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Researchers find hidden in-between materials that could improve batteries and solar fuels

As of October 2026: Collaborating institution; contributed to analysis of material properties

Chemists at the University of Warwick and the University of Birmingham found that materials which briefly form during heating can have useful properties of their own. The team captured a new form of bismuth vanadate, a compound studied for solar hydrogen production, with a different atomic structure and a larger band gap than any known version.

Updated Oct 12

At-home urine test spots bladder cancer in nine of ten NHS cases

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As of September 2026: Led the multicenter clinical study validating GALEAS Bladder

A urine test patients can take at home caught more than nine in ten bladder cancers in an NHS trial of 964 patients. The GALEAS Bladder test detected all muscle-invasive cancers and carried a 99.3% chance the patient was clear when it returned a negative result.

Updated Sep 8