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19 April 2021

Affordable reef-safe sunscreen promised by new, more sustainable way to make zinc oxide

Dr Kyra Sedransk Campbell has discovered a new, more sustainable way to make zinc oxide which requires 95% less energy - a key ingredient in many high end health and beauty products such as sunscreens.

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14 April 2021

New sensors research to benefit healthcare and the environment

Professor Heffernan from the Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering is part of a project to develop the next generation of photonics technology that will enable rapid diagnostic medical screening.

13 April 2021

Artificial nervous system senses light and learns to catch like humans

Dr Jonathan Aitken, from the University of Sheffield's Department of Automatic Control and Systems Engineering, discusses an artificial nervous system which is able to learn to perform basic tasks.

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