Electronically Conducting Nanofibres and Assemblies. With the use of new techniques that have just emerged in the last two years and are receiving rapidly growing interest throughout the world, this project will bring to Australia a new nanofabrication platform for making a variety of complex nanostructures. Fundamental researches on these complex nanostructures will greatly advance nanoscience. New nanotechnologies will be developed to address some world-wide challenging problems, e.g. energy ....Electronically Conducting Nanofibres and Assemblies. With the use of new techniques that have just emerged in the last two years and are receiving rapidly growing interest throughout the world, this project will bring to Australia a new nanofabrication platform for making a variety of complex nanostructures. Fundamental researches on these complex nanostructures will greatly advance nanoscience. New nanotechnologies will be developed to address some world-wide challenging problems, e.g. energy conversion and storage, chemical/biological sensing and other micro- and nanoelectronic devices. This project will bring both breakthrough science and frontier technologies for building and transforming Australian industries and help place Australia at the forefront of nanotechnology. Read moreRead less
Multifunctional Three-Dimensional Non-Crimp Fibre Preforms for Polymer Composites: Innovative High-Value Products for the Australian Textiles Industry. This project aims to develop a new three-dimensional (3D) weaving technology for fabricating multi-functional fabrics for advanced fibre-reinforced composites. 3D woven fabrics with low fibre waviness for high structural performance, integrally woven optical fibre sensors for loads monitoring and damage detection, and woven thermoplastic filament ....Multifunctional Three-Dimensional Non-Crimp Fibre Preforms for Polymer Composites: Innovative High-Value Products for the Australian Textiles Industry. This project aims to develop a new three-dimensional (3D) weaving technology for fabricating multi-functional fabrics for advanced fibre-reinforced composites. 3D woven fabrics with low fibre waviness for high structural performance, integrally woven optical fibre sensors for loads monitoring and damage detection, and woven thermoplastic filaments for self-healing aim to meet the emerging demands of industry for light-weight high-performance composites. This new technology aims to deliver to the Australian textiles and clothing industry a new capability in manufacturing carbon-fibre based fabrics as reinforcements in advanced composites, thus helping reinvigorate and realign an important Australian industry sector.Read moreRead less
Wet-Spinning Novel Multi-Functional Bio-Synthetic Platforms. The project will deliver new advanced materials for novel biomedical devices such as nanostructured electrodes and tunable drug delivery systems. It will develop a very versatile and low-cost technology that is well-suited for overcoming some of the current limitations in exploiting nanomaterials in nanoscience and biomedical industries. The research will benefit existing biomedical industries in Australia and provide opportunities for ....Wet-Spinning Novel Multi-Functional Bio-Synthetic Platforms. The project will deliver new advanced materials for novel biomedical devices such as nanostructured electrodes and tunable drug delivery systems. It will develop a very versatile and low-cost technology that is well-suited for overcoming some of the current limitations in exploiting nanomaterials in nanoscience and biomedical industries. The research will benefit existing biomedical industries in Australia and provide opportunities for new start-up companies, as well as potentially attracting biomedical industries from overseas to establish a presence in Australia.Read moreRead less
Doped Nanocrystalline TiO2 - Synthesis and application for photoreduction reactions. The proposed project aims to develop a novel photocatalyst, prepared by doping nanocrystalline TiO2 with noble metals, for use in photoreduction reactions. The ability of this photocatalyst to reduce heavy metals and its potential to generate H2 in an inert environment will be explored. The project will benefit the environment by removing toxic compounds from polluted wastewaters as well as potentially generatin ....Doped Nanocrystalline TiO2 - Synthesis and application for photoreduction reactions. The proposed project aims to develop a novel photocatalyst, prepared by doping nanocrystalline TiO2 with noble metals, for use in photoreduction reactions. The ability of this photocatalyst to reduce heavy metals and its potential to generate H2 in an inert environment will be explored. The project will benefit the environment by removing toxic compounds from polluted wastewaters as well as potentially generating substantial levels of H2 (an attractive energy source). Project outcomes include the development of an economical and cleaner process for treating waters contaminated with heavy metals and providing a valuable knowledge base from which photoreductive efficiencies can be drawn.Read moreRead less
Manufacture of precision optical components: ground-breaking through innovative constitutive modeling. It has been a worldwide challenge to make high precision optical elements using glass moulding though it is the most effective process. This project aims to develop a novel way to optimise precision glass moulding processes. The success of this research will significantly reduce the development cost and improve the quality of the moulding products.
Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment And Facilities - Grant ID: LE120100124
Funder
Australian Research Council
Funding Amount
$300,000.00
Summary
Coherent detection based characterisation facility for ultra broadband photonic and RF systems. The new infrastructure will allow detection of ultrahigh-speed optical and wireless signals. The facility adopts coherent detection based technologies providing superior performance in resolution, sensitivity, and bandwidth. It will play an important role in supporting research activities to accommodate phenomenal Internet growth.
Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment And Facilities - Grant ID: LE170100160
Funder
Australian Research Council
Funding Amount
$250,000.00
Summary
Distributed ultra-fast optical clocks for terabit/s communications. The project aims to enable experiments with full spectrum occupation for transmission over field-deployed optical fibre. Future optical communication systems will have to use the full available spectral bandwidth and advanced multiplexing and modulation to achieve ultimate data capacity over a fibre link. To realistically test such links, experiments must be performed over "real-world" fibre links. By linking three telecoms rese ....Distributed ultra-fast optical clocks for terabit/s communications. The project aims to enable experiments with full spectrum occupation for transmission over field-deployed optical fibre. Future optical communication systems will have to use the full available spectral bandwidth and advanced multiplexing and modulation to achieve ultimate data capacity over a fibre link. To realistically test such links, experiments must be performed over "real-world" fibre links. By linking three telecoms research laboratories, the project will create a close collaboration optical network that enables this research. Anticipated outcomes are the opportunity to conduct research over field-deployed fibre links and to prototype and test communication technology over real-world links, creating a simplified path to commercialisation.Read moreRead less
Tough bio-derived and biodegradable wood plastic composites. This project aims for the development of tough bio-based and biodegradable wood plastic composites (WPCs), directly addressing a key end-user demand that performance of bio-WPCs must be at least comparable with existing commercial WPCs. The project expects to generate key innovations such as developing a new, high performance, bio-based and biodegradable WPC by incorporating native spinifex-derived nano-cellulose fibres, ensuring excel ....Tough bio-derived and biodegradable wood plastic composites. This project aims for the development of tough bio-based and biodegradable wood plastic composites (WPCs), directly addressing a key end-user demand that performance of bio-WPCs must be at least comparable with existing commercial WPCs. The project expects to generate key innovations such as developing a new, high performance, bio-based and biodegradable WPC by incorporating native spinifex-derived nano-cellulose fibres, ensuring excellent, molecular-level dispersion with a novel low-cost and energy-efficient wet-mix technology. This will provide significant benefits as it will lead to new products and markets for the Australian forestry industry and for rural and indigenous Australia, maximising Australia’s competitive advantage in biomass-derived products.Read moreRead less
Gas metal arc welding process monitoring with acoustic sensing. This project aims to investigate the physical mechanisms of Gas Metal Arc Welding (GMAW) sound generation, and establish an acoustic model that correlates the acoustic signal with other wielding parameters. Key acoustic features and identification algorithms for process monitoring will be explored, and a prototype GMAW process monitoring system developed. GMAW is an arc welding process that is widely used in industry and well suited ....Gas metal arc welding process monitoring with acoustic sensing. This project aims to investigate the physical mechanisms of Gas Metal Arc Welding (GMAW) sound generation, and establish an acoustic model that correlates the acoustic signal with other wielding parameters. Key acoustic features and identification algorithms for process monitoring will be explored, and a prototype GMAW process monitoring system developed. GMAW is an arc welding process that is widely used in industry and well suited to automatic welding. The proposed monitoring method is an urgent need identified by industries for improving process control and quality. Auditory cues have been found to be critical for expert welders to adjust the weld process and to maintain quality, but the mechanisms underpinning the process are not well understood. The project will provide significant benefit to the Australian manufacturing industry’s productivity and innovation.Read moreRead less
Solar Paint: Models and Mechanisms. Organic photovoltaics (OPVs) offer the tantalising prospect of renewable solar energy from low cost flexible printed coatings. However, several key scientific obstacles must be overcome before such devices become a commercial reality. In particular, nanoscale organisation of the active materials and their deposition from benign solvents must be achieved. This project will tackle the fundamental science required to print large area devices using water-based sol ....Solar Paint: Models and Mechanisms. Organic photovoltaics (OPVs) offer the tantalising prospect of renewable solar energy from low cost flexible printed coatings. However, several key scientific obstacles must be overcome before such devices become a commercial reality. In particular, nanoscale organisation of the active materials and their deposition from benign solvents must be achieved. This project will tackle the fundamental science required to print large area devices using water-based solar paint. These exciting new materials offer the possibility of both controlling nanoscale architecture and allowing large scale OPV production via simple, well established printing techniques, thus providing the first step towards the creation of an Australian OPV industry.Read moreRead less