 

Since 1992, the high-tech Photon Factory in Tsukuba, 50 kilometres northeast of Tokyo, has been home to a highly significant piece of Australian research infrastructure called the Australian National Beamline Facility.

ANSTO and the Defence Science and Technology Organisation (DSTO) have signed a new agreement and will work together on a number of projects.

Australian scientists using brand new techniques to study the shearwater seabird have made stunning discoveries about the ongoing impact that plastics in the water can have on marine life.

April 15, 2013 marks 60 years to the day since the passing of the Atomic Energy Act 1953, which led five years later to Sir Robert Menzies “flicking the switch” and turning on Australia’s first nuclear reactor at Lucas Heights on January 26, 1958.

Budding scientists from seven St George and Sutherland Shire primary schools will be battling it out this Saturday to see who best knows their way around the periodic table of elements. 

The Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO) today announced a series of new appointments at the Australian Synchrotron.

Australia’s $460 million OPAL research reactor is undergoing its largest ever upgrade to expand its neutron science capacity and ensure its continued safe and reliable operation. 

Super-foods that have the potential to help prevent a range of health problems such as obesity and colo-rectal cancer have been discussed at the International Small Angle Scattering Conference at the Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre.

Australian scientists are getting closer to decoding the way molecules interact to enable regular heart function. This information could help tackle some of the leading causes of sudden, cardiac failure in otherwise healthy adolescents or young adults.