News: innovation

Students’ ingenious ideas aim to improve the way we live

Vishwajit Pillay and Andy Tran pose with RooBot and JoeyBot, robots they made.

Posted on Oct 31 2022 by Crispin Savage

University of Adelaide students are showing their final year projects at Ingenuity, including a robot that mimics animal movements, improvements to lunar rover technology and a method of altering the direction of waves.

University appoints first Chief Student Entrepreneur

Sam Messina holding an Ortomi, a robot companion he co-created.

Posted on Aug 12 2022 by Crispin Savage

The University of Adelaide is the first university in South Australia to appoint a Chief Student Entrepreneur who will raise awareness of programs designed to support current students with developing their innovation skills and entrepreneurial mindset.

Fortescue Future Industries, Sparc Technologies and the University of Adelaide partner to tackle the future of clean energy

The Sparc Green Hydrogen Project will seek to further develop a process known as Thermo-Photocatalysis, which employs the sun’s radiation and thermal properties to convert water into hydrogen and oxygen

Posted on Feb 3 2022 by Elisa Black

Sparc Technologies Ltd (ASX: SPN) has entered into binding agreements with global green energy company Fortescue Future Industries Pty Ltd (an entity of Fortescue Metals Group Ltd ASX: FMG) and the University of Adelaide, forming the Sparc Hydrogen Pty Ltd Joint Venture (Sparc Hydrogen).

Local boost for agtech, food and wine start-ups

Hon David Pisoni at the launch of ThincLab Waite

Posted on Sep 19 2019 by Crispin Savage

Start-up companies in agricultural technology, food and wine are being given a guiding hand with a new business incubator launched at the University of Adelaide’s Waite campus.