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We use nuclear & advanced techniques critical in building capacity to identify the sources, distribution patterns, & trends in the prevalence of microplastics & nanoplastics in our marine environment to support @iaeaorg.bsky.social #worldenvironmentday🐳🐟 Read more www.ansto.gov.au/news/assessi...
Dr Tom Cresswell in the aquatic labs at ANSTO where plastics research is done
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Join our online webinar to explore how traditional ecological knowledge informs research into environmental sustainability & climate resilience; how traditional plants could bring health benefits & explore ways to safeguard Indigenous cultural intellectual property www.ansto.gov.au/whats-on/fir...
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#HIA supports researchers like Liz Williams who gave a talk at the Australian Collaboration for Accelerator Science (ACAS) Seminar Series on 'Accelerator Facilities as Cultural Training Grounds for Australia's Nuclear Workforce' hosted by @ansto.bsky.social.
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The Australian federal election has been called, and the Australian Government has now entered caretaker mode. During this time, ANSTO, as an Australian Government science organisation, will share only minimal information on our channels. We will resume normal service after the election.
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Our innovative approach to determining food 🦪 origin is gaining interest within Australia, as well as the region and beyond 🌎as it addresses food fraud, biosecurity, country of origin labelling and UN sustainable development goals www.ansto.gov.au/news/ansto-s...
ANSTO supports food provenance project planning at the IAEA
In mid-February ANSTO attended a meeting at the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to discuss and produce recommendations for the development of a new Coordinated Research Project (CRP) on Seaf...
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What's the next best thing to going into space? Sending your experiment to the ISS. Our instrument scientist A/Prof Jitendra Mata collaborated with Japanese researchers on colloidal particles, the potential building blocks of a cloaking device 🚀 www.ansto.gov.au/news/advance...
Advanced materials research in microgravity earns NASA recognition
A pioneering study led by Professor Junpei Yamanaka of Nagoya City University and an international team that included ANSTO has delivered transformative insights into the behaviour of colloidal partic...
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Our #Scientistsatwork photo competition is open for submissions.

This is a competition for scientists themselves.

Winners will receive £500, a subscription to Nature & have their photo featured alongside an interview in Nature.

Deadline - March 28th

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#ScientistAtWork photo competition
A celebration of the striking and colourful work that scientists do around the world.
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This year, for #InternationalWomensDay, we are showcasing the work of our science communicators who engage with thousands of students and visitors every year but celebrate all the women of ANSTO thttps://www.ansto.gov.au/news/exceptional-group-of-women-at-forefront-of-science-outreach-at-ansto
Exceptional group of women at the forefront of science outreach at ANSTO
Five exceptional female science communicators are part of a larger team who use skills in education and engagement to promote an interest in science amongst the public and students. To mark Internatio...
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The path of an electron moving close to the speed of light in the main ring of the Australian Synchrotron captured by international [email protected] Accelerator physicist Eugene Tan converted radio waves into the sounds of synchrotron light www.ansto.gov.au/news/photogr...
An inside view of the cryogenic undulator, a component of the main ring at the Australian Synchrotron
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We will contribute to a new NHMRC grant to Dr Alana Gall, a Truwulway woman of Southern Cross University who will lead a research program focused on First Peoples' Cultural Medicines in Australian healthcare. The project supports an Australian research priority. www.ansto.gov.au/news/ansto-c...
Dr Alana Gall will lead a research project on traditional Indigenous bush medicines, such as sandalwood tree seeds.
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Advanced imaging at our Australian Synchrotron supported major dinosaur research discovery by Museums Victoria Research Institute & @monashuniversity.bsky.social who reported evidence of world’s oldest known megaraptorid & first evidence of carcharodontosaurs in Aus. www.ansto.gov.au/news/advance...
Image depicts the carcharodontosaur in ancient Gondwana
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Group Exec Nuclear Science & Tech, Dr Andrew Peele, chairs IAEA Standing Advisory Group Nuclear Apps this week on behalf of Aus. SAGNA advises IAEA Dir Gen on a strategic direction for nuclear apps in food & agriculture health, water resources, the environment & radiation tech. @iaeaorg.bsky.social
ANSTO represents Australia at a Nuclear Applications meeting at the IAEA
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Excited to be entering @bsky.app with our science news. Today read about our latest research producing fingerprints of Kakadu Plum grown by Indigenous farmers in NAAKPA to verify origin and protect the bushfoods industry.
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Indigenous farers cultivate Kakadu plum for the bushfoods industry