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Ultra-precise ANU coatings help power the next generation of gravitational wave detectors

Ultra-precise ANU coatings help power the next generation of gravitational wave detectors ANU researchers have developed ultra-precise optical coatings for LIGO’s specialised beamsplitters, helping improve the observatory’s ability to detect faint gravitational waves from across the universe. Researchers from The Australian National University (ANU) have engineered new optical coatings for LIGO, the global collaboration hunting

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Crafting innovation

Some research questions can only be answered once the right tools exist to study them. Innovators often ask questions that established methods are just not good enough to answer. When pushing the boundaries of existing methods, their limitations become clear., Micro- and nanofabrication enable researchers to create new and more sophisticated systems that can be

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Touching genius

From brain-mimicking circuits to self-healing sewers, Australian researchers are building the tangible technologies they once only envisioned. Across Australia, university researchers are pushing work well beyond the theoretical. Their questions demand fabrication, measurement and validation at scales where precision matters and results must endure scrutiny. Progress depends on the ability to make things, interrogate how

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ANFF-C Helps Turn Ideas to Impacts

ANFF-C helps turn breakthrough ideas into commercial success, backing early-stage ventures with funding and hands-on support. ANFF’s technology platforms have enabled many Australian research breakthroughs, but too often these discoveries remain in the lab. Moving ideas beyond proof-of-concept requires more than technical expertise. It demands funding, market insight and regulatory planning that most research teams

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Accelerating Industry-Led Innovation at ANFF

The Australian National Fabrication Facility (ANFF) empowers innovators by providing the critical infrastructure and expertise needed to turn ideas into reality. Its network of advanced capabilities supports applied R&D, enabling researchers and industry to tackle complex challenges and deliver technologies that make a real-world impact. In 2025, Cooperative Research Centres Projects (CRC-P) Grants supported ANFF

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ANFF NEXT celebrates Australian innovation

ANFF NEXT celebrates Australian innovation The Australian National Fabrication Facility is excited to share the online release of its 2025 Casebook, ANFF NEXT! The 2025 Casebook captures the momentum of forward-focused research and showcases how micro- and nanofabrication supports Australia’s future. This edition highlights achievements from ANFF clients working across critical sectors – from quantum

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Vanishing into the darkness

A revolutionary photoresist for 3D printing allows precise removal of materials post-production, enabling customisable microstructures in a printed object. In 3D printing, it may seem odd to print materials only to remove them later. However, making changes to a 3D structure after the polymer is cured, or hardened, is necessary for building more complex micro-

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