THE UK’s most powerful nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) instrument is being created at the University of Warwick.
Deeley Construction started the work on a building which will house the 1.2 GHz NMR spectrometer.
Funded by UK Research and Innovation and will be provided by Bruker, with additional MAS probes from Pheonix.
The new single-storey building which has a magnet hall, control room and plant room is expected to be completed by 2025.
It will allow the university to carry out research in how to make more efficient plant biofuels, improve batteries and solar cells.
There are currently only seven other machines in operation across the globe.
Professor Steven Brown, department of physics at the university, said: “It is exciting that the project is becoming more concrete as the contractors move onto site to start work on the new building for the state-of-the-art 1.2 GHz NMR spectrometer, for which delivery and installation is expected to be complete by mid-2025.
“This resource for the scientific community nationally will enable applications from pharmaceuticals to solar cells, from batteries to plant cell walls.”
Martin Gallagher, managing director of Deeley Construction, said: “Our team is delivering this project in a live environment and ensuring minimal disruption to students and staff at the University of Warwick.
“This is the fourth project we have worked on at the university campus since 2020 and we are proud to work with the University of Warwick as one of its preferred contractors.
“When completed, the building will be home to an incredibly valuable scientific resource and further cement the university’s reputation as a leading research institution.”
