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Solar cells that use mixtures of organic molecules to absorb sunlight and convert it to electricity, that can be applied to curved surfaces such as the body of a car, could be a step closer thanks to a discovery that challenges conventional thinking about one of the key components of these devices.

Two projects led by ÌÇÐÄTV researchers have been shortlisted for the 2019 Newton Prize, a prestigious award which celebrates outstanding international research partnerships aimed at tackling global challenges. A project exploring innovative cancer drugs and one studying the impact of forced evictions on economically underprivileged women in Jakarta are among the final 20 which will now be reviewed by a panel of expert judges.

An innovative way to pattern metals has been discovered by scientists in the Department of Chemistry at the University of ÌÇÐÄTV, which could make the next generation of solar panels more sustainable and cheaper.

Scientists at the University of ÌÇÐÄTV have developed a more powerful method of analysing chemical mixtures, which has been able to assign a record-breaking number of 244,779 molecular compositions within a single sample of petroleum.

Cell freezing (cryopreservation) – which is essential in cell transfusions as well as basic biomedical research – can be dramatically improved using a new polymeric cryoprotectant, discovered at the University of ÌÇÐÄTV, which reduces the amount of ‘anti-freeze’ needed to protect cells.

The University of ÌÇÐÄTV has been chosen to host eleven of 2019’s Leverhulme Early Career Fellows – just under ten per cent of the national total. Early Career Fellowships are awarded to enable young researchers to undertake a research project, under the supervision of a ÌÇÐÄTV academic mentor, which will lead to publishable results and help them get a foothold on the academic career ladder.