Media

Bloomberg Zero, 2024 Zero Podcast: Shark Skin on Planes and CO2 to Extract Lithium

Bloomberg, 2024 The Sleek, Fuel-Saving Airplanes Coated with Synthetic Shark Skin

FS Sustainability, 2022 CEFC allocates $2m to airlines emissions solution developer

Renew Economy, 2022 Just a lick of paint: CEFC backs Aussie coating innovation to slash transport emissions

news.com.au, 2022 Tiny change to Australian planes could save industry $61 billion

Clean Energy Finance Corporation, 2022 Prepared for take off: Australian ingenuity to cut aviation emissions

Australian National Fabrication Facility, 2022 Case Study: ‘Sharkskin’ makes planes faster, smoother, cheaper

Australian Financial Review, 2022 Sharks on a plane! Sydney start-up plans to save airlines $61b a year

UV+EB Technology, 2020 https://uvebtech.com/articles/2020/aerospace-uv-cured-coatings-yesterday-today-and-tomorrow/

Coatings World, 2020 RadTech 2020 to Focus on End Uses, Sustainability and More

The University of Sydney, 2019 Biomimicry and polymer surfaces recreate nature for industry use

Channel 7 News Report 2018 Shark Skin inspires Aircraft Drag Reduction Surface

RadTech 2018 RadTech Emerging Technology Award Winner news report on shark skin surfaces (enabled by UV+EB Technology)

Australian Defence Magazine, November 2017 Issue, page 24 Innovation Pitchfest highlights

The University of Sydney, 2017 US Air Force energy use efficiency bolstered by our graduate

Aviation Week, 2017 U.S. Air Force Tackles Fuel-Burn Reduction On Legacy Aircraft

Technical Papers

Bilinsky et al. 2024 “Growing Riblets with Light: Rapid Prototyping of Riblet Designs, Drag Reduction Analysis and Product Lifetime Performance”, AIAA SciTech 2024 Forum (AIAA 2024-1110) https://arc.aiaa.org/doi/10.2514/6.2024-1110

Bilinsky et al. 2023 “Materials and Performance Testing of DCM Drag-Reducing Riblets for Aviation”, AIAA SciTech 2023 Forum (AIAA 2023-1762) https://doi.org/10.2514/6.2023-1762

Quinn et al. 2022 “Advancements in Drag-Reducing Riblet Film Production for Aviation and Other Applications”, AIAA SciTech 2022 Forum (AIAA 2022-0920) https://doi.org/10.2514/6.2022-0920

Bilinsky 2021 “Riblets for Aircraft Application: Material Qualification and Scale up”, AIAA SciTech 2021 Forum (AIAA 2021-0037) https://doi.org/10.2514/6.2021-0037

Bilinsky, Builth-Williams & Quinn 2020 “Curing Functional Properties into UV Coatings: Direct Contactless Microfabrication of Drag Reducing, Anti-bacterial, Anti-fouling and Optical Microstructures”, RadTech NA Conference 2020

Dvorchak, Clouser & Harbourne 2020 UV+EB Technology - 2020 Quarter 2 Aerospace UV Cured Coatings: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow 

Bilinsky 2020 “Direct Contactless Microfabrication of 2D and 3D Riblet Geometries for Drag Reduction” AIAA SciTech 2020 Forum (AIAA 2020-0310) https://doi.org/10.2514/6.2020-0310

Bilinsky 2019 "Direct Contactless Microfabrication of 3D Riblets: Improved Capability, Metrology and Durability", AIAA SciTech 2019 Forum, (AIAA 2019-1626)  https://doi.org/10.2514/6.2019-1626

Bilinsky, Wilson & Dvorchak RADTECH 2018 DCM of Drag Reducing Riblets Utilizing UV Curable Allophanate Structures 

Bilinsky & Wilson 2018 "Maturation of Direct Contactless Microfabrication for Application of Drag Reducing Riblets", AIAA 2018 SciTech Forum, (AIAA 2018-0321) https://doi.org/10.2514/6.2018-0321

Bilinsky 2017 “Microfabrication of Riblets for Drag Reduction: A Novel UV Approach Utilizing Photolithographic Methods”, Issue 2, 2017 UV+EB Technology

Bilinsky 2017 "Riblet Microfabrication Method for Drag Reduction", AIAA 2017 SciTech Forum, (AIAA 2017-0047) https://doi.org/10.2514/6.2017-0047