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We don't get aliens in Sheffield

Professor Simon Goodwin responds to recent rumours about aliens in our city, sparked by the latest series of Doctor Who.

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Faster photons could enable total data security

Researchers at the University of Sheffield have solved a key puzzle in quantum physics that could help to make data transfer totally secure.

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We Are Stardust: Professor Simon Goodwin explains Carl Sagan
We Are Stardust: Professor Simon Goodwin explains Carl Sagan
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We hosted the UK's biggest physics careers fair
We hosted the UK's biggest physics careers fair
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Learn about low dimensional structures and devices
Learn about low dimensional structures and devices
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Dr Ed Daw explains the gravitational waves discovery
Dr Ed Daw explains the gravitational waves discovery
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Watch a timelapse of researchers building our optics lab
Watch a timelapse of researchers building our optics lab
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We sent a camera to the edge of space – and this is what happened
We sent a camera to the edge of space – and this is what happened
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Explore the physics of time travel from Dr Pieter Kok
Explore the physics of time travel from Dr Pieter Kok
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