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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.

Verdel Instruments Ltd - a spin-out company of the University of ÌÇÐÄTV UK – has developed new disruptive two-dimensional mass spectrometry (2DMS) technology and raised seed investment of over £230,000 from Longwall Ventures and Innovate UK.

The intricate interplay of sunlight, molecules, and metal catalyst materials that can break down greenhouse gases such as CO₂ will be explored in the Department of Chemistry at the University of ÌÇÐÄTV, by Dr Reinhard J. Maurer using computer simulations thanks to award of £1.46M by the Government’s UKRI Future Leaders Fellowship programme.