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Copper consortium’s lasting impact on mining industry

Copper

A South Australian-based consortium of universities including the University of Adelaide has worked with METS partners, mining companies and key stakeholders to unlock significant economic potential. Innovative research projects have increased copper recovery, throughput and production, resulting in millions of dollars’ worth of potential benefit to Australia.

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New Zealand’s flightless birds are retreating to moa refuges

Crested Moa. Pachyornis australis. From the series- ExSnct Birds of New Zealand., 2005, Masterton, by Paul MarSnson. Te Papa (2006-0010-1-19)

Researchers have found New Zealand’s endangered flightless birds are seeking refuge in the locations where six species of moa last lived before going extinct.

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The ocean is becoming too loud for oysters

A native oyster bed on an urbanised coast credit Dominic McAfee

Baby oysters rely on natural acoustic cues to settle in specific environments, but new research from the University of Adelaide reveals that noise from human activity is interfering with this critical process.

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Giant steps are what you take, driving on the moon

Realities Extended

Immersive Media program director and Head of the University of Adelaide’s Realities Extended lab, Steven Cook says futurists have always seen the potential of Virtual Reality (VR) to transform the way we learn and live, but it is only now that we a getting close to developing truly immersive VR.

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