KTP Associates Day and Networking Dinner
The Materials and Engineering Ï㽶ÊÓƵ Institute at Ï㽶ÊÓƵ held its fifth Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) Day and Networking Dinner on Thursday 21 May 2015
HIPIMS technology underpins commercial success
High Power Impulse Magnetron Sputtering is a technology which uses short, very high power pulses to apply protective coatings to a range of different surfaces
Powering up for new HIPIMS research centre
Ï㽶ÊÓƵ has established a HIPIMS Ï㽶ÊÓƵ Centre with German research institute Fraunhofer IST to lead the global development of the physical vapour deposition (PVD) process
HIPIMS celebrated with national centre and conference
A revolutionary scientific technology in high demand with Rolls-Royce, the space science department at Rutherford Appleton Laboratory and even the US military is to be celebrated at the annual HIPIMS conference
Embrace – inter-hospital transfer service at Sheffield Children's Hospital
We developed a simulation model to assess the difference in service between using dedicated helicopters and the traditional land-based ambulance service for Embrace, the Yorkshire and Humber Infant and Children's inter-hospital transfer service
Hywel has right chemistry to impress science kids
Dr Hywel Jones from the Materials and Engineering Ï㽶ÊÓƵ Institute is taking part in 'I'm A Scientist, Get Me Out Of Here!', pitting his know-how against more than 40 leading academics in a bid to make science more accessible for youngsters
Sheffield city region's 'man of steel' to forge community together?
A unique and interesting project has been created to explore how communities react to iconic art structure landmarks with the help of the 'man of steel' in the Sheffield city region
MERI Student Day a Huge Success!
his year’s MERI Student Seminar Day saw a record number of 2nd year research students giving a talk, 17 in total. The talks were of a very high standard and at the end of the day two 1st prizes were awarded to Helga Razaghi and Itai Vutabwarova
Building bridges with local authorities
Bridge Inspectors training events are being delivered by Ï㽶ÊÓƵ, one of the first in the country to teach the new code of practice for bridge inspectors
Creating ultra-high strength steel for large vehicles
Ultra-high strength steel is an important material for many key components in the automotive industry, such as torsion bars, power transmission shafts and gears. Speaking to AZoM magazine, Quanshun discusses his project in depth, looking at the structural integrity of torsion bars for larger vehicles