Carbon and graphene identity
Feedstock control, synthesis, Raman, XRD, microscopy, elemental analysis, surface area and batch equivalence.
Research / collaboration
A consortium for independent capability.
INFORM seeks partners who can test the programme’s hypotheses, expose failure modes and own defined evidence packages. Collaboration is structured by work package, acceptance criteria, data rights and publication controls.
Where external expertise enters the system
Dispersion and cement science
Colloidal stability, PCE compatibility, rheology, hydration, microstructure, mechanical response and durability.
Electrical metrology
Four-electrode methods, excitation, contact resistance, polarisation, uncertainty, repeatability and environmental compensation.
DAQ and structural sensing
Instrumentation, signal integrity, controlled loading, comparator sensors, feature extraction and benchmark datasets.
Field and asset validation
Pilot design, constructability, bridge and slab use cases, digital-twin integration and asset-owner decision value.
Assurance and commercialisation
Standards, certification, LCA, TEA, procurement, IP, freedom to operate and partner commercial models.
How a collaboration moves from interest to evidence
01FitCapability, facility and independence mapped to a layer.
02ScopeQuestion, controls, samples and decision owner defined.
03AgreementWHS, IP, confidentiality, data and publication settled.
04ExecutionFrozen protocol, deviations and raw evidence controlled.
05ReviewIndependent interpretation and gate decision recorded.
What partners can expect
Negative results remain valuable
Work is framed around falsifiable questions. A failed formulation, unstable signal or uneconomic pathway is a decision-grade result when the method is sound.
Acceptance criteria precede testing
Controls, replicates, exclusions, uncertainty and success thresholds are agreed before the result is visible.
Raw data remains connected to decisions
Samples, equipment, calibration, deviations, processing and published claims retain a documented provenance chain.
IP and academic publication are planned together
Foreground IP, background IP, review periods, authorship, confidential information and publication rights are resolved in the agreement.
No implied endorsement
Listing a research organisation, researcher or facility in a capability map does not establish a partnership, approval or endorsement. Confirmed relationships must be supported by an executed agreement or public statement.
Propose a defined evidence package
Identify your organisation, facility, relevant standards, proposed work package and whether you can act independently of material or equipment suppliers.