Research by scientists from Queen’s University Belfast on
ionic liquid chemistry has been named the ‘Most Important British Innovation of
the 21st Century’.
The work of staff in the Queen's University Ionic Liquid
Laboratories (QUILL) Research Centre has been named as the innovation that will
have the greatest impact in the coming Century.
QUILL fought off stiff competition from 11 other innovations
from across the United Kingdom to win the vote which was part of the Science
Museum’s Initiative on Great British past and future Innovations. This
initiative was also sponsored, amongst others, by: Engineering UK, The Royal
Society, British Science Association, Royal Academy of Engineering and
Department for Business Innovation & Skills.