Research Highlights

One of NCI's expert staff has helped to make a significant new discovery about the way molecules can take shape. This method through which molecules arrange their atoms and change shape promises to

Inside every atom in the universe, forces are pushing and pulling to keep the atom's fundamental building blocks stuck together, interacting to preserve a delicate energy balance that enables stars to

NCI's partnership with the Bureau of Meteorology continues to lead to improvements to Australia's national weather prediction models. Visualisations of the data output from the recently enhanced

In late 2016, biologists from the Garvan Institute of Medical Research and The Australian National University's John Curtin School of Medical Research took 1,206 human genomes, and in one night of

A researcher from The Australian National University has modelled the activity of six common pharmaceutical drugs used in pain relief, anaesthetics and epilepsy treatments using the NCI supercomputer

Tropical cyclones are usually associated with destructive winds and heavy rain but they can also cause widespread damage and loss of life due to the forcing of water onshore as they cross the coast

Finding minerals in the ground is no longer the gamble of digging and panning for gold it used to be. We now use measurements of electromagnetic fields to discover what's below the surface. One

The future of computing is quantum computers, a new kind of machine that will be able to do calculations in completely different ways from the computers we are used to. This will open up new doors for

There is a steady beat to the wet season in Bali, as many visitors discover on their afternoon beachside walks. Every day, heat and humidity build up in tall clouds sitting over the mountains, and

Every few years, tragedies on coastlines around the world remind us of the risk that we face from tsunamis. The 2011 Tōhoku Earthquake and Tsunami demonstrated just how vulnerable we are, and that