Making 3D printing an accessible tool for architects
25 November 2020
An innovative 3D printing firm has secured £100,000 in funding from Innovate UK to build an automated online platform that will drastically cut the time i …
Rapid response prototyping keeps COVID clinicians safe
19 October 2020
Additive manufacturing experts at the University of Sheffield Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC) made crucial parts for a protective respirator proto …
Ground Control to major surgery
23 July 2020
Industry 4.0 technologies that once remotely guided the Mars Rover millions of miles from Earth are now being used to create a virtual reality platform to remot …
Jewel in the crown
17 June 2020
A watch-style bracelet made from ‘space glass’ that has a custom, uncut diamond in its crown could be the centrepiece of a new luxury lifestyle bran …
AM nanosatellite fuel tank design could be ‘game changer’
28 April 2020
A lightweight fuel tank for small-scale satellites has been designed and developed by metal additive manufacture engineers at the University of Sheffield Advanc …
Protective face shields 3D printed for NHS workers
16 April 2020
Thousands of protective face visors to help keep Sheffield’s frontline NHS workers safe in the fight against Covid-19 are being made by a team at the Univ …
Afghanistan veteran hails ‘game changing’ mobility device
17 January 2020
A disabled former Royal Marine Commando has hailed the sleek, space-age mobility devices, designed and prototyped at the University of Sheffield Advanced Manufa …
Satellite system getting ready for launch
21 October 2019
A former soldier in the Parachute Regiment has taken a giant leap towards creating a novel launching system using balloons to put satellites into space followin …
AMRC helps hang glider design take ‘first step forward’ in years
23 September 2019
Hang glider design could take its first significant step forward in two decades, thanks to a collaboration between the UK’s only manufacturer of the aircr …
CGI movie technology used to create Industry 4.0 Digital Operating Theatre demonstrator
10 September 2019
Technology which could ‘advance patient care and improve patient safety’ during surgery, has been developed at the University of Sheffield’s A …