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Dr Kerry Schott AO and Dr Marnie Shaw field questions at the second ANU Future of Neighbourhood Batteries Conference on 29 November 2023. Dr Shaw remarked is twice the size from last year.
Energy experts gather to plan future of neighbourhood batteries in Australia
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Shape-shifting robots in the wild
Imagine running on a cement footpath, and then suddenly through dry sand. Just to keep upright, you would have to slow down and change the way you run. In the same way, a walking robot would have to change its gait to handle different...
INSIGHT OUT: the collaborative project bringing current research to life through art
INSIGHT OUT is a collaborative project bringing current research to life through art. ANU visual arts students have been paired with College researchers to convey their work to the public in the form of physical artwork.
Fighting future fires
More severe bushfire seasons are coming. How data will help manage the fires better
Care and creativity: teaching in 2021
On Friday, 5 February more than 40 ANU College of Engineering and Computer Science (CECS) conveners and education staff attended the Teaching and Learning Workshop. The ANU Centre for Learning and Teaching (CLT) team facilitated...
ANU joins global systems engineering network
The Australian National University (ANU) is pleased to join the International Council on Systems Engineering (INCOSE) as a member organisation. Systems engineering is the discipline of how to design, build, test and operate trans...
New study reveals secrets to solar success
A new study shows how researchers at The Australian National University (ANU) achieved a world record in solar cell efficiency. ...
Researchers explore how to share data and keep privacy
A new book from researchers at The Australian National University (ANU) outlines how we can improve the way we share sensitive data and preserve people's privacy. Improving the way we share this data could help tackle complex...
Funding boost means sunny days for solar innovation
A $4.5 million funding boost will help researchers at The Australian National University (ANU) develop next-generation solar cell technology. The money will go towards state-of-the-art research equipment for three separate...
Watch: 2020 at CECS
It’s easy to look back on 2020 and recite only the awfulness. But there have also been countless acts of kindness, generosity, and courage and they must not get lost in what we learn from 2020. Throughout the past 12 months, we...
The most in-demand qualifications in a pandemic: data and emerging tech short courses at ANU
The current global pandemic has taught us many things, from both societal and individual perspectives. But one thing it's made clear to the uninitiated, is the importance of data and analytics, and in particular, how organisations can...
Meet our Software Engineers working on the COVID-19 response
The ANU Software Innovation Institute are working on technology solutions to support COVID-19 response and other essential projects. Meet some of the ANU students, who bring skills in data science,...
ANU short courses in data, machine learning and complex systems
The Australian National University (ANU) is offering a selection of Graduate Certificates especially suited to people solving the complex problems in modern business systems. Take on the...
Life as an ANU engineering student in a pandemic
Hear from engineering and science student Matilda on how she’s made the most of her time at university this year.
Dr Kiara Bruggeman named a Superstar of STEM
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. The ANU College of Engineering...
Quantum computing champion honoured with major fellowship
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. Dean of the ANU College...
Scaling a global conference in a pandemic
570 participants, 37 countries, six continents, one global conference. When COVID...
Rare honour for futurist giving tech a human touch
Can you make engineers poets and poets engineers? And if you can, how vital is this? These are some of the key questions being tackled by ANU Distinguished Professor Genevieve Bell and her colleagues at ...
Researcher sets record for quantum chemistry calculation
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 large molecular systems...
To Pwn, or Be Pwned, that is the question
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 Directorate (ASD) on Wednesday 9 September 2020 at The Australian...
Historic ‘Satellite Selfie’ captures distinct moment in time
Images from Australia’s first selfie from space now available online