UK researchers will continue to gain new insights into vital high tech engineering materials and novel pharmaceuticals thanks to a new £2.7m contract to support a national research facility in the University of Warwick’s Centre for Magnetic Resonance.
The contract means that the UK 850 MHz Solid-State NMR (Nuclear Magnetic Resonance) Facility will be in operation for a further five years.
The NMR Facility, hosted at the University of Warwick and managed by a consortium of seven UK universities, allows researchers to gain a detailed understanding of the structure and motion of molecules which will help in the creation of new materials.
Further to Warwick, the consortium comprises the Universities of Cambridge, Glasgow, Lancaster, Nottingham, Southampton and St Andrews.
Since its launch in 2010 the NMR Facility has been used by researchers from 22 institutions and contributed to a diverse range of innovative research projects across many scientific disciplines, including:
Commenting on the NMR Facility’s success Professor Steven Brown, from the University of Warwick’s Department of Physics, said:
“The NMR Facility is a flagship national success for shared equipment and multi-disciplinary research. Since its launch it has contributed to a broad range of ground-breaking research and we look forward to continue doing so in the years ahead.
“NMR spectroscopy is a vital analytical tool across science. It is a powerful technique that can provide detailed information on the three-dimensional structure and dynamics of molecules in solution and the solid state.”
The contract means that the UK 850 MHz Solid-State NMR (Nuclear Magnetic Resonance) Facility will be in operation for a further five years.
The NMR Facility, hosted at the University of Warwick and managed by a consortium of seven UK universities, allows researchers to gain a detailed understanding of the structure and motion of molecules which will help in the creation of new materials.
Further to Warwick, the consortium comprises the Universities of Cambridge, Glasgow, Lancaster, Nottingham, Southampton and St Andrews.
Since its launch in 2010 the NMR Facility has been used by researchers from 22 institutions and contributed to a diverse range of innovative research projects across many scientific disciplines, including:
- Developing battery technology/fuel cells
- Safe storage for Nuclear Waste
- Pharmaceuticals
- Designing more efficient Biofuels
- Alzheimer research
- Osteoporosis and new insights into bone structure
Commenting on the NMR Facility’s success Professor Steven Brown, from the University of Warwick’s Department of Physics, said:
“The NMR Facility is a flagship national success for shared equipment and multi-disciplinary research. Since its launch it has contributed to a broad range of ground-breaking research and we look forward to continue doing so in the years ahead.
“NMR spectroscopy is a vital analytical tool across science. It is a powerful technique that can provide detailed information on the three-dimensional structure and dynamics of molecules in solution and the solid state.”
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