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UniSA Researcher March 2005

A research newsletter of the University of South Australia

Kestrel Mine Environmental Officer Lincoln Turvey monitors the movement of water through the rejects to ensure there is no off-site water contamination. Picture courtesy of Rio Tinto Coal AustraliaIndustry driven CRC cleans up contaminated sites

Cleaning up soil and groundwater contamination at sites across the nation will be given a massive boost following UniSA’s leading role in the recently announced $115 million Cooperative Research Centre for Contamination Assessment and Remediation of the Environment (CRC CARE). full story

Excercise bikeAnti-obesity research exercises the good oil

Taking a daily dose of omega-3 enriched fish oil combined with regular exercise provides significantly greater benefits in the fight against obesity than exercise or fish oil alone, a University of South Australia study shows. full story

Professor GrantSmart technology for communicating on the move

Police and other emergency services could soon have access to low cost high bandwidth communications technology while driving at high speeds using a unique digital wireless network that exploits signal processing techniques originally developed by researchers at UniSA. full story

Person watching tvResearchers say no to four commercial TV channels

A fourth commercial free-to-air television network would deliver little or no benefit for Australian viewers and erode TV’s greatest strength for advertisers, its ability to reach large audiences cost effectively and quickly, a newly released report from the University of South Australia shows. full story

 

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