We are an Australian Research Council (ARC) supported initiative striving to develop novel fibre technologies to facilitate more sustainable advanced manufacturing of fibre materials, and products that will provide transformational benefit to society. Working with industry partners across a broad spectrum of fibre technologies we focus on realising innovative research into next-generation solutions for reducing our environmental footprint and improving public health and wellbeing.
The recent launch of the stylish and highly effective new anti-viral face masks by Hub industry partners Xefco and HeiQ has gained media attention. Hub researchers played a key role in characterising, testing and refining the new technology, which resulted in the recent launch. The patent-pending technology developed by Xefco, MetalliX™, is the world’s first…
Hub partners, HeiQ and Xefco, have launched ground-breaking anti-viral face masks which can inactivate Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), the virus that has caused the COVID-19 pandemic, in as little as five minutes. In a major research milestone for Xefco, HeiQ and our Research Hub, the masks will incorporate new patent-pending technology, called…
Hub Chief Investigator Dr Chris Hurren has received funding from the Victorian Motorcycle Safety Levy to investigate how a rider’s clothing interacts with a road surface during a crash. This project will use the tow-bar mounted Cambridge type impact abrasion tester to evaluate motorcycle clothing samples on different road surfaces. This project aims to…
J. Zhang, B.J. Allardyce, R. Rajkhowa, X. Wang, X. Liu
S. Jiang, H. Shao, G. Cao, H. Li, W. Xu, J. Li, J. Fang, X. Wang
Y. Liang, B. Tang, A. Sharma, D. Perera, B.J. Allardyce, S. Ghosh, H.C. Schniepp, R. Rajkhowa