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Mitigating misinformation on social media

Mitigating misinformation on social media

Using innovative AI tools and ‘big data’ analysis, University of Adelaide researchers are protecting the public against harmful online influence.

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The future of power: optimising and storing renewable energy

The future of power: optimising and storing renewable energy

Australia’s premier chemistry and materials scientist, Professor Shizhang Qiao, is advancing renewable energy through his first-ever innovations in catalysis and aqueous batteries.

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Green Hydrogen: pioneering a path to a carbon-free future

Greg Metha

University of Adelaide researchers are taking their innovative Green Hydrogen technology to the next level.

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Overcoming the ‘fake news’ era: reinvigorating journalism with a new approach

Reinvigorating journalism

As negativity increases towards media for both news consumers and reporters, a new approach to journalism is re-energising the vital industry.

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Developing the first drug for multi-organ radiation protection

Prof. Sweeney and his team

A pharmaceutical breakthrough at the University of Adelaide is showing promise in both multi-organ radiation protection and cancer treatment.

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Waves to watts: converting wave power to electricity

Ocean waves

Climate change and coastal erosion are two big, intractable problems facing Australia. Fortunately, the University of Adelaide’s wave power research group offers an innovative approach to solve both issues. 

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Unpacking sugar’s effects on kids’ brains

Kid eating a birthday cake

Sugar has long been blamed for hyperactivity in children, but research from the University of Adelaide reveals that its effects on the young brain are far more complex and long-lasting.

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Cashless society: the true cost of pain-free payments

A cashless payment via mobile phone

A new study from University of Adelaide researchers has revealed that while cashless payments are convenient, they come at a price.

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Growing plants for space: securing Earth’s sustainable future

Growing plants for space: securing Earth’s sustainable future

University of Adelaide researchers are helping humanity explore among the stars by developing off-Earth agriculture and––in the process––finding interstellar solutions that could transform plant cultivation here at home.

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Harnessing AI to revolutionise endometriosis diagnosis

A doctor analysing an ultrasound image

An interdisciplinary research team are using ground-breaking AI technologies to make the historically fraught process of endometriosis diagnosis faster, more cost-effective, and less invasive with IMAGENDO®

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