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MAT - Dr Claire Corkhill holding simulant radioactive material

30 January 2020

Engineers develop materials that could help clean-up Chernobyl and Fukushima

Materials which could be used to help clean-up the Chernobyl and Fukushima nuclear power stations have been developed by engineers at the University of Sheffield.

Visa Isteri (left) and Dr Theodore Hanein (right) standing next to the kiln outlet at IBU-tec Weimar.

28 February 2020

Scaling up the production of eco-efficient cements made from industrial side streams

Research conducted by academics from the University of Sheffield, Department of Materials Science & Engineering, along with researchers from the University of Oulu (Finland) has allowed for the manufacture of low-carbon alternative cements.

24 January 2020

Global research institute features Sheffield academics in new report

A paper published by Sheffield academics Professor Serena Corr and Dr Eddie Cusson, and their research group is featured in the Annual Review for ISIS Neutron and Muon Source.

Dr Claire Corkhill - Reader in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering

22 January 2020

University of Sheffield engineers chosen to advise government on nuclear waste management

Two nuclear engineers from the University of Sheffield, who are renowned around the world for their research and expertise on nuclear waste, have been appointed to HM Government’s Advisory Committee on Radioactive Waste Management (CoRWM).

Scanning electron micrograph of a fracture surface of cold-sintered zinc oxide

Cold sintering best for decarbonising ceramic manufacturing

Researchers from the University of Sheffield and Pennsylvania State University have established that the cold sintering process is the ideal technique to decarbonise ceramic manufacturing.

6 March 2020

Professor Derek Sinclair receives prestigious RSC award

Professor Derek Sinclair, Professor of Materials Chemistry in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering, has been named as the recipient of the Peter Day Award by the Royal Society of Chemistry.

2 January 2020

Fabricated composite samples with attached actuator layer; a thin epoxy-ferrite actuator was attached to the composite to be used for sensing purposes.

Magnetostrictive composite inspection for structural health monitoring commended at Tech Briefs Design the Future design Contest

An idea developed by University staff has placed in the top five of the Aerospace and Defense category in the 'Create the Future' Design Contest and in the top 100 design ideas from over 1,000 entries, receiving an honourable mention.

12 December 2019

Surface Characterisation at the Most Fundamental Level: Atomic Force Microscopy comes to the Henry Royce Institute in Sheffield

The very first Nano-Electrochemical Atomic Force Microscope in Europe is now up and running at the Henry Royce Institute in Sheffield.

5 November 2019

Laser treatment of a tumour - illustration

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.

16 August 2019

Immobilising Japan’s plutonium

Our researchers have shared the latest strategies for plutonium immobilisation with visitors from the Japanese Citizens' Nuclear Information Center (CNIC).

12 August 2019

Engineers to develop new cost-effective, fluid-based methods for cooling industrial electrical machines

New thermomagnetic liquids will be developed by engineers from the University of Sheffield which could be the solution to enable cost-effective cooling of next generation industrial electrical machines.

12 August 2019

Dr Clair Corkhill with the female researcher working in her group

Academic honoured for inspirational teaching and research

Dr Claire Corkhill from the Department of Materials Science and Engineering has won the Pam Liversidge OBE Award for Engineering’ at the 2020 Inspirational Women of Sheffield Awards.

12 August 2019

Sheffield pushes the boundaries of industrialised Additive Manufacturing through new research programmes with GKN Aerospace

The University of Sheffield is pooling expert knowledge 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 - DAM and AIRLIFT.

21 June 2019