News: Research
Roadmap for a better, greener, marine aquaculture sector
It’s one of the world’s fastest growing food industries and, with the introduction of some new strategies investigated by researchers at the University of Adelaide and The Nature Conservancy, marine aquaculture could soon be one of its greenest.
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Citizens recruited to unlock the secret lives of echidnas
The largest ever number of echidna sightings across Australia will aid in the conservation of this iconic mammal.
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Do fungicides in the vineyard affect wine quality?
How does a crucial viticultural practice that occurs throughout the growing season, affect wine quality? Wine researcher Natalia Caliani wants to know.
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Superabsorption unlocks key to next generation quantum batteries
University of Adelaide scientists and their overseas partners have taken a key step in making quantum batteries a reality.
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Researchers discover a new approach to breaking bacterial antibiotic resistance and rescue frontline drug treatments
In a world first, scientists have discovered how to repurpose a molecule called PBT2 – originally developed as a potential treatment for disorders such as Alzheimer's, Parkinson’s and Huntington’s diseases – to break bacterial resistance to commonly used frontline antibiotics.
Partnership focuses on cutting-edge glass technology
IPAS has partnered with The Coretec Group to develop a glass to be used in 3D static volumetric display technology.
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Is energy the key to Alzheimer’s disease?
A team of researchers at the University of Adelaide has found a link between the way that cells produce energy for brain function and the mutated genes found in Alzheimer’s disease.
Climate change: Ancient DNA study provides clues to the disappearance of lions and bears
New research suggests a change in climate is the likely cause of the mysterious disappearance of ancient lions and bears from parts of North America for a thousand years or more prior to the last Ice Age.
$10 million boost for University of Adelaide research
New Australian Research Council funding paves the way for further discoveries.
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Ocean acidification and warming disrupts fish shoals
Researchers from the University of Adelaide have found that the way fish interact in groups is being upset by ocean acidification and global warming.
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