
Simulation of cell seeding and cell mechanical forces in tissue engineering
A brief description of the factors which are involved in simulating various effects in tissue engineering research.
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Using polymers to reduce bacteria in wounds
A research group provide details of their work in helping wounds to heal by developing polymers that will reduce the bacterial infections
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Making cheaper solar cells using crisp packet technology
A demonstration of how using crisp packet manufactiring techniques can help prouduce cheaper solar energy.
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Every clod has a silver lining

Buckyball workshop
Professor Sir Harry Kroto shows local schoolchildren in Sheffield how to build a buckyball
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An audience with Professor Sir Harry Kroto
Staff and students at the University of Sheffield ask the Nobel Prizewinner about his life, work and science
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Nerve tissue engineering
Research staff explain how they are developing nerve guidance channels for repairing peripheral nerve injury
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Proxy War

Ground rules

Critical Zone
Professor Banwart talks about the crucial challenge for the SoilTrEC project is to understand the rates of processes that dictate soil mass stocks and their function within Earths Critical Zone (CZ)
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Fibroblasts and Oesophageal Cancer
Does the anatomical source of fibroblasts affect their behaviour within a 3D composite model of oesophageal adenocarcinoma invasion?
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Wobbly bridges, inkjets and microbubbles
A panel of 3 academics answer questions from school-children about their lives and research
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Tisue Engineering of the Cleft Palate
Overview of research that seeks to find a better intervention to correct a cleft palate
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Lost urban rivers and extraneous clean water
Adam looks at the issue of how we can reclaim water that has been lost due to rivers being culverted in the past.
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Urban River Corridors
Can we achieve all of our social, economic and environmental goals in urban river corridors?
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Sustaining Earth’s Critical Zone
Professor Banwart talks about the crucial challenge for the SoilTrEC project is to understand the rates of processes that dictate soil mass stocks and their function within Earth's Critical Zone (CZ).
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Development of Artificial Stem Cell Niches for Corneal Repair
Presentation of encouraging research being carried out at the Kroto Research Institute
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Weathering of Granitic Soils
Specifically in the Santa Catalina Mountain Critical Zone Observatory, Arizona
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Tissue engineering
The challenge of tissue-engineering - a repair material for use in pelvic floor surgery
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The social life of cells

Using polymers to detect bacteria

Making bacteria glow to aid healing

Reducing bone cell loss

Lensless imaging
John Rodenburg looks at novel ways of capturing highly enlarged images without the use of conventional lenses.
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Microscopy and Materials

Diffraction and Fourier Transforms

Why can’t we see atoms?
John talks about diffraction and the limits it puts on our ability to image atoms. Can we make an electron-microscope without lenses?
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Finding out where floods will occur
This research is about developing a computer modelling tool to help manage surface water flooding.
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Using magnetics to repair nerve damage
A novel method of guiding nerve growth after accidents and traumas. Microscopic magnetic beads can be used to give direction to nerve re-growth.
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Why not experiment on humans?
Ruth describes a variety of ways of testing medical procedures and responses to drugs without using humans by examining the limits of scientific research and exploring the benefits of using model organisms.
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