Scientists from the University of Sheffield have solved the structure of a photosynthetic protein to reveal how it converts near-infrared light into an electrical charge.
Biotechnology
Apr 4, 2018
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Farming crops with crushed rocks could help to improve global food security and reduce the amount of CO2 entering the atmosphere, a new study has found.
Environment
Feb 19, 2018
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New research published this week in Nature Plants by University of Sheffield scientists explains how plants switch from photoprotection to photosynthesis when transitioning from darkness to daylight.
Biotechnology
Jan 30, 2018
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Data from 160,000 ranked chess players and more than five million chess matches suggests that women playing against men perform better than expected based on their official chess ratings, according to a new study by the University ...
Social Sciences
Jan 30, 2018
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Scientists at the University of Sheffield have discovered that living creatures' responsiveness to changes in the environment can evolve and depends on the conditions they experienced in their past.
Plants & Animals
Dec 5, 2017
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Scientists have developed a new technique to capture images of the nucleus of a cell in unprecedented detail, paving the way for new insights into human disease and ageing.
Analytical Chemistry
Nov 14, 2017
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New insights into how animals spin silk could lead to new, greener ways of producing synthetic fibres, according to academics at the University of Sheffield.
Materials Science
Sep 20, 2017
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Astronomers at the University of Sheffield have shown that 'Planet 9' – an unseen planet on the edge of our solar system – probably formed closer to home than previously thought.
Astronomy
Sep 14, 2017
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The sun's largest solar flare in more than 12 years – and the eighth largest since modern records began in 1996 – has been captured in high detail by a team of researchers from the University of Sheffield and Queen's ...
Space Exploration
Sep 11, 2017
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Insects have much better vision and can see in far greater detail than previously thought, a new study from the University of Sheffield has revealed.
Plants & Animals
Sep 5, 2017
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