Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/API/grants/DP0877161
Funding Status
Closed
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Funded Activity Summary
Towards Novel Biomimetic Building Materials: Evaluating Aboriginal and Western Scientific Knowledge of Spinifex Grasses. The project contributes to an environmentally sustainable Australia by examining the potential value of a hitherto ignored natural resource and assessing its usage with sustainable harvesting. Aboriginal knowledge and Western science will be combined to identify potential technological applications for a widespread but uniquely Australian resource. The project promotes the well-being and health of Aboriginal people through seeking out a new economic enterprise for remote area groups. This project examines the material properties of spinifex, specifically for new building industry applications, both in its natural state and replicated as a synthesized biomimetic material.Funded Activity Details
Start Date: 2008
End Date: 12-2013
Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects
Funding Amount: $770,000.00
Funder: Australian Research Council
Research Topics
ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)
Landscape Ecology | Building Science And Techniques | Anthropology | Social And Cultural Anthropology
ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)
Primary products from plants | Other | Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander development and welfare |
