An introduction into the world of machine vision and its opportunities in the food industry - CPD workshop
Introduction into the world of machine vision and its opportunities in the food industry CPD workshop at Sheffield Hallam University's Materials and Engineering Research Institute
Thermal Management
Hallam Energy has expertise in heat transfer and thermal design, and has successfully applied their knowledge to help companies improve their products and processes and achieve a competitive advantage
Auxetic Scaffolds for Tissue Engineering
This project is a collaboration between the Biomolecular Sciences Research Centre (BMRC) and MERI, initially funded by SCH, with further funding via a SHU VC PhD scholarship matched by an external biomedical devices company. The overarching aim of the project is to develop a range of ‘auxetic’ porous scaffolds for eventual tissue engineering applications, which mimic the mechanical properties of soft tissues, promote migration, adhesion and differentiation of cells, and enable delivery of bioactive components.
Concrete testing services
The Centre for Infrastructure Management has a wide range of capabilities for testing concrete. A brief of each test we perform is given below.
Friction and wear testing facilities
The tribometer is applied to evaluate the friction and wear properties of various materials, such as hard coatings, hardened metals and ceramics, soft and solid lubricant materials.
Auxetic Materials for Sports Impact Protection
This project is focussed on developing new and improved impact protection materials and is part of a wider collaboration with the Centre for Sports Engineering Research and also Manchester Metropolitan University. A process to produce large area or volume isotropic, anisotropic and gradient one-piece auxetic foams is being developed, foams produced and characterised for their mechanical and impact response properties. Significant reductions in peak acceleration are being found for the auxetic foams relative to their conventional counterparts.
Post Occupancy Evaluation (POE)
Post Occupancy Evaluation (POE) is a method which provides a view of the occupants’ appraisal of the building and assesses how well the building matches the users' requirements. POEs are normally conducted a year after the building has been in use.
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
Intrinsically Auxetic Polymers
The programme aims to develop a truly inherent (molecular-level) synthetic auxetic (negative Poisson's ratio) polymer for real-world application. Working with the Materials and Fluid Flow Modelling group, we are extending our previous work on scaling down known macrostructures for theoretical cross-linked polymers, and understanding natural auxetic inorganic and organic crystalline nanostructures, to a fully 3D system having connectivity similar to that achievable in elastomer materials.
High Performance Computing - Beowulf Cluster
High performance computing clusters are used to solve advanced analytical, numerical and computational problems. Uses for high performance range from data storage and analysis, simulations, modelling, data mining, software development and fast mathematical calculations