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Coronavirus (COVID-19) Sheffield, UK

UK modelling study finds case isolation and contact tracing vital to COVID-19 epidemic control

16 Jun 2020

In the absence of a vaccine or highly effective treatments for COVID-19, combining isolation and intensive contact tracing with physical distancing...

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Barringer Crater aerial photo

Meteorite impact turns silica into stishovite in a billionth of a second

13 Oct 2015

Simon Redfern from the Department of Earth Sciences discusses a study that has recreated the conditions experienced during the meteor strike that...

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Car2Go Electric Car Sharing

What impact will new technology have on tackling emissions?

21 Oct 2013

New research seeks to take account of the fast pace at which technology is evolving in understanding how to tackle greenhouse gas emissions.

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