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McLaren to Build £50m Supercar Chassis Factory in Sheffield, UK
Feb 13, 2017Sports car maker McLaren Automotive is building a £50m chassis factory in South Yorkshire, UK, creating 200 jobs. The facility will be built at the University of Sheffield's Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC) at Catcliffe ...
Tags: McLaren, Sports car
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Ricardo, AMRC Sign MoU to Work on Powertrain Electrification Projects
Oct 11, 2016The University of Sheffield Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC) and Ricardo have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to work on powertrain electrification projects. As global specialists in transport, security, energy, ...
Tags: AMRC, MoU, Ricardo, powertrain electrification projects
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UK Researchers Develop Interactive Screens for Information Display on Paper Packages
Apr 12, 2016Researchers from the University of Sheffield have partnered with technology company Novalia to develop electronic screens and then attaching it to paper-based packaging to display information. The move is claimed to revolutionize the ...
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Direct Growth Of III-V Quantum Dot Lasers On Silicon Substrate
Mar 15, 2016Researchers in the UK have claimed the first demonstration of laser diodes grown directly on silicon that perform up to 75°C and 120°C under continuous wave (cw) and pulsed operation, respectively [Siming Chen et al, Nature ...
Tags: Quantum dot lasers, GaAs, Silicon substrate, MBE
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10 UK Universities That Attract The Most Chinese Students
Oct 28, 2015The UK remains one of Chinese students' top three destinations for studying abroad, and the growing number going there in recent years has not gone unnoticed. In January, the UK's Higher Education Statistics Authority said more first-year ...
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Xi Hails Role of Confucius Institutes
Oct 27, 2015President Xi Jinping and Britain's Prince Andrew unveil a plaque as they attend the opening of the UCL Institute of Education Confucius Institute annual conference in London on Thursday. Alastair Grant / Associated Press Classrooms make ...
Tags: Confucius Institute, cultural exchanges, business, arts
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Seren Photonics Was Awarded Third Place in The 'materials' Category
Jul 15, 2015As one of 30 finalists at the UK Royal Society of Chemistry's Emerging Technologies Competition 2015 in London on 29 June, Seren Photonics Ltd of Pencoed Technology Park, UK was awarded third place in the 'Materials' category for its ...
Tags: Seren's technology, LED
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Terry Scuoler Will Outline Industry's View of The Uk's Role in Europe
Jun 16, 2015Opening the second day of the free PDM conference, which returns to Telford on 16 and 17 June, Terry Scuoler, chief executive, EEF (the manufacturers' organisation) will outline industry's view of the UK's role in Europe. His keynote speech ...
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Seren Photonics Won an Award for Best Business and Investment Opportunity
Jun 1, 2015Seren Photonics Ltd of Pencoed Technology Park, UK, which was spun off from the University of Sheffield in 2009 with funding from venture capital firm FusionIP plc (now part of IPGroup plc), was one of six firms to win an award for best ...
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Seren Photonics Launched Its Next Generation of Semi-Polar Gan on Sapphire Templates
Mar 16, 2015Seren Photonics Ltd of Pencoed Technology Park, UK (which was spun off from the University of Sheffield in February 2010) has launched its next generation of semi-polar gallium nitide (GaN) on sapphire templates. This latest generation of ...
Tags: Seren, GaN-on-Sapphire
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Salt Intake Not Associated with Mortality or Risk for CVD and HF
Jan 23, 2015Study finds salt intake not associated with heart health risks Salt intake was not associated with mortality or risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD) and heart failure (HF) in older adults based on self-reported estimated sodium ...
Tags: salt, heart health risks, Agriculture
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Northern Ireland Is Planning to Introduce MUP for Alcohol
Dec 5, 2014Northern Ireland is planning to introduce Minimum Unit Pricing (MUP) for alcohol, in order to reduce the harmful effects caused by alcohol consumption. The move is based on a research conducted by the University of Sheffield, and ...
Tags: Alcohol, harmful effects, Agriculture
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State-of-The-Art Facilities Can Take Their Research and Development
Mar 5, 2014National and international businesses will find out how the University of Sheffield's world-class scientists and state-of-the-art facilities can take their research and development to the next level during a free networking event on ...
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The 6th Annual 2014 IEEE Green Technologies Will Be Held in Corpus Christi
Feb 27, 2014The 6th Annual 2014 IEEE Green Technologies will be held in Corpus Christi, Texas at the Corpus Christi Omni Hotel April 3-4, 2014. Sponsored by IEEE USA, IEEE Region 5, and IEEE Corpus Christi Section, and commonly referred to as IEEE ...
Tags: Green Technologies Conference, IEEE Green Technologies, IEEE
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The UK Has The Lowest Proportion of Female Engineering Professionals Across The EU States
Jan 23, 2014Held at the House of Commons, the launch event was attended by high profile representatives from industry and Government, along with educators and STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths) organisations. In the UK, fewer than one ...