News
Find out about the latest Physics and Astronomy news and events.
Search
-
HiPERCAM used to reveal violent flaring at the heart of a black hole system
An international team of astronomers, including academics from the University of Sheffield, have used state-of-the-art cameras to create a high frame-rate movie of an accreting black hole at a level of detail never seen before.
Categorised under: Research
-
Beetle scales hold secret to creating sustainable paint from recycled plastic, research shows
The structure of ultra-white beetle scales could hold the key to making bright-white sustainable paint using recycled plastic waste, scientists at the University of Sheffield have discovered.
Categorised under: Research
-
Students help build neutrino detector during US research trip
A group of University of Sheffield physics students our students got the chance to help build a new neutrino detector just outside Chicago during time off from their studies.
-
Sheffield quantum technology research gets £2.5 million funding boost
Quantum technology researchers at the University of Sheffield have received more than £2.5 million to fund projects that could revolutionise computing and communications.
Categorised under: Research
-
Sheffield physicists recognised for their distinguished service to the Institute of Physics
Professor Jamie Hobbs and Dr John Williams who have each been announced as winners of a 2019 Institute of Physics Phillips Award.
Categorised under: Awards and prizes
-
Professor Richard Jones elected to Council of the Royal Society
Professor Richard Jones will join the University of Sheffield's Professor David Beerling on the council in November.
Categorised under: Awards and prizes
This article is located in a different section of the University of Sheffield website.
-
University of Sheffield students launch UK record-breaking rocket
A team of students from the University of Sheffield have launched themselves into the record books after competing in the world’s biggest competition for student rocket engineers.
This article is located in a different section of the University of Sheffield website.
-
New fund aims to link 300 talented physics students with region's hi-tech business sector
Physics students across Yorkshire and the Midlands will be able to benefit from 300 new internship and work experience opportunities as hi-tech businesses in the region access a pool of new talent.
Categorised under: Students
-
Science undergraduates visit China as ambassadors for studying in Sheffield
A team of science students from the Univeristy of Sheffield visited China to share their experiences of studying chemistry, physics and maths at the University of Sheffield.
This article is located in a different section of the University of Sheffield website.
-
Summer placement leads to award for physics student
An undergraduate physics student is celebrating after winning the prize for best undergraduate student poster at a nuclear security detection workshop.
Categorised under: Awards and prizes and Students
-
Groovy new solar technology aims to be the future of renewable energy
An innovative new solar-cell design which has the capability to drive down costs of solar cell manufacture, has been created by scientists at the University of Sheffield and energy technology company Power Roll.
Categorised under: Research
-
ATLAS sets strong constraints on supersymmetric dark matter
Sheffield physicists as part of the ATLAS collaboration have reported two new results on searches for the lightest supersymmetric particle, which could help scientists explain dark matter.
Categorised under: Research and Feature
This article is located on a different website.
-
Revolutionary camera allows scientists to predict evolution of ancient stars
For the first time scientists have been able to prove a decades old theory on stars thanks to a revolutionary high-speed camera.
Categorised under: Research
-
Students showcase cutting-edge research at annual PhD poster event
Students from across biology, chemistry, physics, maths and psychology at the University of Sheffield shared the latest research with visitors to the annual Science Graduate School Showcase.
Categorised under: Research, Awards and prizes and Students
This article is located in a different section of the University of Sheffield website.
-
Former student creates scholarship for next generation of physicists
Physics undergraduates at the University of Sheffield will benefit from a new set of scholarships created in memory of a student who studied physics in Sheffield 70 years ago.
Categorised under: Awards and prizes and Students