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An energy-efficient and low-emission alternative for grinding copper and gold ore deposits could potentially transform mineral processing worldwide. New crushing technology developed by South Australian company Gyratory Roller Solutions Pty Ltd (GRolls) and being investigated by Adelaide University researchers is showing significant advantages over conventional grinding techniques.

A new study led by researchers at Adelaide University, published in Science Advances, has revealed why some cancers can grow and survive in the body, while others cannot. It turns out that intense mechanical pressure experienced by early cancer cells as they grow cramped in a restricted space can benefit some cancer cells, rather than impede growth, as might be expected.

2026 Adelaide Biennial of Australian Art: Yield Strength has launched as the Parnati Season (Parnati meaning autumn in Kaurna culture) curated by Ellie Buttrose, and presented by the Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide Botanic Gardens and Samstag, with works on display at all three locations. Across two levels of the Samstag galleries, the pre-eminent survey of contemporary Australian Art incl...

WOMADelaide’s Bat Tent returns for its seventh edition this year, with Adelaide University researchers attending to share their knowledge of and affection for Botanic Park’s resident flying foxes. Associate Professor Wayne Boardman, who started the initiative in 2019, says visitation to the Bat Tent has increased since its inaugural year.

The travelling clinics improve access to specialist skin services in country communities while also training locally based primary care nurses in advanced dermoscopy techniques, ensuring early detection can continue year-round. Led by the Rosemary Bryant AO Research Centre, and supported by Preventive Health SA, Skin-Smart, and Fat Farmers, the initiative forms part of a broader research project fo...