/newsroom/ en /newsroom/news/list/2024/12/16/experts-available-for-holiday-season-2024-2025 Over the summer holiday season, the following ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog of Adelaide researchers are happy to be approached for comment on their areas of expertise. The list has been organised into broad subject areas. Please see individual names to check each expert's availability. December 22 2024 Lara Pacillo /newsroom/news/list/2024/12/16/experts-available-for-holiday-season-2024-2025 /newsroom/news/list/2024/12/18/measuring-healthcare-and-security-one-step-at-a-time The analysis of a person’s individual walking pattern, or gait, can reveal details about their identity and reflect differences between individuals, groups and even populations. December 20 2024 Rhiannon Koch /newsroom/news/list/2024/12/18/measuring-healthcare-and-security-one-step-at-a-time /newsroom/news/list/2024/12/19/some-evolutionary-losses-may-not-be-lost-forever Nine species of sea snakes have now been identified as having regained the genetic requirements for advanced colour vision, demonstrating that once a complex trait has been lost to evolutionary time, it may be regained in some way. December 20 2024 Johnny von Einem /newsroom/news/list/2024/12/19/some-evolutionary-losses-may-not-be-lost-forever /newsroom/news/list/2024/12/20/large-hadron-collider-regularly-makes-magic A brotherly research duo has discovered that when the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) produces top quarks – the heaviest known fundamental particles – it regularly creates a property known as magic. December 20 2024 Johnny von Einem /newsroom/news/list/2024/12/20/large-hadron-collider-regularly-makes-magic /newsroom/news/list/2024/12/19/functionality-of-a-grapevine-transport-protein-defined Researchers at the ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog of Adelaide have discovered that a protein which mediates the transport of alkali metal ions, such as potassium, and halides ions across plant membranes acts similarly to a protein found in animals. December 20 2024 Johnny von Einem /newsroom/news/list/2024/12/19/functionality-of-a-grapevine-transport-protein-defined /newsroom/news/list/2024/12/18/exploring-motivations-and-barriers-for-climate-change-activists Social media posts, online petitions, writing to politicians and donating to environmental groups have been identified as popular starting points for climate activists, according to research from the ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog of Adelaide. December 19 2024 Rhiannon Koch /newsroom/news/list/2024/12/18/exploring-motivations-and-barriers-for-climate-change-activists /newsroom/news/list/2024/12/19/project-turning-food-waste-into-bioplastics-receives-award ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog of Adelaide PhD candidate Mel Nguyen was awarded at this year’s international Visualise Your Thesis (VYT) competition for her research investigating how to turn food waste into durable bioplastics. December 19 2024 Johnny von Einem /newsroom/news/list/2024/12/19/project-turning-food-waste-into-bioplastics-receives-award /newsroom/news/list/2024/12/18/university-set-to-be-test-ground-for-australias-first-lunar-rover The ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog of Adelaide will be a key partner in a project to build ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog’s first lunar rover. The ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog’s Exterres Facilities will be used as the testing ground that will expose ‘Roo-ver’ to a simulation of the harsh environment of space. December 18 2024 Crispin Savage /newsroom/news/list/2024/12/18/university-set-to-be-test-ground-for-australias-first-lunar-rover /newsroom/news/list/2024/12/18/saigenci-researchers-given-a-funding-boost Researchers from the South ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlogn immunoGENomics Cancer Institute (SAiGENCI), based at the ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog of Adelaide, have been awarded funding to further their work in prostate and pancreatic cancers. December 18 2024 Rhiannon Koch /newsroom/news/list/2024/12/18/saigenci-researchers-given-a-funding-boost /newsroom/news/list/2024/12/17/subdued-growth-for-sa-while-cost-of-living-crisis-eases South ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog’s economy grew weakly in 2023/24 as a result of capacity constraints and weak household spending growth, according to the latest SA Centre for Economic Studies (SACES) Economic Briefing Report from the ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog of Adelaide. December 18 2024 Lara Pacillo /newsroom/news/list/2024/12/17/subdued-growth-for-sa-while-cost-of-living-crisis-eases