Developing a fully automated analytical system for the next generation of fission-track thermochronology

该项目旨在开发革命性的新一代研究工具，用于分析地壳上部几公里处岩石的温度历史，并为成果的商业化提供新的机会。该方法将汇集和整合该领域国际发展前沿的几种快速发展的技术。 所获得的信息将包含有关地壳内部运作过程、地壳表面环境长期演变、古代大陆核的长期稳定性以及重要碳氢化合物和矿物资源形成的重要线索。

This project aims to develop a revolutionary new generation of research tools for analysing the temperature history of rocks in the upper several kilometres of the earth's crust with new opportunities for the commercialisation of the outcomes. The approach will bring together and integrate several rapidly-developing technologies at the forefront of international developments in this field. The information obtained will contain vital clues about the processes that operate within the crust, the evolution of its surface environments over long periods of time, the long-term stability of the ancient continental cores, and the formation of important hydrocarbon and mineral resources.