Materials

Materials science research aims to discover new materials and manufacturing processes to use in the next generation of medical devices, communication systems, energy production and more. At the most fundamental level, researchers are modelling the behaviours of individual atoms within complex molecules to understand their intricacies.

Computer-aided investigation of water splitting activity in 2D/2D heterostructure.

26 Sep 2024

New MXene-Based Material Unlocks Efficient Green Hydrogen Production from Seawater

Ravichandar Babarao, an Associate Professor at the Centre for Advanced Materials and Industrial Chemistry, (Associate Investigator at the ARC Centre of Excellence for Green Electrochemical Conversion

Research Highlights

09 May 2024

NCI’s HPC-AI Talent Program recipient makes breakthrough in materials discovery using LLMs

Materials

Canberra, ACT – Tong Xie, a PhD researcher at the School of Photovoltaic and Renewable Energy Engineering (SPREE), UNSW Sydney, and recipient of NCI’s 2023 HPC-AI Talent Program, has made significant

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Research Highlights

20 Feb 2023

Insights to improve the manufacture of new materials

This research highlight was originally published in NCI's 2021-2022 Annual Report. Organic semiconductors are new materials generating significant excitement among researchers and industry. They are

A visualisation of molecules, shown as reflective balls and sticks in silver, yellow, red and green, above a large expanse of purple atoms.

Research Highlights

06 Jul 2022

Battery technologies of the present and future

Chemistry

Materials

This research highlight was originally published in NCI's 2020-2021 Annual Report. Every item and process in our lives is made up of technologies, discoveries and inventions that have been combined

Research Highlights

16 May 2022

Modelling new materials for a sustainable future

Chemistry

Materials

Industrial processes and the combustion of fossil fuels have well-established detrimental impacts on public health and the environment. To help lessen these processes’ contributions to climate change

Bushfire among trees in Australia, November 2019

Research Collaborations

04 Nov 2021

NCI works with NCRIS facilities to respond to national challenges

Earth and Environmental Science

Health

Materials

Technology

NCI is one of more than 20 projects supported by the National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy (NCRIS). These projects provide vital research infrastructure for all of Australia’s

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Research Highlights

27 Apr 2021

Generating great Australian science with giant research grants

NCI Australia is proud to support incredible Australian research through the 2021 Australasian Leadership Computing Grants (ALCG). The highly competitive Grants will allow researchers to work on some

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Research Highlights

27 May 2020

New rubber creates path for greener tyres

Chemistry

Materials

THE CHALLENGE The idiom ‘reduce, reuse, recycle’ has been a part of our lives for decades. Three little words have gone on to save countless tonnes of rubbish from landfill, and remain an important

An illustration showing sheets of blue atoms connected together with rods.

Research Highlights

10 Aug 2019

New materials for future technologies

Materials

Materials scientists working at the cutting-edge of chemistry and physics need to drill down to the atomic level to properly understand the compounds they are dealing with. Materials scientists used

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Case Studies

24 Jul 2019

Materials

Materials science research aims to discover new materials and manufacturing processes to use in the next generation of medical devices, communication systems, energy production and more. At the most

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New MXene-Based Material Unlocks Efficient Green Hydrogen Production from Seawater

NCI’s HPC-AI Talent Program recipient makes breakthrough in materials discovery using LLMs

Insights to improve the manufacture of new materials

Battery technologies of the present and future

Modelling new materials for a sustainable future

NCI works with NCRIS facilities to respond to national challenges

Generating great Australian science with giant research grants

New rubber creates path for greener tyres

New materials for future technologies

Materials

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