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Iron and Fire

Using geoarchaeology to reconstruct the history of an ancient Khmer city.

Australia’s best and brightest nuclear scientists recognised in 2018 ANSTO Awards

The ANSTO Awards in Nuclear Science and Technology 2018 were presented on Friday 2 November at The Australian Museum, and showcased ANSTO’s unique nuclear science and technology capabilities, which enable progress in the key areas of health research and innovation for industry.

Today we celebrate 65 years since the official opening of Australia’s first nuclear research reactor in 1958

ANSTO is celebrating the official opening of HIFAR, Australia’s first nuclear reactor, sixty-five years ago.

New cell-killing toxin discovered in an environmental pathogen

An international research team has discovered how a bacterial toxin, known as Ssp, is capable of entering and killing a wide range of living cells, including human cells using the Australian Synchrotron.

Sharing nuclear forensic expertise to support nuclear security in IAEA program

ANSTO has hosted for the third time the International Atomic Energy Agency’s (IAEA) Practical Introduction to Nuclear Forensics Regional Training Course.

Acute Myeloid Leukemia

Advanced method to improve stability of spray dried microcapsules for delivery of nutrients

Portable XRF technology is viable approach for seafood provenance

Research indicates that the portable x-ray fluorescence (XRF) is an appropriate analytical technique for determining seafood provenance at external sites.

Mural features local indigenous heritage

ANSTO recognises local Indigenous heritage in new mural

The physics of producing nanoparticles

Measurement research undertaken to ensure safe, well-engineered nanoparticles

Australia plans to combat looming medicine supply crisis

Evidence of earliest Aboriginal occupation of Australian coast

Evidence of the earliest occupation of the coasts of Australia from Barrow Island, Northwest Australia.

Understanding pollutants impact

Research highlights how biodistribution of a toxic substance essential to understand all exposure risks.

Advanced imaging techniques provide earliest evidence of fruit-eating by ancient bird

International palaeontologists have used advanced imaging techniques at ANSTO’S Australian Synchrotron to clarify the role that the earliest fruit-eating birds of the Cretaceous period may have had in helping fruit-producing plants to evolve.

The power of deuteration brings insight for mRNA-based drug delivery and vaccines

The National Deuteration Facility is providing deuterated cholesterol, an essential ingredient in lipid nanoparticles for the delivery of vaccines using mRNA, to academic and industry partners.

ANSTO facilities and expertise supply a large range of radioisotopes for radiopharmaceutical and environmental applications

Excellent radiolabelling facilities and the operation of OPAL, a world-class multi-purpose nuclear reactor, enable ANSTO to produce a large range of radioisotopes for Australian researchers in both radiopharmaceutical and environmental areas.