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EEE Department part of partnership making vital improvements to offshore wind turbines

Major collaboration between universities of Sheffield, Durham, Hull and energy companies Siemens Gamesa and Ørsted has developed ways to make wind turbines more efficient, reliable, lighter and cheaper

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Changing the way we map the human brain

A new grant and collaboration for the University of Sheffield could revolutionise the way we map and understand the inner workings of our brains.
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UK’s first national 6G radio systems research facility to be established at University of Sheffield

After winning a major new equipment grant, a new facility specialising in ground-breaking 6G research will be established at the University of Sheffield
Professor John Goodenough discusses the detail of System on Chip design for a modern mobile phone as part of hid introductory lecture, 'I'll have a bag of chips with that!'
Professor John Goodenough discusses the detail of System on Chip design for a modern mobile phone as part of hid introductory lecture, 'I'll have a bag of chips with that!'

To silicon valley and back: Introducing Professor John Goodenough

Reflecting on Professor Goodenough’s 25-year round journey with the Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering at the University of Sheffield, and his introductory lecture, ‘I’ll have a bag of Chips with that!’
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EEE PhD student success in international GBSense Challenge

Talented student Xin Dong has successfully come third in the 2022 Deep Sub-Nyquist Modulation Recognition Challenge, winning a significant prize.
Female students taking part in an electronics lab during a visit to the University of Sheffield

Department collaborates with UKESF and Apple to inspire more female and gender minority students into electronics

The Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering at the University of Sheffield is running a "Girls into Electronics" event in July of this year, open to female and gender minority students from years 11-13
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National Epitaxy Facility article in Compound Semiconductor magazine – “A National Treasure: The UK’s central growth facility”

Professor Jon Heffernan, Director of the National Epitaxy Facility and Professor in the EEE Department, was interviewed by Richard Stevenson, Editor of the Compound Semiconductor Magazine, to discuss the importance of the facility.
Photograph of PhD student(Tarick Blain) performing photolithography in the department's Class 5 yellow room using the LED mask aligner.

Breakthrough Avalanche Photodiode paper published by researchers in Department

The team, led by Head of Department Professor Chee Hing Tan, has published a new paper that has been featured on the Applied Physics Letter homepage and may generate step changes in the world of optical communication and LIDAR
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3D-printed antennas developed by EEE researchers could bring 5G and 6G to remote communities

3D-printed radio antennas that could help bring stronger mobile phone signals and faster internet connections to people living in remote communities have been developed by researchers at the University of Sheffield.
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Making waves in future mobile networks

University of Sheffield researchers are involved in a successful £7.3m Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) bid to work on a project to help reduce reliance on single suppliers in the UK’s telecommunications network.
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Professor Dan Gladwin features on BBC podcast

Dan talks to 'The Climate Question' podcast about whether renewables can be used for heating