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The Laboratory for Precision and Nano Processing Technologies is leading research in multi-scale manufacturing, cross-disciplinary characterisation of advanced materials, and multi-scale mechanics. The Laboratory has a strong international reputation for its research and innovation. The laboratory has been serving as a hub of research networking, international collaboration, and industry consultation, fostering effective solutions to production problems.Ìý 

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The laboratory team was the world-first to achieve a quantitative experimental verification of the molecular dynamics prediction of Si-II phase transformation at the scale of a few nanometres. More information can be found at Nanotechnology, Vol 20, 2009, pp 305705.Ìý

The laboratory team was the world-first to develop the damage-free and chemical-free technology for polishing monocrystalline silicon (see: Scripta Materialia, Vol 59, 2008, pp 1178-1181).Ìý

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• Multi-scale manufacturing from nano to macro-scales: cutting, grinding, polishing, lapping, metal forming, composite forming, moulding, process design, damage-free machining, optical lens, micro-lens arrays, micro-textured surfaces 
• Bio-manufacturing: biomechanics, biomaterials, design and fabrication of implants and prostheses 
• Nanotechnology: nanomechanics, nanomaterials, nano-surfaces, thin films, nano-wires, nanotubes, nano-composites, molecular dynamics and quantum mechanics analysis, interfaces 
• Characterisation of advanced materials: mechanical properties, stress-induced phase transformations, constitutive modelling of materials, interface properties, subsurface damage analysis, characterisation of metals, ceramics, semiconductors and particulate and fibre-reinforced composites 
• Tribology: wear and friction of materials (from nano to macro-scales including cutting tools, composites and biomedical elements) 
• Solid mechanics: stress and deformation analysis, elasticity and plasticity, molecular dynamics analysis, analytical modelling, mechanics of anisotropic materials, residual stress analysis, finite element modelling, development of numerical methods and algorithms 

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The Laboratory is equipped with:   

• 5-axis high precision turning centre 
• 7-axis ultra-precision polishing centre 
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• High temperature tribometer (up to 1000 deg C) 
• X-ray stress analyser and material property analyser (up to 1000 deg C)