The Australian National Fabrication Facility (ANFF)

ANFF is delighted to congratulate Anastasiia Snigirova and her team on this publication! ANFF is proud to support this important research endeavor through The Australian Academy of Science and the Ukraine-Australian Research Fund, and ANFF South Australia will continue to work with her and her team in exploring the presence and impact of microplastics in the environment. #NCRISimpact #ANFFNetwork ANFF South Australia #microplastics

Welcome aboard Jeremy DiNoro! Best of luck in your new position at our ANFF-Materials UoW Hub. We are lucky to have you!

IPAS has been working incredibly hard with Optofab Adelaide and the Adelaide Botanic Garden to curate an exhibition about glass— but not as you know it! 🌐✨Our big question: How can the interaction of glass and light unlock faster internet, advanced medical diagnostics, quantum computing, and more? Find the answer in the displays, showcasing incredible glass science and research conducted at the University of Adelaide by SA Scientist of the Year nominee Prof Heike Ebendorff-Heidepriem and her team. Did you know that they are leading research to manufacture optical fibres in space? Opening Tuesday, 29 October 2024, and running until 29 April 2025, this exhibition is part of the incredible Chihuly in the Botanic Garden event. It offers visitors a chance to enjoy both the stunning Chihuly installation and learn how glass is transforming our world. In addition to the exhibition, every Wednesday in November, Prof Heike Ebendorff-Heidepriem and her team at IPAS will present during the Wednesday Wonder Science Talk series, exploring how glass is being used in truly incredible ways—from heart health diagnostics to communication and sustainability. Register for the talks here: https://lnkd.in/g3DBvQ5P Thank you to our incredible partners and sponsors for the exhibition: The Australian National Fabrication Facility (ANFF) | #NCRISImpact | Inspiring South Australia | Australian Research Council | ARC Centre of Excellence in Optical Microcombs for Breakthrough Science (COMBS) | Quantum Australia | Flawless Photonics | Maple Glass Printing | JamFactory | Karen Cunningham Glass Artist | Nick Mount | EZY-GLAS | @Quantum Australia @University of Adelaide

✨ 𝗔𝗡𝗙𝗙 𝗡𝗘𝗫𝗧 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘄𝗰𝗮𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝗔𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝘀𝘁. ✨ Are you ready to explore the future of innovation and excellence? 📖Dive right into "𝗔𝗡𝗙𝗙 𝗡𝗘𝗫𝗧" at https://lnkd.in/dcPYUdSR The Australian National Fabrication Facility (ANFF) is thrilled to announce the online release of its 2024 Casebook, ANFF NEXT! This publication embodies the excitement and potential of forward-thinking endeavours, propelling us toward innovation and excellence. The stories in this 2024 ANFF Casebook showcase the successes of some of our network’s clients. We celebrate their accomplishments and highlight the impact of their work across Australian society. These successes demonstrate how ANFF’s expansive network of fabrication tools, facilities and expertise empowers research, development and commercialisation now and into the future. 👏Join us in celebrating this inspiring collection of stories and explore the future of innovation with ANFF! 👏 #NCRISimpact #ANFFNetwork, Australian Government Department of Education, ANFF NSW, ANFF South Australia, ANFF Queensland, ANFF ACT, Optofab Adelaide, Melbourne Centre for Nanofabrication

🎉 𝗖𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗯𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗘𝘅𝗰𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗔𝗡𝗙𝗙 🎉 We are excited to announce the recipients of the 2024 Frater and Career Development Awards! This year, 11 outstanding individuals have been recognized for their commitment to advancing their knowledge, honing their skills, and pursuing new training opportunities. The Frater Awards, named in honor of Dr. Robert Frater AO, uphold his legacy of fostering technical excellence. In addition, ANFF has honored three remarkable staff members with the prestigious Career Development Award. 𝗙𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗲𝘀: • Brendan Byatt, University of Wollongong • Pradip Singha, Griffith University • Denny Yun, Flinders University • Yun H., The University of Queensland • See Yoong Wong, La Trobe University • Ricky Theodore Tjeung, Hazem A. and James Daniel (Dan) Smith, Melbourne Centre for Nanofabrication 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗿 𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗲𝘀: • Laurence Deziel, University of Adelaide • Juan (Jane) Li, University of Queensland • Derui Yin, University of Sydney ANFF CEO Jane Fitzpatrick commended this year's recipients, stating, ‘At ANFF, we count ourselves lucky to have the calibre of people we do working together in our organisation. They are the bedrock of our success. This year’s winners exemplify our staff's continuous drive to improve and ensure that ANFF continues to provide the best in innovation support.’ Congratulations to all the awardees! Your dedication and hard work are truly inspiring. 🌟 Read more about the 2024 Frater Awards at https://lnkd.in/gAxevJxc #NCRISimpact #ANFFNetwork, ANFF NSW, ANFF South Australia, ANFF Queensland, ANFF ACT, Optofab Adelaide, #CareerDevelopment #ProfessionalGrowth

