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Facilities meeting

Australian Centre for Neutorn Scattering - National Deuteration Facility Advisory Committee meets

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.

Study of polar ice confirms carbon-climate feedback

Investigators have verified and quantified the relationship between the Earth’s land biosphere and changes in temperature and provided evidence that temperature impacts the cycling of carbon between land, ocean and the atmosphere.

Rock art dating

Development of new techniques makes it possible to date Australian Aboriginal rock art.

Quantum technologies

Quantum technologies

ANSTOs capabilities are ideally suited for these investigations relating to quantum technologies.

Nerve cell

Role of the translocator protein in mitigating stress

TSPO is a protein that is associated with crucial cellular functions including the activity of the mitochondria. A mouse model in which the TSPO (18 kDa) is knocked out was developed at ANSTO in collaboration with The University of Sydney.

An image of archaeologists figuring out a rock's date

Radiocarbon dating Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures and histories

In this workbook, 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. 

Pagination