Work Health and Safety
ANSTO operates Work Health and Safety and Environmental Management Systems designed to ensure the safety of its employees, partners and members of the public to minimise the impact of our activities on the environment.
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Monitoring air pollution and traffic density in Sydney
ANSTO Environmental Researcher Scott Chambers uses a naturally-occurring radioactive gas called Radon-222 to trace sources of pollution in the atmosphere. This data set contains hourly observations of meteorology, trace gas pollutants, Radon-222 concentration and traffic density collected from Western Sydney University (Richmond campus) in 2016.
Nuclear research techniques are an important tool for environmental scientists to understand past climates and anticipate the future
ANSTO has played a formative role and continues to make important contributions using nuclear and isotopic techniques to understand past climates and patterns of change, maintain water resource sustainability and provide insights into the impact of contaminate in the environment.
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Research to aid the detection and treatment of dementia
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A closer look at clean air and surface technology Elavo
Technology for enclosed spaces recently won global COVID19 NASA hackathon
New partnership and nuclear techniques to aid cancer research
ANSTO contributes to funded ARC Discovery and Linkage projects
Enhancing safety of trailer trucks among research projects
Producing fish oil without odour and a longer shelf life
Research undertaken by Flinders University, the University of Cincinnati (US), Guangzhou University (China) and ANSTO has evaluated a new process to encapsulate fish oil in nanoparticles
The past, present and future in climate system science
Update: Regional Cooperative Agreement (RCA) Cooperative Projects (Asia and Pacific)
ANSTO is coordinating and facilitating the calling of pre-concept papers for the next cycle of technical cooperative project proposals under the Regional Cooperative Agreement for Research, Development and Training Related to Nuclear Science and Technology for Asia and the Pacific (RCA) | IAEA
Pass the salt: can sodium power the 21st century
Atomic structure of new cathode material for sodium ion batteries helps explain long life
Identification and analysis of components in bruises
As blood breaks down in the skin tissue, the colour of a bruise changes with time. As such, it may be used to find out information about the age of the bruise and hence a timeframe of when the incident that caused the mark took place.
Nuclear research and medicine in spotlight at NSW Parliament event
Pioneering Australian partnership of art and science reveals hidden masterpiece
Imaging technology has the ability to capture and display gamma radiation
A new imaging technology developed at ANSTO makes it possible to image, identify and locate gamma-ray radiation in a safe and timely manner.
A breakthrough in all-organic proton batteries for safer, sustainable energy storage
Researchers from the University of New South Wales have developed a new type of rechargeable battery that uses protons as charge carriers, offering a safer and more environmentally friendly alternative to conventional lithium-ion batteries.
Defence and aerospace
Defence requirements push your technology, we can help. ANSTO is home to some of Australia’s most important landmark research infrastructure – more than $1.3bn of it. Our unique capabilities are used by thousands of Australian researchers from industry and academia every year.
Australia leads progress in agriculture project in Asia and the Pacific
Australia is leading an agriculture project in the Asia and Pacific region, in partnership with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and the Regional Cooperative Agreement for Research, Development and Training Related to Nuclear Science and Technology for Asia and the Pacific (RCA) to progress Atoms4Food.