Making a difference 2020-2021

EMPOWERING AUSTRALIAN INDUSTRY 5 Centre of Excellence giving solar energy a twist

DISCOVERY AND FUNDAMENTAL RESEARCH IgNoblePrizefor researchusing 37 intoxicatedworms

ADVANCING SOCIAL AND CULTURAL OUTCOMES

Using film to tell the story of our national history

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It’s all in the coating – creating longer lasting steel products

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Rare ringgalaxycaptured 11 billion light-years away

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Teen mental health study Research explores the stress of unaffordable housing market on older renters Shells, bones and fishhooks tell a story of sea level change Netflix: an entertainment gamechanger Internet of Things improving Australian lives

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Studyof rat skulls reveals an unexpectedlysimple recipefor adaptive success Neanderthalswereas familiar withthe sea asmodernhumans Hugenewdataset reveals chemical dataon600,000stars UnlockingMacquarie Island’s geological secrets What opal fossils tell us about giantAustraliandinosaurs Howthehumanbrain processesvisual information

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8 Harvesting humanwaste for green energy 10 Future is fully chargedwith newbattery technology

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Making tall timber buildings fire safe

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Increasing the safety of coal miners The future humanities workforce

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