University of Sheffield

Using sound waves to move data in solid-state memory, researchers claim that this technique could markedly increase computer processing speeds while vastly reducing power consumption.

When a nerve is severed, the best form of treatment involves letting the two ends grow back into each other. Scientists at the University of Sheffield have developed a means of helping them do so, in the form of a 3D-printed nerve guidance conduit (NGC).

Researchers have developed a new prototype semi-transparent, graphene-based LED device that could form the basis of flexible screens for use in the next-generation of mobile phones, tablets and televisions.

Back in April, we first heard about a 3D-printed UAV airframe that could be fabricated within 24 hours. Its recently-announced successor now features integrated electric ducted fan motors.

Engineers at the University of Sheffield's Advanced Manufacturing Research Center have created a 3D-printed UAV airframe that's designed to minimize the amount of material needed in its construction, and that can be printed and in the air within a single day.

The P-MOB prototype electric car can travel up to 20 km (12 miles) using electricity generated by its own onboard solar cells. It has two motors and two differentials – one assigned to each axle – essentially giving it 4-wheel drive.

IBM is developing a prototype robot that’s a combination of a smartphone app and a camera/projector mounted on a robot arm, to allow supervisors and experts to have a more active presence on the job.

A vibrating helmet that uses ultrasound to detect walls and other obstacles is being designed to help guide firefighters through smoke-filled rooms.

Members of the University of Sheffield’s Maths society have devised a formula for the perfect Christmas tree

A robotic 'ferret' will help customs find drugs, weapons and people hidden in freight containers.