News: School of Physical Sciences
Time travelling in the Tate Museum: How the ‘rock room’ helps researchers study rare collections
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Have you visited the Tate Museum at the University of Adelaide’s North Terrace campus?
Quantum materials deliver a better world
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The University of Adelaide has launched its Quantum Materials strategy with its focus on cutting-edge fundamental research and delivering new quantum-enabled technologies for a safer, wealthier and healthier world.
Celebrating success in the SA Science Awards
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Congratulations to Dr Richard Lilly and Dr Tahlia Perry who are finalists in the 2021 South Australian Science Excellence and Innovation awards!
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New Ramsay Fellows to lead physical sciences' research
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The University of Adelaide’s newest Ramsay Scholars will conduct trailblazing research spanning computational materials science to novel statistical and machine learning for astrophysical phenomena.
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Adelaide influence in new South American gamma ray observatory
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University of Adelaide researchers are part of an international team that aims to unlock the secrets of the universe above the southern hemisphere.
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Physics: Uni of Adelaide ranked best in Australasia
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The University of Adelaide is the best university for physics across Australia and New Zealand according to new rankings of the best global universities.
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Student-led STEM research and technology on show
![Faculty of Sciences Communication Award winners, from left, Mistrel Fetzer Boegheim (1st), Vinuri Silva and Sophie Dolling (2nd), equal third Chris Keneally and Julia Pilowsky.](/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2021-10/ingenuity-sciences-award-winners.jpg?h=2f83cd36&itok=G3LhxpCw)
Emerging scientists showcase their research at Ingenuity, University of Adelaide’s annual interactive expo of STEM projects.
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New partnership to focus on carbon capture and storage research
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Chevron Australia is contributing more than AUD$2.45 million to support a new laboratory and new research positions in carbon storage engineering and science.
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Researchers on the hunt for missing critical minerals
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Researchers on the hunt for why cold eclogites mysteriously disappeared from geological records during the early stages of the Earth’s development may have found the answer, and with it clues that could help locate critical minerals today.
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Fluorescent cells could be key to cancer diagnosis
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Scientists are a step closer to creating a fluorescent sensor that detects cancerous cells, which could become a new tool in the early identification of cancer.
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