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Deep borehole disposal of radioactive waste: challenges and RD&D opportunities

CSIRO is exploring deep borehole disposal as a potential solution for countries with small inventories of long-lived intermediate-level radioactive waste. In Australia, such waste originates mainly from research reactors and radiopharmaceutical production and requires deep geologic disposal.

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New ways of identifying and preventing atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease

Atherosclerosis is a disease of the blood vessels in which fatty deposits (plaques) build up over time and block the flow of oxygen-carrying blood to the tissues. When this happens in the blood vessels of the heart, it causes the heart tissue to die and can lead to a heart attack. This accounts for 1 in 3 deaths in Australia.

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Elodie Janvier - IPAS Strategic Grant Developer

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Prof Dave Lancaster - Recent progress in chip lasers, waveguide writing, and photonic component fabrication

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