Dr Kiara Bruggeman named a Superstar of STEM
3 Dec 2020
A biomedical engineer working on how to heal damaged brain tissue from The Australian National University (ANU) has been named one of Australia’s official Superstars of STEM.
Quantum computing champion honoured with major fellowship
27 Nov 2020
An Australian National University (ANU) quantum physicist and cybernetics expert who is changing the way we think about engineering has been recognised as one of 25 Australian trailblazers in the field.
Scaling a global conference in a pandemic
26 Nov 2020
570 participants, 37 countries, six continents, one global conference.
Rare honour for futurist giving tech a human touch
26 Nov 2020
Can you make engineers poets and poets engineers? And if you can, how vital is this?
Researcher sets record for quantum chemistry calculation
17 Nov 2020
A researcher from The Australian National University (ANU) College of Engineering and Computer Science has used one of the most powerful supercomputers in the world to predict the quantum mechanical properties of...
To Pwn, or Be Pwned, that is the question
16 Nov 2020
To pwn, or be pwned, that is the question. Or in this case, the name of the winning team of this year’s Capture the Flag event, held virtually by the Australian Signals...
Historic ‘Satellite Selfie’ captures distinct moment in time
13 Nov 2020
From marriage proposals, to giant wildlife, blazing red poppies and rallying calls for the power of science, Australia’s largest ever selfie has captured some incredible images from the ACT and the Northern Territory.
ANU scientist launches children’s book about gravity
13 Nov 2020
A children’s story by ANU scientist Dr Niraj Lal about an emu - a flightless bird - running fast enough to ‘fly’ into Earth’s orbit has made it into print and will...
ANU student ventures awarded $50,000 in startup grants
29 Oct 2020
Five ANU student startup teams were awarded a total $50,000 worth of grants, and other startup support prizes, at the recent awards ceremony of the InnovationACT entrepreneurship program.
Pump down the volume: study finds noise-cancelling formula
23 Oct 2020
Noisy open plan offices full of workers hunched over desks while wearing noise cancelling headphones could soon be a thing of the past, thanks to new research from The Australian National University (ANU).