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How surface chemistry is unleashing the full potential of carbon fibres

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Sally McArthur

Professor Sally McArthur named new Director of Institute for Frontier Materials

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How high-entropy alloys could offer new circular economy future

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Deakin’s Recycling and Renewable Energy Commercialisation Hub (REACH) is the latest Trailblazer university to be announced as part of a prestigious national program to address Australia’s national manufacturing priorities. The budgeted government funding will be matched with support from industry and university partners for a total value of $380 million.

Deakin secures $50m Trailblazer funding to drive green manufacturing revolution

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IFM’s success as founding partner of new CRC receiving $70m funding

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Pint of Science: Chris Hurren speaks on MotoCAP

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Composite materials researcher wins global science award

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This is an expansion of an article contributed by Assoc. Prof. Will Gates for the publication

Geosynthetic clay liners in waste management – a brief history but a promising future

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IFM’s surface chemistry and interface team has a growing body of research that is expanding the use of carbon fibres by imbuing the material with tailored functionality – from changing its colour to giving it the ability to absorb and store energy – using reliable, scalable and rapid surface modification techniques.

Pint of Science: Luke Henderson speaks on the surface chemistry of carbon fibres 

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IFM’s Dr Wren Greene, alongside Swinburne University of Technology’s Professor Simon Moulton and Dr Saimon Moraes Silva, co-invented the Universal Bionsensors (UBI) Tn Antigen cancer biosensor, which uses a ‘finger prick’ blood test to accurately measure changes to a cancer patient’s tumor status when monitoring cancer remission and reoccurence.

Study reveals immense potential of cancer test technology 

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Fibres and textiles

Curious Kids: how is fabric made?

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Masked Bee Credit: Humblebee Bio

Research collaboration developing sustainable textile coating inspired by bees

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