Water The CNST is a hub of water research with a number of significant projects including: Environmentally friendly corosion and anti-fouling protection Desalination brine discharge water montioring Novel nano-filtration technology New desalination membranes Polymeric coagulants for water treatment

Energy This research aims to innovate and improve energy technology focussing on: New approaches for harnessing energy e.g. photoactive membranes Novel materials, exploring the potential of non-silicon substrates, flexible laminated OPVs and printable diodes Improving existing device performance through unique surface characterisation techniques

Health This area uses nanotechnology to impact health reserach through: DNA genotyping for cancer diagnostics Microbial resistant coatings Medical diagnostics, looking at viruses and the detection of them Investigating the toxicity of nanoparticles and observing their interactions with drugs

Security In this field the Centre works in collaboration with Forensic Science and DSTO investigating areas such as: Highly sensitive chemical and bio sensors Fingerprinting using quantum dots Examining the struture of explosive molecules Human identification using microfluidics