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Research could lead to better herbicides and infection treatments
The 3D structure of a fungal and plant enzyme solves 50-year-old mystery.
A closer look at clean air and surface technology Elavo
Technology for enclosed spaces recently won global COVID19 NASA hackathon
Greater Sydney Commission and ANSTO reveal innovation plans for Sydney’s South
A little bit of the moon just landed at ANSTO
Research on lunar meteorite and moon crater analogues coincides with Science Week.
ANSTO part of new network to transform Australia into world-leading space centre
ANSTO is a partner on the National Space Qualification Network (NSQN) led by the Australian National University (ANU) that will transform Australia into a world-leading space centre by enhancing facilities to test payloads, components, and hardware prior to their use in harsh environments of space.
Australia completes first phase of its waste repatriation project
Sci-fi or sci-fact
First synchrotron light is a milestone for new instruments at ANSTO’s Australian Synchrotron
NSTO’S major project to introduce eight new beamlines at the Australian Synchrotron has reached a milestone with the delivery of ‘first light’ to the new MEX-1 beamline.
Unsung Aussie Net Zero Hero
Australia’s Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO) is well-known for facilitating incredible science and creating life-saving nuclear medicines, but for the last 40 years it’s been quietly producing a largely unsung net zero hero: Neutron Transmutation Doped (NTD) silicon.
Insight for catalytic chemistry
Snapshots of an unprecedented double element-hydrogen bond activation at a transition metal centre.
Advanced materials research in microgravity earns NASA recognition
A pioneering study led by Professor Junpei Yamanaka of Nagoya City University and an international team that included ANSTO has delivered transformative insights into the behaviour of colloidal particles under microgravity.
Shorebirds 2024: Flight for Survival
An initiative for National Science Week 2024 the Shorebirds Competition addresses the 2024 theme for National Science Week, ‘Species Survival’ and provides unique cross-curricula learning for Australian primary students in Years 3 to 6.
Research highlights the importance of the Murray Darling Basin for Australia’s waterbirds
An environmental study supported by a citizen science project at ANSTO and UNSW has brought greater understanding of the movement of birds between all of Australia’s major water basins and the importance of the Murray-Darling River Basin.
Appointment of new ANSTO CEO
The Chair of ANSTO, The Hon Dr Annabelle Bennett, AC SC, announced today that Mr Shaun Jenkinson has been appointed Chief Executive Officer of ANSTO following a global search for the position.
Advanced manufacturing and materials
ANSTO’s suite of infrastructure and capabilities is ideally suited for solving problems relating to the development and characterisation of advanced materials, and the engineering of manufactured components and processes.
Our History
In April 15, 1953, Australia entered the nuclear science arena, when the Atomic Energy Act came into effect. The Australian Atomic Energy Commission (AAEC) followed and in 1987 the AAEC evolved into the Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO) as it’s known today.
Using uranium to create order from disorder
The first demonstration of reversible symmetry lowering phase transformation with heating.
Independent report into safety of Building 23 at ANSTO
The final report on the safety of Building 23 by the independent expert review team has been completed.