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Catalysing sustainable fuel production: Investigation details promising methods for converting CO₂ to methanol

13th February 2026

Producing methanol from waste CO2 could be a powerful tool in the effort to reduce our carbon emissions. The methanol produced from this process can then itself be...

Boiling Point: New invention to study vapour plumes in metal manufacturing

19th December 2025

Scientists from University College London (UCL) and the Central Laser Facility (STFC) have worked together to invent new instrumentation and methods to study vapour plumes during metal additive...

Study finds that material defects help with atmospheric CO₂ capture

1st September 2025

A team of chemists from the UK Catalysis Hub and the University of Salford have studied materials at the molecular level to find out how defects in copper...

Materials scientists receive accolades from Royal Society of Chemistry

27th June 2025

Material scientists working at Research Complex at Harwell have been recognized for their outstanding work by the Royal Society of Chemistry.

Research Complex to underpin world-first AI drug discovery project

24th June 2025

Diamond Light Source and the University of Oxford’s Department of Statistics have announced a major new collaboration with £8 million of funding from DSIT.

UK Catalysis Hub III launches with £12.5m EPSRC investment

3rd March 2025

The UK Catalysis Hub is set to launch its third phase, with further investment over seven years from the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) and other...

New methods identify preservation fluids in artefacts without opening them

21st February 2025

Research teams have developed a new approach to identifying the chemical composition of preservation fluids in historic jars without opening them.

New lasers to advance materials research in UCL & IPG Photonics partnership

10th December 2024

IPG Photonics and University College London have reached a major milestone in their strategic research partnership. In November state-of-the-art high-power lasers, laser depth dynamics, and their auxiliary equipment...

Researcher Spotlight: Arthur Graf and the Harwell Heritage Network

5th November 2024

To celebrate the launch of the Harwell Heritage Network, we sat down with co-founder Arthur Graf, to find out more about the project and the world of Heritage...

Supercharging the future: Optimising the sulphur/carbon balance for new batteries

9th October 2024

Batteries are a major focus for researchers trying to move away from polluting fossil fuels. From green transport to storing the energy produced by wind turbines, batteries are...

New roles created to investigate cellular RNA metabolism

1st August 2024

Professor Laura Spagnolo is set to expand her group at Research Complex, having won a new grant from the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) to explore...

Student Spotlight: Meet Chloe Seddon

12th April 2024

Chloe joined Research Complex as a doctoral candidate in 2020 with the Beis Group. This week as she...