Re-designing materials for a circular economy
We are creating novel ways to maximise value from waste while re-designing materials with extraordinary functionality for a waste-free tomorrow.
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The Institute for Frontier Materials is a vibrant, multi-cultural research institute, graduating more than 30 PhD students a year and training 80 post-docs at any given time. Our researchers work with industry to address material challenges in the energy, mining, environment, health, transport, textiles and manufacturing sectors.
Find out moreWe are creating novel ways to maximise value from waste while re-designing materials with extraordinary functionality for a waste-free tomorrow.
Find out moreWe seek to impart materials with extraordinary functionality – materials to clean water, materials to safely power electric vehicles, materials to save energy, in short, materials that will transform society.
Find out moreIFM researchers have successfully made solid state batteries which remove the risk of batteries catching fire or exploding.
IFM researchers are investigating an alternative technology to address cost and safety issues associated with the lithium-ion batteries used in everything from mobile phones to microgrids.
The announcement of a $15m manufacturing research and development project, facilitated by the Innovative Manufacturing CRC (IMCRC), signals the future for the Australian automotive manufacturing industry.
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