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Cubesat to lift veil on our environment’s extremes

8 Dec 2018 - Australia’s national science agency, CSIRO, today announced that it would be extending its Earth observation capabilities by acquiring Australia’s first CubeSat designed to detect invisible infrared light.

A booster shot for Australian biomedical start ups

24 October 2018 - Lots of Australian biotech companies have to head overseas to manufacture their potentially life-saving drugs for clinical trials in Australia.

68th Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting

16 Oct 2018 - Each year the Australian Academy of Science, with funding from SIEF, supports a group of young researchers to attend the Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting.

CSIRO’s cyanide-free gold showcases non-toxic solution

28 Aug 2018 - CSIRO, Australia's national science agency, has produced the country’s first gold using a non-toxic chemical process in an effort to provide an alternative to cyanide and mercury to extract the yellow metal.

A bright blue Toyota Mirai which is a fuel cell vehicle that runs on hydrogen parked in front of a CSIRO banner

CSIRO tech accelerates hydrogen vehicle future

8 Aug 2018 - Australia is a step closer to a new hydrogen production and export industry following the national science agency’s successful refuelling of two fuel cell vehicles.

Atomic hydrogen gas in the Small Magellanic Cloud as imaged with the ASKAP telescope.

ASKAP helps us see more of our intergalactic neighbour

29 Nov 2018 - Our new ASKAP telescope has given us the most detailed radio image yet of our closest neighbour, the dwarf galaxy known as the Small Magallenic Cloud.

Professor Graham Farquhar standing with Peter Groeneveld in a glasshouse surrounded by plants. Image: StuartHay, ANU.

Graham Farquhar wins ACT Senior Australian of the Year Award

7 Nov 2017 - Distinguished scientist and ANU Professor Graham Farquhar AO has won the ACT Senior Australian of the Year award.

Various membrane samples including pure polymer and hybrids using porous nanoparticles.

Evaluation of novel hybrid membranes

2 Nov 2017 - Academics from Japan and Australia have assessed the effectiveness of novel hybrid materials known as mixed matrix membranes, to capture carbon dioxide and mitigate against global warming.

Graphic showing how the metal membrane works as Decomposed ammonia passes through.

Renewable hydrogen could fuel Australia’s next export boom after CSIRO breakthrough

11 May 2017 - Australia's next big export industry could be its sunlight and wind, as game-changing technology makes it easier to transport and deliver their energy as hydrogen.

Scientists working on fuel cell technologyin a lab next to gas cylinders.

CSIRO on brink of breakthrough in enabling hydrogen fuel cell supplies

4 May 2017 - CSIRO is developing technology to export Australia’s supply of gas and renewable energy in a form that can power next generation hydrogen fuel cell transport.