CPD Training in Polymer Science and Technology. We had an excellent few days with some very positive feedback from our new 3 day Basic Polymer Science course with took place on the 21st – 23rd May 2012.  We were delighted to receive Kris Hyde from ITM Power who gave an interesting presentation on the research […]

Engineers at the University of Sheffield have developed a robust and efficient computational model to calculate the behaviour of glass-fibre-reinforced laminate (GLARE) panels subjected to blast loadings. GLARE is commonly used in aerospace and automotive applications and the new model will inform the design of lightweight, blast-resistant structures. Galal Mohamed and colleagues created a numerical […]

The University of Sheffield’s Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC) reported on June 6 that its Composite Centre is now open for business in a new facility. The facility hosts a growing range of state-of-the-art manufacturing equipment for use in collaborative research. Previously based in the original AMRC building on the Advanced Manufacturing Park, the Composite […]

Research at the University of Sheffield demonstrates a new strategy for controlling the permeability of the walls of tiny polymer capsules or polymersomes. Switching the rate at which the polymersomes take up or release their contents means that the new systems could find application as synthetic bio-nanoreactors. A team of researchers from Dresden, led by […]

Engineers at the University of Sheffield have developed a method of assisting nerves damaged by traumatic accidents to repair naturally, which could improve the chances of restoring sensation and movement in injured limbs. In a collaborative study with Laser Zentrum Hannover (Germany) published today (23 April 2012) in the journal Biofabrication, the team describes a […]