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Tiny fluorescent carbon dots could make cancer treatment safer and more effective
A pioneering new technique that could make light-based cancer treatment more effective and safer for patients, while reducing its cost, has been developed by researchers from the University of Sheffield.
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Marie Skłodowska-Curie Fellowship
We are pleased to welcome Dr Deepak Rajendra Unune to the Department of Materials Science and Engineering. He will be working in the Insigneo Institute for In Silico Medicine.
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Dr Hajime Kinoshita involved in research on pH levels in drinks: key to tackling the obesity crisis
Obesity and health problems caused by high sugar content in drinks can be tackled by increasing the pH level and reducing the quantity of total dissolved solids (TDS) in water, according to research from academics in our Department, Innovate UK, De Montfort University and WET Global Ltd.
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Department’s accreditations recognised as part of IoM3 150 year celebrations
The Department of Materials Science and Engineering at the University of Sheffield received an award marking 33 years of continuous accreditation from the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining.
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Dr Russell Goodall receives IoM3 award for outreach activities
Dr Russell Goodall, Reader in Metallurgy in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at the University of Sheffield, was this week awarded the Sir Colin Humphreys Education Award by the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining (IoM3).
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Materials Graduate one of four young 'Engineers of Promise' in Mexico
Materials Science and Engineering alumna Maria Guadalupe Martinez Escobedo has been identified as one of the 'Four Young Engineering Promises in Mexico', by a leading business magazine in the country.
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Sugar helps to heal diabetic wounds
A team of researchers from the University of Sheffield, COMSATS University and the Center of Excellence in Molecular Biology in Pakistan has discovered that the application of a small stable pentose sugar resulted in improved formation of new blood vessels in the treatment of diabetic wounds.
Categorised under: Research and Postgraduate
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Pushing the Boundaries of Industrialised Additive Manufacturing
The University of Sheffield is pooling the knowledge of world-leading experts from across its Faculty of Engineering and Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC) to partner in two new £33m Additive Manufacturing (AM) projects led by aerospace giant GKN Aerospace.
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Gold medal for Materials Scientist
Materials Science and Engineering undergraduate, Cherry Yeung became World Junior Powerlifting Champion, and took two world records on the way.
Categorised under: Undergraduate
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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?
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Image Competition 2019
The Annual Image Competition once again produced some stunning results. Take a look at the entries and winners and see for yourself.
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Meet the Sheffield scientist clearing up the world’s nuclear waste
Dr Claire Corkhill is on a mission to deal with the world’s nuclear waste – and get the UK to face up to its Wembley Stadium-sized problem with the issue. (External link: Yorkshire Post)
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Number 1 for Research Income
New statistics released today by the Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) show that we have overtaken Imperial College London to become the number one university in the UK for income and investment in engineering research.
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Integradde
Researchers in our departments of Materials Science and Engineering, Automatic Control and Systems Engineering, and Civil and Structural 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.
Categorised under: Research and Industry
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CDP Spring Meeting comes to Sheffield
Academics and industry leaders from across the world descended on Sheffield last week for the Spring meeting of the Center for Dielectrics and Piezoelectrics (CDP). This was the first time that the meeting was held in Europe.