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Worldwide experience has shown that advances in materials technology are often the absolute essence of a competitive advantage for many of today's manufacturing industries. However, many companies, especially small to medium sized enterprises, often miss out on opportunities for advancement because they simply don't have the structures and people in place to monitor the many rapidly evolving technologies available.

Now, Future Materials ensures Australian companies have access to a national materials technology network comparable to those available in the USA, Japan and Europe. In these countries it has long been the norm for engineering and technology based companies to have close working ties with universities and research institutions.

What is Future Materials?

Future Materials (a research institution-based network) connects researchers and industry in the field of advanced materials technology. It provides an independent service for industry creating a one stop shop for materials technology.

Future Materials

With links in all Australian States and Territories, regardless if your organisation is large or small or you are seeking small materials based consultancy through to linking with researchers for new applications, Future Materials is your first point of contact.

Instant access to high technology

Given the proven track record of Future Materials' partners, together with our highly skilled, experienced team of professionals, Australian companies now have easy access to the kind of services and equipment previously difficult to attain. For instance:

The scope is almost limitless, because now you have economical access to an extensive range of sophisticated equipment from Australia's leading research institutions.

How can we help you?

If you have a materials problem or project in the planning stages, a call to your local Future Materials office could well see your project's performance exceed even your highest expectations.

Future Materials News

 

Maintaining your competitive edge

I’ve attended a number of seminars on the global financial recession (no longer a crisis you will notice) and I’m getting a little frustrated on the lack of solutions being offered to industry.
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Research News
 

New barrier coating saves time and money for aluminium smelters

>A new barrier coating developed by CSIRO’s Light Metals Flagship offers aluminium smelters significant annual savings in time and money. Smelter trials indicate that the low-cost coating prevents air burn oxidation and extends the operational life of carbon anodes used in high-temperature electrolytic cells.
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Tin Tacks
 

A universal customs X-ray standard

The first international standards for testing equipment used to examine large cargo objects has been designed and developed by scientists from ANSTO and the University of Canberra. The development of these standards promise to help increase border security
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Know your material
 

Know your paint: Art world turns to synchrotron for enlightenment

Paintings are often attributed to particular artists on the basis of expert assessment of styles and materials, particularly when the work is unsigned.
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Sensational Materials
 

Printable solar cells

Monash University researchers have developed a solar cell which is thin, flexible and can be produced on a mass-scale using the same technology used to print polymer banknotes.
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A new materials research institute for Wollongong and Australia

March saw the opening of new materials science institute at the University of Wollongong (UoW). Called the Australian Institute for Innovative Materials (AIIM), the new institute is made up of two of UoW’s flagship research centres: the Institute for Superconducting and Electronic Materials and the Intelligent Polymer Research Institute.
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Tenth neutron beam instrument approved

Australia’s nuclear science research organisation, ANSTO, last month gave the green light to build a tenth neutron beam instrument – KOOKABURRA.
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Editor - David Salt