What is it?
Material systems using nanoscale control of structure, interface or composition to target macroscale function and manufacturability.
TECHNOLOGIES · ADVANCED-MATERIALS
Advanced Materials
Explore nanostructured materials through sub-technologies, performance problems, applications, research and commercial pathways.
CONTENT / PROGRAMME IN DEVELOPMENTAdvanced materials: structure to performance, performance to production
Sub-technologies
Nanocomposites; functional ceramics; 2D materials; nanoporous structures; thin films; smart and stimuli-responsive materials.
Methods / processes
Synthesis, dispersion, coating, deposition, surface functionalisation, forming, thermal processing and scale-up.
Problems addressed
Thermal management, lightweighting, barrier, wear, corrosion, conductivity, energy density and selective separation.
Measurement / characterisation
Structure, morphology, surface, chemistry, mechanical, thermal, electrical and use-condition performance are read together.
Research context
Structure–property relation, repeatability, mechanism and reliable method.
Industrial context
Manufacturability, quality control, process window, integration, cost and lifecycle.
Commercialisation context
Evidence, readiness, IP, pilot, supply chain and verified application need.