An analytical transmission electron microscope for the investigation of functional materials, earth processes and novel condensed matter

可持续性取决于提供清洁能源、纯净水和空气，以及生产对环境影响小的消费品。 对长期影响进行建模需要了解水文地质循环。 这些技术是众所周知的高效电子、燃料电池、轻质复合材料等等，但交付并不简单。然而，很明显，在精细尺度上操作的新材料将是关键。 透射电子显微镜（TEM）指导可持续技术的发展。 澳大利亚国立大学新的TEM设施将通过加强材料研究组合，扩大材料，地质和地球科学方面的国家和国际合作，加速当前的研究。

Sustainablity depends on the delivery of clean energy, pristine water and air, and the manufacture of consumer products with small environmental footprints. Modelling long-term impacts requires an understanding of the hydro-geological cycles. The technologies are well known—efficient electronics, fuel cells, lightweight composites, and so on—but delivery is not straightforward. It is clear, however, that novel materials manipulated at fine scales will be key. Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) guides the development of sustainable technologies. The new TEM facility at ANU will accelerate current studies, by enhancing the materials research portfolio, and extending national and international collaborations in materials, geological and earth sciences.