Research Network for Multi-Scale Manufacturing and Characterisation

制造业一直是长期经济增长的基石。随着近年来微纳米技术的发展，制造具有多尺度功能特性的器件已成为一个核心挑战。在澳大利亚，单个研究团队对单尺度元件的制造产生了重大影响，但由于其基础设施和专业知识有限，集成的多尺度制造一直无法实现。通过专业知识和基础设施的合作和共享，拟议的研究网络将由澳大利亚制造业的主要团队和海外领先部门组成，将促进澳大利亚多尺度制造和表征的创新。

Manufacturing has always been the cornerstone of long-term economic growth. With the recent development in micro/nano-technologies, the manufacture of devices with functional properties across multiple scales has become a central challenge. In Australia, individual research teams have had significant impact on the manufacture of single scale elements, but owing to their limited infrastructure and specialised expertise, integrated multi-scale manufacturing has been unattainable. Through collaboration and sharing of expertise and infrastructure, the proposed Research Network, composed of the major Australian teams in manufacturing and leading divisions overseas, will foster innovation in multi-scale manufacturing and characterization in Australia.