Towards Novel Biomimetic Building Materials: Evaluating Aboriginal and Western Scientific Knowledge of Spinifex Grasses

该项目通过审查迄今被忽视的自然资源的潜在价值，并通过可持续采伐评估其使用情况，为环境可持续的澳大利亚做出贡献。土著知识和西方科学将结合在一起，以确定澳大利亚广泛但独特的资源的潜在技术应用。该项目通过为偏远地区群体寻找新的经济企业，促进土著人民的福祉和健康。该项目考察了Spinifex的材料特性，特别是在新的建筑工业应用中，无论是在其自然状态下，还是作为一种合成仿生材料复制。

The project contributes to an environmentally sustainable Australia by examining the potential value of a hitherto ignored natural resource and assessing its usage with sustainable harvesting. Aboriginal knowledge and Western science will be combined to identify potential technological applications for a widespread but uniquely Australian resource. The project promotes the well-being and health of Aboriginal people through seeking out a new economic enterprise for remote area groups. This project examines the material properties of spinifex, specifically for new building industry applications, both in its natural state and replicated as a synthesized biomimetic material.