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Research and development
Our research group carries out fundamental research uniquely applied to industrial problems in the areas of uranium, rare earth and lithium processing.
Molecular scaffold
Experiments at the Synchrotron enable researchers to produce a 3D structure of a molecular scaffold with role in cancer
3D structure of a molecular scaffold determined
Melbourne researchers have used the Australian Synchrotron to produce structure of molecule known to play a critical role in the development and spread of aggressive cancer.
ANSTO joins European network for radiation testing of electronics
ANSTO’s Centre for Accelerator Science has been selected as a partner facility in RADNEXT 2030, a major European initiative that provides researchers and industry with access to radiation testing infrastructure for electronics.
Specialist expertise and capabilities at ANSTO enable an understanding and improvement of current and advanced nuclear fuel materials
With a well-established portfolio of nuclear research and the operation of Australia's only nuclear reactor OPAL, ANSTO scientists conduct both fundamental and applied research on fuel for current, advanced, and future nuclear technology systems.
Meeting the challenges of a changing scientific landscape with virtual power
ANSTO contributes to new understanding of how COVID infects humans
ANSTO’s National Deuteration Facility has provided deuterated cholesterol for international research to gain a better understanding of how the Spike protein of the COVID virus, SARS-Co-V-2, infects human cells through a membrane fusion mechanism.
In the push and pull of crowds, disordered proteins dance precariously
A collaboration of scientists from RMIT, ANSTO and the CSIRO has published pioneering research that brings new insights into intrinsically disordered proteins and protein regions (IDPs)/ (IDRs) and how they behave under various physiological processes.
Radiocarbon dating supports Aboriginal occupation of South Australia for 29,000 years
Radiocarbon dating at ANSTO has supported research that vastly extends the known timeline of the Aboriginal occupation of South Australia’s Riverland region.
Sample preparation expertise and facilities, chemistry laboratories
The samples preparation facilities include state-of-the-art chemistry laboratories and other specialist supporting areas
Water research
ANSTO undertakes research on Australia's water resources to inform more sustainable water management practices.
Feathery moa’s fossilised footprints, ancient age revealed
ANSTO scientist, Dr Klaus Wilcken of the Centre for Accelerator Science, used cosmogenic nuclide dating to determine the ages of layered sand and gravel samples, in which seven footprints of the flightless bird, the moa, were found on the South Island in New Zealand in 2019.
Building a new neutron reflectometer
A sparrow with 257 parts weighing more than 29 tonnes arrives safely at ANSTO
Giant clams open up climate secrets
Research to extend aircraft fatigue life
Earthquake clues unearthed in strange, precariously balanced rocks
Imperial College London researchers tapped into ancient geological data locked within precariously balanced rocks using a new technique to boost the precision of hazard estimates for large earthquakes.
Dynamic real-time video captures how surfaces are modified by nuclear techniques
ANSTO supports investigations into new area of COVID research
ANSTO’s National Deuteration Facility has been providing high-quality deuterated lipids used in the construction of cell membrane models to support research that improves our understanding of how the virus interacts with elements of the cell membrane, a relatively new area of investigation.