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Talking nuclear fusion
Dr Richard Garrett featured on an ABC National program that highlighted how far we are from a future with nuclear fusion energy. Image: Jamison Daniel, Oak Ridge Leadership Computing Facility
Advanced repair technology shows promise for rails in remote locations
The world’s best radon detector just got smaller
The need for a smaller, more transportable version of ANSTO’s 1500-litre atmospheric radon-222 monitor, and with a calibration traceable to the International System of Units, prompted the team to develop a 200-litre radon monitor that would meet those needs.
Shining a light on big data in the West
Enhancing the science of rivets earns researcher early career award
Dr Rezwanul Haque, now a senior lecturer at the University of the Sunshine Coast, received a national Young Scientist Award for his earlier research using nuclear techniques at ANSTO’s Australian Centre for Neutron Scattering to find cracks and signs of stress in riveted joints in sheet metal in car bodies.
Excavation of dark matter lab completed
With all excavation completed and rock removed from the underground site, the physics lab will now be built within the caverns of the Stawell Mines site.
Meeting the challenges of a changing scientific landscape with virtual power
Detailed isotopic profile of groundwater in NSW can inform management of this essential resource
With world-class experts in groundwater and major contributions in this area over two decades, ANSTO completed a major project report on Improving groundwater sustainability and renewability using isotope hydrochemistry in NSW for the Department of Planning and Environment (NSW) and National Water Grid earlier in the year.
Services
ANSTO waste management services meet regulatory requirements and international best practice standards.
Investigating advanced materials for large scale energy storage
New cathode material provides a direction for the design of high performing sodium ion batteries for large scale energy storage
Research investigates low activation and low cost superconducting material for magnetic coils in next generation fusion reactors
Radiation biology
The measurement and manipulation of radiation and radioactive materials within biological systems. Capabilities include access to a range of radioisotopes, gamma/X-ray sources and a selection of X-ray beams, ion beams and neutron beams for irradiation.
Water research
ANSTO undertakes research on Australia's water resources to inform more sustainable water management practices.
Shorebirds 2024: Flight for Survival
An initiative for National Science Week 2024 the Shorebirds Competition addresses the 2024 theme for National Science Week, ‘Species Survival’ and provides unique cross-curricula learning for Australian primary students in Years 3 to 6.
Surface coatings on Aboriginal rock art provide insights into climate environment
Radiocarbon measurements at ANSTO’s Centre for Accelerator Science have supported research published that provided insights into what the environment was like for the Aboriginal artists who created rock art over intervals spanning 43,000 years.
Eureka Prizes 2024
National Science Week: Success with virtual events
Virtual activities celebrating the benefits of nuclear science and technology held for National Science Week
Celebrating with events in 2025
Over the next week, ANSTO will be joining the festivities of National Science Week with an exciting lineup of activities that celebrate science and technology
Materials in extreme environments
Insights into the behaviour of structural materials in a molten salt environment