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Star power reached in nuclear fusion
Australian scientists from ANTSO have congratulated their British colleagues for a major advance in their quest to develop practical nuclear fusion.
Non-invasive skin cancer treatment manufactured by ANSTO in Southern Sydney
ANSTO has been licensed as the Australian manufacturing partner of an innovative, non-invasive treatment for non-melanoma skin cancer (NMSC).
Synchrotron shines path toward light-activated drug delivery
Application approved for operation of interim waste store
Synchrotron techniques powerful tool to reveal inner workings of volcanoes
An article in Nature Geosciences has highlighted the power of synchrotron techniques to reveal the inner workings of volcanic systems that could potentially help with predictions of eruptions.
Stopping yellow spot fungus that attacks wheat crops
Collaborators used X-ray imaging to understand the fine detail of how a damaging fungal pathogen reduces leaf function and grain yield of wheat crops.
ANSTO researchers support study into conversion of waste heat into potential new energy source
Nuclear techniques will be crucial tools in the development of advanced materials that sustainably convert waste heat into useful forms of energy to benefit Australia.
Big Ideas Forum
Creative ideas are the spark for great innovations: this week students from across Australia got to share their ideas through ANSTO’s Big Ideas Forum.

PIXE
Particle induced X-ray emission can be used for quantitative analysis in archaeology, geology, biology, materials science and environmental pollution.
Unique immune system of the alpaca being used in COVID-19 research
Scientists from the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute (WEHI) are using the unique immune system of the alpaca and techniques at the Australian Synchrotron as part of research using antibodies to disrupt COVID-19 viral entry into cells.
Disorder by design to improve material properties of sodium-ion batteries
Building a new neutron reflectometer
A sparrow with 257 parts weighing more than 29 tonnes arrives safely at ANSTO
ANSTO helping to ensure the safety of astronauts in space
A team of ANSTO health researchers, staff at the Centre for Accelerator Science and Dr Melanie Ferlazzo, a postdoc from the French National Institute of Health and Medical Research (INSERM), and scientists from the French Space Agency (CNES), are collaborating on investigations to determine the impact of secondary particles on human cells using the new microprobe beamline at ANSTO’s Centre for Accelerator Science.
Ultra-thin lithium strips show great promise as anode material for enhanced lithium ion batteries
Chinese researchers have eveloped a novel strategy for the scalable production of high-performance, thin, and free-standing lithium anodes for lithium-ion batteries with enhanced cycling stability and electrochemical properties.
ANSTO scientists help refine estimates of global methane emissions
A groundbreaking international study has provided new insights into global fossil methane emissions, using innovative multi-isotopic atmospheric measurements.
Superconductivity Research from ECHIDNA in this week's Nature Materials
Early career researchers feature in Careers with Science publication

Itrax X-ray fluorescence scanning
The Itrax X-ray fluoresence (XRF) core scanner is a widely used a non-destructive analytical instrument that providing optical and radiographic images as well as XRF spectrometry elemental profiles.
Research captures dynamic atomic interactions in a promising sodium ion battery material
Investigators from UNSW and ANSTO have provided insights into the dynamic interactions of atoms in a promising material for sodium-ion batteries.