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Nigel Farage triggered most abusive Twitter discussions ahead of EU election, study shows
New research, led by Professor Kalina Bontcheva from our Department of Computer Science, revealed that tweets by Nigel Farage triggered almost six times as many abusive Twitter replies than the next most replied to MEP candidate, Gavin Esler of Change UK, in the build up to May’s European election
Categorised under: Research news, Faculty news and Comment and Discussion
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From turbine blades to wedding bells
What happens to nickel-based superalloy turbine blades when they are taken out of service?... well, in this case, they get turned into tokens of love!
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Launch of new University research hub puts the UK at the forefront of a new electrical revolution
The University of Sheffield hosted leading figures from academia and industry today (Wednesday 12 June 2019) at the official launch of its new research hub, which aims to put UK manufacturing at the forefront of the electrification revolution in aerospace, energy, high value automotive and premium consumer sectors.
Categorised under: Research news, AMRC and Faculty news
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The Conversation: Car ownership could become a thing of the past
Professor Martin Mayfield and Dr Giuliano Punzo from our Department of Civil and Structural Engineering, discuss the future of car ownership and public transport in this Conversation article.
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Acoustics industry contributes £4.6 billion to UK economy, report finds
The UK’s acoustics industry contributes £4.6 billion to the economy and could help solve the grand challenges set out by the government’s industrial strategy, according to academics.
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New machine learning research could transform healthcare and energy storage
Researchers from our Departments of Chemical and Biological Engineering and Automatic Control and Systems Engineering are developing powerful machine learning algorithms that predict the structure of materials as they are created. This could lead to improvements in sensors for medical diagnostic equipment and solar cells, for example.
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Engineering Imagination
University of Sheffield to showcase activities for primary school children at Engineering Imagination event
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Northern universities to tackle transport emissions
Researchers at the University of Sheffield will be part of a new research network of northern universities aiming to find new ways to rapidly decarbonise UK transport.
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University of Sheffield number one in UK for engineering research income and investment
The University of Sheffield has overtaken Imperial College London to be the top university in the UK for income and investment in engineering research, according to new data published by the Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA).
In 2017-18, the University attracted £124 million for engineering research from a range of organisations across the world, throughout the UK and from the Sheffield City Region.
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University of Sheffield researchers work with European consortium to advance 3D printing capabilities for industry
Researchers in our departments of Automatic Control and Systems Engineering, Civil and Structural Engineering and Materials Science and Engineering are part of a €17m European consortium, developing the next generation of 3D printing technology capabilities to advance the reliability, speed and quality of Additive Manufacturing, or 3D printing, processes.
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Buzzfeed article: Researchers say many of the Brexit Party's Twitter followers aren't behaving like
Professor Kalina Bontcheva from our Department of Computer Science discusses Twitter data from Brexit Party followers which is thought to be unusual online behaviour of regular British voters in this Buzzfeed article.
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Machine learning predicts mechanical properties of porous materials
Dr Peyman Moghadam from our Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering has used machine learning techniques to accurately predict the mechanical properties of metal organic frameworks. These could be used to extract water from the air in the desert, store dangerous gases or power hydrogen-based cars. The results have been published in the inaugural edition of the Cell Press journal, Matter.
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University of Sheffield artificial intelligence expert set to supercharge UK’s AI sector
An artificial intelligence (AI) expert from our Department of Computer Science is set to help boost the growth of AI in the UK and put the country at the forefront of the industries of the future as part of an independent committee advising government on the fast-growing technology.
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AMRC Castings enhances 3D sand printing capability
As one of the first foundries to take advantage of large-scale 3D sand printing technology in the early 2000s, the AMRC Castings Group has recently enhanced both its capacity and physical envelope.
Categorised under: Research news and AMRC
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Climate change: Scientists test radical ways to fix Earth's climate
Professor Peter Styring, from the University of Sheffield's Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, discusses how carbon capture and storage can effectively recycle CO2.
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