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NDF granted $2.8m NCRIS funding for expansion and development of capabilities

Sir William Tyree Foundation supports careers in science

Indigenous development program and nuclear science and engineering scholarships will be funded

A changing of the guard in the 2018 ANSTO Top Coder Competition

The winners of the 2018 ANSTO Top Coder Competition were decided at two keenly contested grand finals with Robotics hosted by UTS and Coding held at the ANSTO Discovery Centre.

The translocator protein in response to cannabinoids

Sharing expertise on next generation batteries

ANSTO neutron diffraction scientist was among the experts presenting on next-generation batteries at South Korean conference.

Micro-Particle Induced X-ray Emission

Micro-Particle Induced X-ray Emission (µPIXE) is used to construct elemental maps that show variations of an element's concentration across the sample surface.

Important climate study

ANSTO among collaborators to major study of greenhouse gases.

ANSTO leverages great science to deliver big outcomes. We partner with scientists and engineers and apply new technologies to provide real-world benefits. Our work improves human health, saves lives, builds our industries and protects the environment.

Nuclear medicine supplies restored

Production of nuclear medicine generators has resumed, with all relevant quality control checks passed, and medicine to be distributed across Australia from Sunday 25th October 2020.

Unusual state of matter in new material holds promise for transformative quantum technologies

ANSTO has provided supporting experimental evidence of a highly unusual quantum state, a quantum spin liquid (QSL), in a two-dimensional material.

Beamtime guide - Imaging and Medical

Information has been provided to assist with the preparation of experiment proposals and beamtime.

Resources Sector

Our world is rapidly transitioning to renewable energy and electric transport systems that require the safe and efficient mining of various metals.

School tours Melbourne

Come and discover the world of science at the Australian Synchrotron - book a school tour today.

Information Session: Safety Technician Role

Sydney

DGet! An open source deuteration calculator for mass spectrometry data

Radiocarbon dating Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures and histories

In this resource, students learn about our growing understanding of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander histories and cultures using radiocarbon dating. Students will:

- learn about radiocarbon dating and its applications to cultural heritage materials.
- analyse and interpret different texts and videos to better understand Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures.
- build literacy and numeracy capabilities using cloze passages, writing a glossary, interpreting graphs, answering comprehension questions, and making a timeline and a map to summarise the research stories.

The activities address these Australian Curriculum Science Understanding and Inquiry Skills:
Students learn:
- all matter is made of atoms that are composed of protons, neutrons and electrons; natural radioactivity arises from the decay of nuclei in atoms (ACSSU177)
- investigating how radiocarbon and other dating methods have been used to establish that Aboriginal Peoples have been present on the Australian continent for more than 60,000 years (OI.6)
- to communicate scientific ideas and information for a particular purpose, including constructing evidence-based arguments and using appropriate scientific language, conventions and representations (ACSIS174)