Search results

Dr Karin Soldenhoff to share insights into ANSTO’s expertise in rare earth processing at international conference

Nuclear remote online Laboratory (FarLabs)

Freely Accessible Remote Laboratories (FarLabs) have developed a nuclear remote online laboratory that schools can use to perform experiments with nuclear radiation. 

The “Turntable” experiment illustrates the penetrating power of different forms of radiation. Students can choose to pair one of four sources (alpha, beta, gamma, and unknown) with one of five absorbers, including no absorber at all. A live data feed shows the count rate from a Geiger counter placed above the selected radioactive source. 

The "Inverse Square Law" experiment demonstrates how the amount of radiation decreases with increasing distance from a radiation source. Students can access a live data feed showing the count rate from a Geiger counter placed at a selected distance away from a radiation source. 

Teachers need to register using this link before using the remote laboratory. Please direct all enquiries to p.atsikidis@latrobe.edu.au. 

We highly recommend testing this remote laboratory on your school’s equipment before planning a lesson with your class. 

The FarLabs project is led by the Department of Physics at La Trobe University in collaboration with James Cook University, Curtin University, Quantum Victoria, V3 Alliance, and ANSTO.

Role at ANSTO

Role at ANSTO

Analytical Services

Electromagnetic spectrum

This poster shows how ANSTO utilises different parts of the electromagnetic spectrum for environmental and medical research.

Role at ANSTO

Cloud Chamber Experiment Guide

This guide gives instructions for building a cloud chamber to visualise natural background radiation, and includes student discussion questions

Antarctic greenhouse gas data

This poster shows greenhouse emissions measured in Antarctic ice cores and the Cape Grim monitoring station until 2017.

Molybdenum Supply Chain Diagram

This annotated flow diagram explains the production of Molybdenum-99 at ANSTO and its delivery to patients as Technetium-99m

Chart of radionuclides

This poster explores information about radioactive decay, fission vs fusion, applications of nuclear science and displays the chart of radionuclides.

Pre-2018 Year 12 Physics workbook

This workbook was designed for the old pre-2018 Year 12 Physics NSW syllabus, 9.6 Medical Physics and 9.8 Quanta to Quarks

Stewart started at ACNS in 2007 after completing his Bachelor’s degree where he completed his honours projects with ANSTO.

Alkane Resources Project Update

Australia co-hosts successful meeting of the Forum for Nuclear Cooperation in Asia

CERN High School Teacher Program

ANSTO and ASTA are partnering with CERN to offer two Australian science teachers the chance to participate in an all-expenses-paid* two-week summer school at the Large Hadron Collider.

Role at ANSTO

IAEA Regional Training course on groundwater held at ANSTO

Role at ANSTO 

Role at ANSTO