News: industry
University set to be test ground for Australia’s first lunar rover

The University of Adelaide will be a key partner in a project to build Australia’s first lunar rover. The University’s Exterres Facilities will be used as the testing ground that will expose ‘Roo-ver’ to a simulation of the harsh environment of space.
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Thales Australia and University of Adelaide partner to explore long-range counter UAS laser technology

Thales Australia and University of Adelaide partner to explore laser technology.
Ingenious students’ innovations have real-life applications

Ingenious science and engineering students from the University of Adelaide will showcase their best ideas at this year’s Ingenuity event in Adelaide.
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Turning the heat up on how to decarbonise energy-intensive industries

Experts from around the world will meet at the University of Adelaide to discuss ways to tackle the on-going challenge to help decarbonise energy intensive industries like iron, steel, cement and aluminium.
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Space fibres touch down for in-depth analysis

Glass fibre drawn in space has returned back to the University's Institute for Photonics and Advanced Sensing for analysis. The fibre could prove transformative for quantum communication due to its properties.
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Five-year partnership to boost foundational AI research in Australia

Today, Wednesday, 18 September the University of Adelaide has announced a new strategic partnership with the Commonwealth Bank and the creation of the CommBank Centre for Foundational AI to advance research and bolster Australia’s AI capability.
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Industry support for University energy spin off

A company set up by University of Adelaide experts has received industry support from a leading accelerator program for its innovative solutions to improve battery performance.
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University mobilises CrowdStrike solution

Faced with the global CrowdStrike outage, University of Adelaide experts led by Associate Professor Hung Nguyen from the School of Computer and Mathematical Sciences rapidly mobilised to find a solution and implement it.
AI partnership takes a step in the Ryght direction

As part of a burgeoning strategic partnership, the University of Adelaide and California-based leading enterprise generative AI (GenAI) technology company Ryght have signed an MOU that will help to lift South Australia’s capability in the artificial intelligence sector.
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Copper consortium’s lasting impact on mining industry

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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