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A mannikin head wearing glasses that have been fitted with metamaterials so the wearer could see AR images. There is a tablet at the side of the mannikin head displaying what the wearer would see - this is showing a woman's hand holding a hologram of a unicorn.
Metamaterials could be fitted to basic glasses to enable the wearer to see AR images, such as health and safety or assistive technology information. Credit: Professor Andrea Di Falco and Dr Yuhui Gan (University of St Andrews).

University of Sheffield researchers to drive metamaterials development

Researchers from the University of Sheffield are supporting a new national roadmap to establish the UK as a world-leader in metamaterials innovation - advanced materials that could transform critical technologies.
XPRIZE Wildfire Awardees Announced

University of Sheffield team achieves 3rd place and $500,000 in the XPRIZE Wildfire competition

Experts from the School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering have been awarded a 3rd place award in the finals of the prestigious XPRIZE Wildfire Autonomous Wildfire Response competition.
Neurotech4All Shortlisted

Neurotech4All Shortlisted as Finalist for the HTN Health Tech Awards 2026: Improving Health Inequalities within Neurotechnology Research

Headshot of Zi-Qiang Zhu

Prestigious IEEE Tesla Award won by Sheffield Professor

Professor Zi-Qiang Zhu from the Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering has received the prestigious 2021 IEEE Nikola Tesla Award for outstanding contributions to the generation and utilisation of electric power.
Lab session with Y12s on EEE taster day

Taster afternoon for Electronic and Electrical Engineers of the future

Following a successful debut earlier in the year The Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering are running another Taster Session on Thursday 21st May for Y12 students who are considering their university choices.