News: Research
Fighting wine fraud with fluorescence fingerprinting
![Wine fraud news story Ruchira Ranaweera, David Jeffery](/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2020-11/news-wine-fraud-ranaweera-jeffery.jpg?h=19b81cd0&itok=3sU8Izzz)
Researchers are developing a fast and simple method of authenticating wine – a potential solution against the estimated billions of dollars’ worth of wine fraud globally.
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Scientists in the news this week: October 2020
![Associate Professor and Head Winemaker Paul Grbin and Scholarly Teaching Fellow and Assistant Winemaker Jill Bauer.](/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2020-11/winery-paul-jill-citymag.jpg?h=a1123756&itok=HtsFS_A0)
‘What even is the economy?’ Citymag has published a three-part series on ‘how SA makes money and stuff’ featuring several University of Adelaide scientists and science graduates.
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Peter Veitch receives Australia's most prestigious scientific research award
![Peter Veitch gravitational waves PM’s Science Prize](/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2020-10/peter-veitch-3638_0.jpg?h=2f83cd36&itok=toZY3yqg)
Professor Peter Veitch has been awarded the Prime Minister’s Prize for Science for his involvement in one of the greatest scientific discoveries of this century.
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Cat diseases - the impact on our health and economy
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Scientists have examined the rates of cat diseases in Australia, their health effects, and the costs to our economy.
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New research to help koalas survive future bushfires
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Scientists to study the clinical data of koalas injured in last summer’s devastating bushfires to give them the best possible chance of survival and recovery in future bushfires.
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'Ingenious' scientists feature at key research-industry showcase
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Scientists will feature at Ingenuity 2020 – a showcase of student projects exploring real-life applications across all disciplines of STEM.
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Droughts are threatening global wetlands: new study
![Dried and cracked soils in the Lower Lakes region of South Australia during the Millennium Drought. Credit: Luke Mosley](/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2020-10/mosley-cracked-soils.jpg?h=6eb229a4&itok=djgOa2Sc)
Scientists highlight the physical and chemical changes that occur during droughts that lead to severe, and sometimes irreversible, drying of wetland soils.
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Sculpture of iconic Ediacaran fossil unveiled
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The legacy of science alumni and geological research highlighted with new sculpture celebrating our state’s fossil emblem, Spriggina floundersi.
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Potential new tool for frost screening in crops
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Agricultural scientists and engineers identify potential new tool for screening cereal crops for frost damage.
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Scientists set to track Kangaroo Island’s post-bushfire ecosystem recovery
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Post-fire recovery rates and ecosystem resilience of Kangaroo Island’s bushfire affected areas will be monitored when scientists return to the island this month.
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