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12 November 2025

Fighting crime with mass spectrometry imaging technology

Thanks to a new fingerprint analysis technique developed using mass spectrometry technology, police can discover more about the lifestyle and state of mind of a suspect.


12 November 2025

Using ultrasound to study how air pollution affects the human brain

Sheffield Multimodal Imaging Centre (SMIC) researchers are using ultrasound to study how a common air pollutant, carbon monoxide, is affecting cerebral blood flow.


12 November 2025

How our scanning technology is helping businesses get ahead

Using 3D surface imaging technology at the Sheffield Multimodal Imaging Centre (SMIC), Sheffield Hallam researchers have developed anatomical models for education, research and product development.


04 July 2024

How a new synthetic skin could help people with eczema

We're developing a synthetic infected skin to help develop new treatments for eczema sufferers, allowing cosmetics and pharmaceutical companies to test products as if they were being applied to natural human skin.


22 September 2022

Analysing pharmaceutical tablets using AFM-Raman imaging

Sheffield Hallam researchers are helping to improve the performance of pharmaceutical tablets using a new imaging method developed at the Sheffield Multimodal Imaging Centre,


25 March 2020

How transmission electron microscopy can improve product performance

Thanks to a new fingerprint analysis technique developed using mass spectrometry technology, police can discover more about the lifestyle and state of mind of a suspect.


25 March 2020

Authenticating precious stones with hi-res micro-computed tomography

Research from Sheffield Hallam has shown that hi-res micro-computed tomography can be used as a reliable authentication technique for gems and pearls.


25 March 2020

Using micro-computed tomography to examine the effectiveness of agricultural seed coatings

Researchers at Sheffield Multimodal Imaging Centre (SMIC) have examined the effectiveness of commercial seed film coatings to improve product performance and give crops a much-needed zinc boost.


25 March 2020

Using mass spectrometry and artificial skin to analyse skincare products

Labskin UK and Sheffield Hallam are helping cosmetic and pharmaceutical companies find a competitive edge by using mass spectrometry and a market-leading artificial skin model to analyse product performance.


25 March 2020

Fighting crime with mass spectrometry imaging technology

Thanks to a new fingerprint analysis technique developed using mass spectrometry technology, police can discover more about the lifestyle and state of mind of a suspect.