GLASGOW University is to share in a multi-million-pound award to fund pioneering research at its engineering department.
The university has received a £3 million slice of £85m announced yesterday by UK Minister for Universities and Science David Willetts.
The award from the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) will support researchers with work to develop commercial micro-and nano-fabrication tools.
The project is being run in collaboration with the National Physical Laboratory, Oxford Instruments Plasma Technology, the National Microelectronics Institute and Gas Sensing Solutions. Extra funding will allow the university to buy new equipment including tools to fabricate high-performance electronic and optical devices, including transistors that are vital to the research.
It is hoped the new technology will lead to the development of more efficient power electronics, which could improve the lifespan of batteries in many consumer electronic devices.
Professor Douglas Paul, Director of the University's James Watt Nanofabrication Centre, who led the funding bid, said: "We're pleased that the EPSRC accepted our funding bid and we're looking forward to helping support the UK's efforts to become a more energy- efficient nation."
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