Nuclear Magnetic Resonance instrument set to reveal complex structures
Warwick University is leading a consortium awarded £17m to procure the UK’s most powerful Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) instrument that will unlock complex materials and their structures.
The funds have been awarded to a consortium of six UK Universities - Warwick, Lancaster, Liverpool, Nottingham, Southampton and St Andrews - through the UKRI Infrastructure Fund.
Researchers are currently using NMR technology to improve green infrastructure by expanding their knowledge of how to make more efficient plant biofuels, and to improve batteries and solar cells. The instrument will also be used in research on anti-microbial resistance and drug design and delivery.
In a statement, Professor Steven Brown, from Warwick University's Solid State NMR Group, said: “It is exciting that Warwick has been selected as the site for this world-class NMR instrumentation. I look forward to working with the consortium partners and the UK community to deliver this world-class resource for UK science.”
Scientists from around the country will be able to use the facility along with students at Warwick and other universities who will gain experience on the NMR instrument.
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