News: School of Physical Sciences
Seeking eco-warriors to create award-winning videos

High school students have the opportunity to be named the University of Adelaide Young Scientist of the Year and win themselves cash prizes by making a short video about an environmental problem or solution.
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Earth observation technologies focus for partnership

IPAS and SITAEL Australia partner to create new space-based infrared instruments.
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Future Fellowships to boost agriculture and earth sciences research

$2.5m to advance research on enhancing crop salt tolerance; gene regulation in wheat; and the interplay between tectonics, climate and resources.
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New ARC grants to bring benefits to meat, hemp and mining industries

Almost $2 million in new funding is set to advance research into red meat, hemp and mining.
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Chemistry researchers target cleaner future for heavy industry

Researchers from the School of Physical Sciences are involved in the new Heavy Industry Low-carbon Transition Cooperative Research Centre.
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First detection of a collision between a neutron star and a black hole

Scientists detected the death spiral and merger of the two of the most extreme objects in the Universe, a neutron star and a black hole.
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Top talent to boost State’s quantum materials future

One of the world’s leading experts in quantum materials has joined the University of Adelaide.
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Scientists on a mission from moon to mars

New projects will contribute to investigating the feasibility of deep space exploration to destinations such as Mars.
Insights into continuous waves from neutron stars

Using data from the LIGO and VIGO detectors, scientists are on the cusp of hearing what they call a continuous gravitational wave or the murmuring of a neutron star.
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60-year anniversary of Douglas Mawson Antarctic Collection

April 2021 marks the 60th anniversary of the opening of the University of Adelaide’s collection of geological and historical artefacts from Sir Douglas Mawson’s expeditions.
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