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Information about ANSTO’s COVID-19 Rapid Antigen Test Program

A special inaugural event held by ANSTO at its Australian Synchrotron for more than 30 funding organisations has showcased the first of the $100 million BRIGHT Program’s brand new, state-of-the-art beamlines.

ANSTO renewed its Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Japan Proton Accelerator Research Complex (J-PARC) operated by the High Energy Accelerator Research Organisation (KEK) and Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA). Now broadened to include their partner Comprehensive Research Organization for Science and Society (CROSS), the signing took place early in the year and a celebratory workshop was held late July.

ANSTO has contributed to research on a novel therapeutic option for combatting antimicrobial-resistant Gram-negative bacteria, known as superbugs.

Lithium Australia, a company that has a close association with ANSTO’s business unit Minerals, has been awarded a US patent for its unique lithium mining technology SiLeach®.

A long-standing collaboration led biomedical researchers from the University of Sydney has recently achieved success with the recent announcement of an innovative bone implant that significantly reduces rejection and inflammation.

ANSTO's procurement policy is closely aligned with the Commonwealth Procurement Guidelines and makes use of the Australian National Audit Office guidelines on ethics, accountability and transparency.

This afternoon, the Chair of ANSTO, Dr Annabelle Bennett, wrote to all staff to let them know that CEO Dr Adi Paterson has decided to resign. She said the Board is deeply appreciative of the contributions Adi has made, including to the health, research and academic outputs of ANSTO during his tenure. Mr Shaun Jenkinson will continue as Acting CEO, while the Board undertakes a global search for a permanent CEO.

Study revealed that the chemical forms of sulfur change when land is converted from undisturbed soils to cropping soils and forms of sulfur which bind strongly to the soil mineral particles remains far more stable.

A research team from RMIT University in Melbourne and MIT in the US has taken an important step towards making mRNA vaccines easier to distribute, store and administer as patches. They used the Small-Angle and Wide-Angle X-ray Scattering (SAXS/WAXS) beamlines at the Australian Synchrotron, to reveal critical insights into the behaviour of vaccine nanoparticles during drying and rehydration. 

Archive of ANSTO research publications, seminars and short talks.

Electron and X-ray diffraction techniques provide insights into material damage under stress-strain conditions.