Will Soutter

Innovation Lead

Will has a B.Sc. in Chemistry from the University of Durham, and a M.Sc. in Green Chemistry from the University of York. Naturally, Will is our resident Chemistry expert but, a love of science and the internet makes Will the all-rounder of the team. In his spare time Will likes to play the drums, cook and brew cider.

Articles from Will

New Report Analyzes Use of Nanomaterials in Biotechnology Applications

Research and Markets has included a new report from Elsevier Science and Technology, titled ‘Nanobiotechnology, Vol 4. Inorganic Nanoparticles vs Organic Nanoparticles,’ to its catalogue.

4 Jul 2012

Scientists Look to Nature to Solve Marine Fouling with Vanadium Pentoxide Nanoparticles

About 200 billion dollars per year is the cost incurred by the shipping industry due to the marine fouling problem.

3 Jul 2012

Researchers Demonstrate New Technique to Fabricate Flexible Supercapacitors

In a paper published in the Advanced Materials journal, Xiaodong Li and Lihong Bao, researchers from the University of South Carolina, have described a technique to convert a cotton T-shirt material into an electrical power source.

2 Jul 2012

Spectral Shape Discrimination Technique to Aid in Radiation Detection

Researchers at Sandia National Laboratories have created a new technique called spectral shape discrimination (SSD) that employs a nanoporous material called metal organic framework (MOF) for radiation detection.

2 Jul 2012

Scientists Devise Technique to Study and Control Transition of Graphite to Graphene

The transition of graphite to graphene has always been a random process. Graphene, the single-layered structure comprising carbon atoms, was first isolated at the University of Manchester by stripping off the top layer from graphite with a scotch tape.

2 Jul 2012

Zeolite Nanosheets Enhance Efficiencies in Fuel, Pharmaceutical and Chemical Industries

A breakthrough in the research carried out by engineers at the University of Minnesota could translate to huge cost savings for consumers of fuel and pharmaceutical industries. The team led by Professor Michael Tsapatsis has developed a catalyst that dramatically improves efficiency of fuel synthesis.

30 Jun 2012

ECI to Conduct Fibrous Protein Nanocomposites Conference

Engineering Conferences International (ECI) will be hosting a conference on fibrous protein nanocomposites from October 7 to 12, 2012. It is a multidisciplinary conference that turns the spotlight on the design, characterization and development of bio-nano hybrid materials that have applications in both nanomedicine and electronics.

30 Jun 2012

Chemists Employ Nanowires to Emulate Photosynthesis

Chemists at Boston College have made use of silicon nanowires to emulate a process similar to photosynthesis for collecting solar energy in order to power reactions that synthesize the basic compounds employed in two well known anti-inflammatory pain killers.

30 Jun 2012