Weekly Seminar: Lime-Based Materials in Construction, by Dr Richard Ball
This talk will describe the different types of lime available and some of the important properties which make it more appropriate than cement for many applications, especially conservation of historic structures
Professor Fin O'Flaherty Inaugural Lecture
This professorial lecture will explore how to ensure infrastructures are fit for purpose with ideas on how to design a more cost-effective and environmentally friendly infrastructure to improve and increase its lifespan and how they can be retained which will in turn reduce the need for more costly demolition and replacement processes.
Fictional human and real robot: sharing spaces with robots (exhibition)
An exhibition depicting robots and their usage via different mediums will be on display at Bank Street Arts throughout the week of the Being Human Festival
Explore Science and Engineering @ Sheffield Hallam
Sheffield Hallam University and the Materials and Engineering Research Institute welcome the public to experience the work that we do across the sciences and engineering departments
Fictional human and real robot: sharing spaces with robots (interactive display and film screening)
The film made on 19th and 20th November will be screened on Wednesday 23 November, at Sheffield Hallam University, followed by an informal discussion
'Stretched to Extremes – Materials Which Do the Opposite of What You Expect' by Professor Andrew Alderson
Negative stiffness materials – materials that become shorter when under tension – can display extreme behaviour and are unstable in isolation.This talk will review progress around these materials and applications
'Trip the Light Fantastic: Through the Eyes of a Spectroscopist' by Professor Chris Sammon
Take a whistle-stop tour through the development of spectroscopy and meet some important names from its history, eventually arriving at infrared spectroscopy
Machine vision and embedded systems programming and implementation - CPD workshop
Details of machine vision and embedded systems programming and implementation CPD workshop at Sheffield Hallam University's Materials and Engineering Research Institute
Fictional human and real robot: sharing spaces with robots (interactive display, scriptwriting workshop and filmmaking session)
Over the course of the weekend, on the 19 and 20 November, researchers from Sheffield Hallam University's Materials and Engineering Research Institute will present an interactive display of their latest work in robot, AI and VR technology developed at Sheffield Robotics
Fictional human and real robot: sharing spaces with robots (interactive display, scriptwriting workshop and filmmaking session)
Over the course of the weekend, on the 19 and 20 November, researchers from Sheffield Hallam University's Materials and Engineering Research Institute will present an interactive display of their latest work in robot, AI and VR technology developed at Sheffield Robotics