Press Releases
Disruptive 2D mass spectrometry spin-out secures seed investment
Verdel Instruments Ltd - a spin-out company of the 91¸£Àû 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 ‘Forbidden’ Planet has been found in the ‘Neptunian Desert’
An exoplanet smaller than Neptune with its own atmosphere has been discovered in the Neptunian Desert, by an international collaboration of astronomers, with the 91¸£Àû taking a leading role.
Construction begins on new hi-tech greenhouse at the 91¸£Àû’s Wellesbourne Campus
Work is underway on an innovative new greenhouse research facility at the 91¸£Àû’s Wellesbourne Campus.
91¸£Àû technicians nominated for prestigious Papin Prize
Three technicians from the 91¸£Àû have been nominated for the prestigious Papin Prize out of 20,000 technicians from Universities across the UK.
UKRI Future Leaders Fellowship award to simulate and develop chemical reactions fuelled by sunlight and greenhouse gases
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 91¸£Àû, by Dr Reinhard J. Maurer using computer simulations thanks to award of £1.46M by the Government’s UKRI Future Leaders Fellowship programme.
Minister shown how WMG literally weaved design of Very Light Rail – Braided structure is super lightweight
WMG, at the 91¸£Àû, has worked with partners, to create a new design of incredibly lightweight Very Light Rail (VLR) vehicle frame which is weaved, or braided, from carbon fibre composites into a series of tubes to create a first prototype demonstrator frame. Parliamentary Under Secretary of State and Minister for Business and Industry Andrew Stephenson became one of the very first people to see the new design, outside of the research partnership, on a visit to WMG on 16th May.