University of Sheffield

The University of Sheffield (informally Sheffield University) is a public research university in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England

Earlier disease diagnosis with a new ultrasound method

Building direct air capture rail cars to utilize railway networks to help mitigate climate change

A 45 percent reduction in atmospheric carbon dioxide by using rock dust in agriculture in the UK

Could we be protected from cancer and dementia with a new gene therapy?

Predicting which Twitter users are likely to spread disinformation before they do it

A new variant of COVID-19 is more transmissible but doesn’t seem to make people sicker

Does intensive farming increase the risk of epidemics?

A new tool for detecting wildlife: Environmental DNA in rivers

Helping world food security by unlocking a key to photosynthesis

Scientists reveal ‘beating heart’ of photosynthesis that is responsible for significantly influencing plant growth. Study shows how an electrical reaction in protein complex cytochrome b6f provides the energy that plants need to turn carbon dioxide into the carbohydrates and biomass that sustain the global food chain. Discovery could allow experts to redesign future photosynthesis

Helping world food security by unlocking a key to photosynthesis

Creating sustainable paint from recycled plastic

Experts have managed to mimic the colour of the Cyphochilus beetle’s scales one of the brightest whites in nature Findings show the colour is created by the structure of the beetles’ scales, not by pigments and dyes By managing to replicate this structure in the lab using plastic, researchers hope to pave the way for sustainable, ultra-white

Creating sustainable paint from recycled plastic

A new compound can visualize and kill antibiotic-resistant superbugs

A new compound developed by University of Sheffield experts has killed antibiotic-resistant gram-negative bacteria, including E. coli, during tests New treatments for gram-negative bacteria are vital as they are rapidly becoming immune to current drugs Antimicrobial resistance is already responsible for 25,000 deaths in the EU each year The research could pave the way for

A new compound can visualize and kill antibiotic-resistant superbugs

Real progress in treating Crohn’s disease is possible

A clinical trial has begun which will use stem cell transplants to grow a new immune system for people with untreatable Crohn’s disease – a painful and chronic intestinal disease which affects at least 115,000 people in the UK. The study, led by Queen Mary University of London and Barts Health NHS Trust, is funded with

Real progress in treating Crohn’s disease is possible

Totally secure communications using very rapid single-photon light pulses?

The team have developed a way of generating very rapid single-photon light pulses. Each photon, or particle of light, represents a bit of binary code – the fundamental language of computing. These photons cannot be intercepted without disturbing them in a way that would alert the sender that something was amiss. Transferring data using light

Totally secure communications using very rapid single-photon light pulses?

Ingestible origami robot steered by external magnetic fields

Robot unfolds from ingestible capsule, removes button battery stuck to wall of simulated stomach. In experiments involving a simulation of the human esophagus and stomach, researchers at MIT, the University of Sheffield, and the Tokyo Institute of Technology have demonstrated a tiny origami robot that can unfold itself from a swallowed capsule and, steered by

Ingestible origami robot steered by external magnetic fields

Bee model could be breakthrough for robot development

Scientists at the University of Sheffield have created a computer model of how bees avoid hitting walls – which could be a breakthrough in the development of autonomous robots. Researchers from the Department of Computer Science built their computer model to look at how bees use vision to detect the movement of the world around

Bee model could be breakthrough for robot development

Packaging industry revolution: Interactive screens on your packages

Instead of reading a label, consumers could be interacting with an electronic screen on packaging in the future, thanks to a revolutionary new development by scientists at the University of Sheffield. The scientists collaborated with technology company Novalia to create a new way of displaying information on packaging, a move that could revolutionise the packaging

Packaging industry revolution: Interactive screens on your packages

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Solar power: Europe attempts to get out of China’s shadow
The EU wants to ramp up its renewable energy capacity but depends on the country for raw materials and technology ...
National research Network to launch new round of funding in April
Dr Peter Osborne, Director of the Innovation Launchpad Network+ and Senior Research Fellow at the University of Sheffield’s Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC) said: “The first round of the ...
Anti-age discrimination policies are failing in the workplace, says case study of UK policy
Anti-age discrimination policies are failing in the workplace, according to new research from the University of Sheffield.
Sheffield researchers use pioneering technology to exploit DNA repair in brain tumour cells to explore new treatments for glioblastoma
New research conducted by researchers at the University of Sheffield and funded by The Brain Tumour Charity aims to find weaknesses in the ability of glioma cells to repair their DNA and survive treat ...
Urban legends Sheffield: 40th Contemporary Legend Research conference will be held at city university
Experts in myths, hearsay and conspiracy theories will descend on Sheffield this summer for the nation’s leading ‘urban legend conference’.

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Fingerprint breakthrough in breast cancer detection
A team of scientists from Sheffield Hallam University has successfully developed a pioneering non-invasive method for detecting breast cancer from fingerprints, with 98% accuracy.
New ultrasound method may lead to easier cancer diagnosis
University of Galway researchers helped scientists from Harvard, Tsinghua University, and the University of Sheffield with its discovery ...
Giant meat-eating dinosaur footprint discovered on Yorkshire coastline
The study of the footprint was undertaken by independent palaeontologist John Hudson of Scarborough and his colleagues. The researchers explained: “Although dinosaur tracks from the Middle Jurassic of ...
Breakthrough drug works against all the main types of primary bone cancer
Researchers at the University of East Anglia have developed a new drug that works against all of the main types of primary bone cancer.
Scientists discover fossils of oldest known potential pollinators
Remains of earwig-like insects discovered near village of Chekarda, Russia, covered in pollen ...