🌟 Celebrating Unity and Innovation at the 2024 National Staff Forum! 🌟 We recently brought together our incredible team from 21 institutional hubs at the Adelaide Convention Centre, uniting as one community - the #ANFFNetwork. Our passionate and dedicated staff are the heart of our cutting-edge research and innovation. Their invaluable contributions drive our mission to advance micro- and nanofabrication and push the boundaries of advanced manufacturing for a brighter future. Together, we are shaping the future of technology and making a lasting impact. 🚀✨ #NCRISimpact, ANFF South Australia, ANFF NSW, ANFF Queensland, Optofab Adelaide, ANFF ACT, Melbourne Centre for Nanofabrication And much gratitude to this year's amazing sponsors - your support is critical for our success! Nano Vacuum, Evident Scientific, Tokyo Seimitsu Co., Ltd. (ACCRETECH), #Coltronics (coltronics.com.au), Embedded Logic Solutions Pty Ltd, Thermo Fisher Scientific, NanoTechnology Solutions®, Coherent Scientific, Glove Box Australia Pty Ltd, DustForge, Warsash Scientific Pty Ltd, Scitek , EV Group, Ezzi Vision Pty Ltd, Eden Lab Pty Ltd, AdNaNo-tek Company, Australian Vacuum Services, InnovoTechX

*Revive Fibres – Sustain the Future* Textiles are considered the second most common pollutant in the world and each Australian consumes nearly 27 kg of textiles annually as clothing, and 85% of them are ended into landfills. However, we can’t survive without this as clothing, and the use of textiles is increasing exponentially in every other field such as automobile, biomedical, construction, and so forth. At the Future Fibres Facility in the Institute for Frontier Materials (IFM), we’ve run a project where Australian virgin cotton was blended with Australian waste wool to fabricate the Cotton-wool blended yarns to ensure their comfortability (next to the skin), sustainability, circular economy, and minimising landfill. The colouration of cotton is a lengthy process, requires a huge amount of toxic chemicals, water, and salt, still resulting in less exhaustion of dyes. Therefore, we’ve dyed the wool fibres that don’t require toxic chemicals and salt yet contribute to more exhaustion of dye. Also, this project only requires one-third of the wool fibres to be dyed to get a variety of colours. This project has been successfully produced in both sample and bulk quantity and sent to the fabric manufacturing industry to fabricate both woven and knitted garments. This project supports IFM’s vision and research themes as well as creates an opportunity for Australia to revive its very own Textile industry from spinning to garment manufacturing to see the tag on the clothing “Made in Australia”. This project is a collaborative work and proudly funded by Country Road Group Climate Fund, Cotton and Wool from #fullcirclefibres and Michell Wool Pty Ltd Spinning at the Institute for Frontier Materials, Deakin University, Dyeing and Weaving by LoomTex, Knitting by KNOVUS and TOPKNIT. Institute for Frontier Materials, Deakin University Christopher Hurren Dylan Hegh Meriel Chamberlin Samantha V. Michell Wool Pty Ltd Jane Fitzpatrick The Australian National Fabrication Facility (ANFF)

📣 Exciting Opportunity: Communications Officer (ANFF South Australia Node) 📣 Are you passionate about communications and looking to make a significant impact in the field? Join the Australian National Fabrication Facility (ANFF-SA Node) at the Future Industries Institute, University of South Australia Mawson Lakes campus! We’re seeking a creative and dynamic Communications Officer to develop impactful marketing and communication strategies that promote cutting-edge research in nanotechnology and advanced materials. Key Highlights:  Location: Adelaide, South Australia Part-time (0.6 FTE), fixed-term role until June 2028  Salary: $76,304 p.a. (pro rata) + 17% super  Flexible work conditions  Apply by Wednesday 23 October 2024 🌟 Ready to take the next step in your career? Click the link below to learn more and apply today! 👇  https://bit.ly/ANFF-SA #NCRISimpact #ANFFNetwork #CommunicationsOfficer #CareerOpportunity https://lnkd.in/gfMk_9TD

Congratulations to Flawless Photonics and our team at Optofab Adelaide for this record-breaking work. We can't wait to see what these 'space fibres' can do. #NCRISimpact #ANFFNetwork Yunle Wei, Alson Ng, Heike Ebendorff-Heidepriem, Ka Wu, #OpticalFibre #Microgravity https://lnkd.in/gedBA9Qi

The Australian National Fabrication Facility (ANFF) extends our heartfelt gratitude to our growing group of generous Silver Sponsors for making our October 2024 National Staff Forum possible. We are truly appreciative of your contribution! NanoTechnology Solutions® Coherent Scientific Glove Box Australia Pty Ltd DustForge Warsash Scientific Pty Ltd Scitek EV Group Ezzi Vision Pty Ltd Eden Lab Pty Ltd AdNaNo-tek Company For more information about our wonderful sponsors, visit https://lnkd.in/gKMwxQSh #NCRISimpact #ANFFNetwork #teambuilding #nanotechnology #ThankYou