News News stories Find out about the latest Physics and Astronomy news from the University of Sheffield. 28 March 2024 Dilution refrigerator which will support research into quantum technology unveiled A dilution refrigerator which can provide an ultra-low temperature environment close to zero to support research into dark matter has been unveiled in the Department of Physics. 15 November 2023 Sheffield astronomers help discover signs of life in a star’s explosive death Astrophysicists have settled the debate over the nature of a rare type of stellar explosion, thanks to a camera designed and built at the University of Sheffield. The Gamma-Ray Burst (GRB) 230307A and its associated kilonova explosion. Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, A. Levan (Radboud University and University of Warwick) 27 October 2023 Sheffield astronomers help to confirm heaviest elements in the Universe are formed in kilonovae Astrophysicists are one step closer to understanding how the heaviest chemical elements are created in the universe, thanks to a camera designed and built at the University of Sheffield. Search Students help build neutrino detector during US research trip Max Calle, Dominic Cross, and Shengtang Yi spent two weeks working at the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory. 12 August 2019 New fund aims to link 300 talented physics students with region's hi-tech business sector The University of Sheffield is part of a £490,000 project through the White Rose Industrial Physics Academy. 4 June 2019 Groovy new solar technology aims to be the future of renewable energy The new solar cell design developed by Sheffield scientists can reduce the costs of solar cell manufacture and make solar power more efficient. 3 May 2019 1 + 1 does not equal 2 for graphene-like 2D materials When graphene-like 2D materials are placed on top of each other their properties change and a novel hybrid material emerges. 8 April 2019 Revolutionary camera allows scientists to predict evolution of ancient stars Experts have been able to measure both the mass and the radius of a cool subdwarf star for the first time. 8 April 2019 Pagination First page « First Previous page ‹ Previous … Page 13 Page 14 Page 15 Page 16 Current page 17 Page 18 Page 19 Page 20 Page 21 … Next page Next › Last page Last »