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Measuring resilience and what it can tell us about PTSD

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In this innovative project, scientists are looking at what habituation to startling stressors can tell us about resilience.

Protecting our soldiers across the spectrum

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DST scientists Jay Yu (foreground) and Bin Lee using a benchtop hyperspectral imaging camera to conduct material reflectance property measurements.
DST scientists Jay Yu (foreground) and Bin Lee using a benchtop hyperspectral imaging camera to conduct material reflectance property measurements.

Defence scientists are building up a database of hyperspectral imaging data to support the development of next-generation camouflage that will help Australian soldiers avoid detection.

Scientists provide airborne support to bushfire response

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Defence Experimentation Airborne Platform (DEAP)
The Defence Experimentation Airborne Platform (DEAP) took off from RAAF Base Edinburgh on Monday 3 February, bound for RAAF Base East Sale.

Defence scientists are contributing to the ADF's response to the bushfire crisis using a research aircraft to assist in monitoring fire activity and conduct damage assessments.

Home of the Black Box celebrates 80 years

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DST's research laboratory in Melbourne is celebrating 80 years at its Fishermans Bend location.

Expanding and exploiting our understanding of the ocean

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Defence scientists Holly McNabb and Dr Mike Greening
Defence scientists Holly McNabb and Dr Mike Greening.

Defence scientists Dr Mike Greening and Holly McNabb are at the heart of DST's support to RAN environmental forecasting.

Jettisoning Navy’s maritime hitchhikers

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Dr Claire Grandison and Dr Richard Piola
Defence scientists, Dr Claire Grandison and Dr Richard Piola, examine the effectiveness of a UV light system on exposed underwater surfaces for the inhibition of settling organisms.

Blistering barnacles, these are some novel anti-fouling solutions.

Shedding new light in many directions

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Professor Nigel Spooner
Professor Nigel Spooner

Professor Nigel Spooner is digging deep for science.

Progress with urban autonomous vehicle flight

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Defence scientist Ricardo Cannizzaro.
Defence scientist Ricardo Cannizzaro.

DST robotics specialist Ricardo Cannizzaro is using a unique indoor flight lab to integrate and test new algorithms, hardware and sensors on small uninhabited aircraft systems (UAS).

Infinite Studio lifts off

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DST researcher Themie Gouthas and an aerial scene as simulated by Infinite Studio in four different bandwidths.
DST researcher Themie Gouthas and an aerial scene as simulated by Infinite Studio in four different bandwidths.

The journey of a unique piece of software developed by DST scientists has taken a new turn.

A high performance computing capability for Defence

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HPC team member Chris Howlett inspects one of the HPC pilot racks.
HPC team member Chris Howlett inspects one of the HPC pilot racks.

Game-changing is a phrase bandied about too often these days. But DST's John Taylor says it's an apt descriptor for the high performance computing (HPC) service that DST is building for Defence.

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