Case Studies

FLEET researchers achieved the first-ever ‘snapshot’ of Bose-Einstein condensation, the quantum state known as the fifth state of matter.

FLEET has expanded Australia’s scientific capacity by training a new generation of science leaders. Increased numbers of female STEM leaders will provide long-term benefits as role models to inspire others.

FLEET's new science-outreach tools, demonstrations, teacher resources and member-sourced, hands-on, home science experiments have helped inspire the next generation of scientists.

Building members' science-communication skills to make them self-sufficient in communicating their own scientific discoveries.

FLEET researchers achieved a world first: successfully ‘switching’ a topological material, via application of an electric field: a step towards low-energy topological transistors.

FLEET collaborations yielded liquid-metal discoveries allowing new, cheaper 'touch printing' of materials with environmental benefits including carbon-capture, water filtration, and hydrogen catalysis for alternative energy systems.

A 2023 UNSW-led FLEET study published in Nature Communications presents an exciting new way to listen to avalanches of atoms in crystals.

FLEET has strategically invested in programs designed to maximise research impact through translation, training, industry engagement and commercial outputs.

Outreach events designed to allow evaluation, assessment and measurement confirmed impact on audiences thinking critically about FLEET’s research and implications of digital energy consumption .

FLEET's ground-breaking Women in FLEET and subsequent Diversity in FLEET fellowship programs are a significant legacy towards increasing participation of underrepresented groups in STEM research.