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Are Counter-Strike players better at decision-making? Study reveals faster brain processing in expert gamers

Expert Counter-Strike players could make ideal candidates for fast-paced emergency service response jobs requiring split-second decision making, according to a new University of Sheffield study aiming to debunk myths about video games.
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Global wildlife trade involves more than double the number of species previously estimated

More than 107,000 species are used and traded worldwide, over double previous estimates, according to new research that suggests the true scale could be far greater due to major gaps in trade data
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Technician cracks 1,600-year-old mystery to replicate Roman masterpiece

The remarkable colour-changing effect observed in a famous Roman masterpiece has been successfully reproduced in quantity for the first time in 1,600 years by a University of Sheffield technician.
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.