News

20 November 2020

New Network+ to help improve the sustainability of UK’s foundation industries

A new £2m project, led by the University of Sheffield, will interact with the foundation industries of glass, ceramics, metals, paper, cement and bulk chemicals to help develop a national strategy to improve sustainability.

The process of cold sintering to densify glass — Schematic illustrating the different stages of the cold sintering process (Reproduced under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License. (https://doi.org/10.1595/205651320X15814150061554)

22 October 2020

Researchers develop an energy efficient technique for densification of biocompatible glass powder.

Researchers from the Department of Materials Science and Engineering have applied a new low temperature (<250°C) processing technique to bioactive glasses which could be used to repair human tissues in a safe, sustainable way.

A picture of the periodic table with the symbol for plutonium highlighted.

15 September 2020

New processing method could help tackle UK’s huge plutonium stockpile problem

A safe, cost effective way of immobilising five tons of contaminated plutonium residues, part of the UK’s 140 ton plutonium inventory has been demonstrated by engineers from the University of Sheffield.

Experimental equipment for growing 'bone-on-a-chip'

14 September 2020

Lab-grown bone could change the way we test new medical treatments

A new technology that could be used to test new treatments for human organs and bone tissue - all whilst reducing the need for animal research - has been developed by engineers at the University of Sheffield.

Schematic of formation and coalescence of Uranium Oxide nanoclusters on magnetite.

Developments in the treatment of radioactive waste

Ongoing research from the Nuclear Materials research group continues to develop the understanding of how radioactive waste materials can be processed for long-term safe storage. Two recent developements are reviewed here.

11 January 2021

Nature paper published on a newly discovered solid state electrolyte

Research from across two University of Sheffield Engineering Departments - Materials Science and Engineering and Chemical and Biological Engineering - has revealed a new type of solid electrolyte which could be used batteries of the future.

15 December 2020

MSE Alumna receives Lady Engineer Award from the Institution of Engineers

Materials Science and Engineering alumna and Chemistry PhD student Manasi Mulay has received a Lady Engineer Award from the Institution of Engineers in her home country of India.

14 December 2020

Expert comment: Future of nuclear fusion

Following the annoucement that the UK Government is looking for a site for a prototype nuclear fusion power plant, Dr Amy Gandy helps to allay fears of communities concerned about the technology.

3 December 2020

Dr Antonia Yorkshire receives the Adam Neville PhD 2020 award

Further PhD student prize success for the Department

Recent PhD Graduate from the Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Dr Antonia Yorkshire was named as the winner of the The Adam Neville Prize, presented to the best national PhD in the field of cement and concrete.

23 November 2020