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 New insight into bacterial surface architecture revealed The study, published in Nature, will help scientists combat antibiotic resistance with findings that overturn previous theories about the structure of outer bacterial layers. 29 April 2020 Scientists shed new light on the difference between matter and anti-matter New research by an international collaboration indicates a difference in the behaviour of neutrinos and antineutrinos. 17 April 2020 Scientists discover the first pulsating remains of a star in an eclipsing double star system Scientists from the University of Sheffield have discovered a pulsating ancient star in a double star system, which will allow them to access important information on the history of how stars like our Sun evolve and eventually die. 18 March 2020 Breakthrough made towards building the world’s most powerful particle accelerator The Muon Ionization Cooling Experiment (MICE) collaboration aims to demonstrate how to create a muon accelerator. 6 February 2020 University of Sheffield launches Quantum Centre to develop the technologies of tomorrow The new centre has been set up to revolutionise computing, communication, sensing and imaging technologies. 22 January 2020 Pagination First page « First Previous page ‹ Previous … Page 11 Page 12 Page 13 Page 14 Current page 15 Page 16 Page 17 Page 18 Page 19 … Next page Next › Last page Last »