Nanoporous solids are used as adsorbents in pollution control, desalination, industrial separations, storage of fluids and catalysis. Simulations can be used to assist in the design of better materials, and to understand the nature of the adsorption and transport processes.
The success of mRNA vaccines and cell therapies has highlighted the importance of biotechnology, and AIBN has helped kick-start the process for establishing a biomanufacturing ecosystem for Queensland.
A pilot facility at AIBN could be producing mRNA vaccines and cancer therapies for research and development within months after receiving backing from the Australian Government.
Greenhouse gas waste from factories could be turned into environmentally-friendly chemicals and fuels under an international project seeking to better understand the gene function of bacteria.
