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Tiny grooves re-shape future of solar cell manufacturing

Flexible solar cells that do not contain any scarce and expensive elements are paving the way for the development of low cost, efficient solar energy according to new research.
Artist’s impression of the dust disk and a forming planet around TW Hydrae

Dark matter and dark energy: A cosmic handshake?

New research suggests interaction may solve the expansion of the Universe
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Energy security and AI - New Government paper

Advising the Government on how Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) can be applied to the energy system.
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Major investment to establish an innovative research-community driven infrastructure for molecular biology

A new collaboration will focus on advancing technologies and aim to improve data sharing, identify gaps in research tools and techniques, provide training and skill development and share best practices in data and AI.
Professor Sir Fraser Stoddart

Tributes to University of Sheffield lecturer and Nobel prize-winning chemist

​​​​​​​Tributes from the global scientific community have been paid to a former University of Sheffield lecturer and Nobel prize winning chemist, Professor Sir J.Fraser Stoddart.