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 Unlocking a mystery of the Universe: sensitive dark matter detector comes to life Scientists at the University of Sheffield have partnered in an international research project to search for invisible dark matter particles. 8 July 2022 Materials only a few atoms thick show extreme sensitivity in interaction with light, paving the way for quantum sensing The breakthrough marks an important next step towards a new generation of quantum sensing and computing technologies. 7 July 2022 Professor David W Hughes, 1941-2022 Professor David Hughes, who was a member of staff in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Sheffield between 1965-2007, before becoming an emeritus professor, passed away on 6 June 2022. 27 June 2022 Breakthrough in quest to control light to evolve next generation of quantum sensing and computing Professor Dmitry Krizhanovskii has led on a pivotal new breakthrough in the quest to control light to evolve the next generation of quantum sensing and computing. The new study has been published in Nature Photonics. 21 June 2022 | Published by the University of Exeter One in every 50 planets may have been stolen from other stars Approximately one in every 50 planets may have been stolen from other stars in their infancy, according to a new study by Dr Emma Daffern-Powell. 25 May 2022 | Published by New Scientist (£) Pagination First page « First Previous page ‹ Previous … Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Current page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 … Next page Next › Last page Last »