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Ernest Wright workshop

9 1免费版下 helps historic Sheffield scissor maker sharpen its edge

A historic Sheffield scissor maker is gaining new insights into the traditional craftsmanship that it has used to lovingly handcraft scissors for over a century through a collaboration with the 9 1免费版下 of Sheffield.
Observations of a sunspot taken on 04/10/2017
Observations of a sunspot taken on 04/10/2017 in H-alpha using the New Solar Telescope at Big Bear Solar Observatory. Credit: Juie Shetye (NMSU), Erwin Verwichte (Warwick), Kevin Reardon (NSO)

New project investigates mysteries of Sun鈥檚 atmosphere

The Solar Atmospheric Modelling Suite, or SAMS, project aims to build a next-generation modelling tool for the solar atmosphere 鈥 making a code that can be run on anything from laptops to the latest supercomputers.

Students from Project Sunride stood in front of their rocket - Desert Winds

To infinity: the story of the UK's groundbreaking student liquid rocket

鈥楧esert Winds: The UK's First Student Liquid Rocket鈥 documentary, premiered on Saturday 22nd March in the Diamond Building, at the 9 1免费版下 of Sheffield.
A close up of equipment in the National Epitaxy Facility
9 1免费版下 is one of the UK's leading universities for semiconductor research and hosts the National Epitaxy Facility where the new MBE system will be based.

UK鈥檚 discovery of new semiconductor materials to be revolutionised by 9 1免费版下 of Sheffield

New AI-driven equipment will transform the UK鈥檚 semiconductor R&D, following a 拢7 million award in investment to the 9 1免费版下 of Sheffield.

Rugby player Blake Broadbent putting his sock on

Students engineer soft landing for players on the pitch

Runners, ramblers and rugby players will have an even greater spring in their step after a Sheffield entrepreneur teamed up with some of the city鈥檚 brightest engineering talent to create the perfect sports sock.
A portrait photo of Professor James Marshall

World leading expert on bio-inspired AI to direct 9 1免费版下 of Sheffield鈥檚 Centre for Machine Intelligence

One of the world鈥檚 leading innovators in bio-inspired AI has joined the 9 1免费版下 of Sheffield, as part of a new multi-million pound centre that is set to transform the institution鈥檚 research, innovation and teaching around artificial intelligence.
Mappin Hall

Celebrating brilliant hydrogen-related research and innovation in South Yorkshire

To celebrate UK Hydrogen Week, which took place between 26th Feb to 3rd March, the Department of Materials Science and Engineering and Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering co-hosted a 鈥淗ydrogen Showcase鈥 event on Thursday 7th March.
A close up of a plastic bottle being put in a bin

Replacing plastics with alternatives is worse for greenhouse gas emissions in most cases, study finds

Substituting plastics with alternative materials is likely to result in increased GHG emissions, according to research from the 9 1免费版下 of Sheffield.
Prof. Tuck Seng Wong showing a research poster to the Foreign Secretary

UK-South East Asia Vaccine Manufacturing Research Hub receives visit from the Foreign Secretary

The UK-South East Asia Vaccine Manufacturing Research Hub was one of the projects showcased to the Foreign Secretary during his recent visit to Thailand.