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Shenzhen Institute of Artificial Intelligence and Robotics for Society

The Shenzhen Institute of Artificial Intelligence and Robotics for Society (AIRS) is a research institute in Shenzhen, China, established in 2019 on the basis of CUHK-Shenzhen.

Shenzhen Picea Robotics

Shenzhen Picea Robotics (深圳市杉川机器人有限公司), formerly Shenzhen 3irobotix, is a Chinese robotics company founded in 2016 that makes robot vacuums for global brands and acquired iRobot in January 2026.

Shenzhen–Zhongshan Link

The Shenzhen–Zhongshan Link (深中通道), also called the ShenZhong Link, is a 24-kilometer cross-sea highway across the Pearl River estuary connecting Shenzhen and Zhongshan, Guangdong, opened June 30, 2024.

Shenzhou

Shenzhou (神舟, "Divine Vessel") is China's crewed spacecraft, a three-module capsule that has carried every Chinese astronaut into orbit since the country's first human spaceflight in 2003.

Shenzhou (神舟) (spacecraft)

Shenzhou (神舟), meaning "Divine Vessel," is China's independently developed crewed spacecraft, a three-module vehicle first flown in 1999 that has carried crews to the Tiangong space station since 2021.

Shenzhou 12 (神舟十二号)

Shenzhou 12 (神舟十二号) was a Chinese crewed spacecraft mission that launched three astronauts to the Tiangong space station's Tianhe module in June 2021 for a 90-day stay.

Shenzi Field

Shenzi is a deepwater oil and gas field in the Gulf of Mexico, about 120 miles off Louisiana, discovered in 2002 and producing through a tension leg platform since 2009.

Shenzi Oil Pipeline

The Shenzi Oil Pipeline is an 83-mile crude oil pipeline in the Gulf of Mexico serving the Shenzi field, in operation since 2009 and owned by Genesis Energy.

Shepherd Neame Brewery

Shepherd Neame Brewery, also known as Shepherd Neame, is an independent family brewer and pub company in Faversham, Kent, founded in 1698 and recognized as Britain's oldest brewer.

Shepherds Flat Wind Farm

Shepherds Flat Wind Farm is an 845-megawatt onshore wind farm in Gilliam and Morrow counties, eastern Oregon, built by Caithness Energy and fully operational since November 2012.

Sherburne County Plant

The Sherburne County Plant, known as Sherco, is a coal-fired power station in Becker, Minnesota, owned by Xcel Energy. It is being retired in phases between 2023 and 2030.

Sheremetyevo International Airport

Sheremetyevo International Airport, named after poet Alexander Pushkin, is Russia's largest airport and the base of Aeroflot in Khimki, Moscow Oblast, northwest of Moscow; it handled 43.4 million passengers in 2025.

Sheri Spiegal

Sheri Spiegal is an American rangeland scientist with the USDA Agricultural Research Service at the Jornada Experimental Range in Las Cruces, New Mexico, known for the manureshed framework.

SHERLOC (spectrometer)

SHERLOC (Scanning Habitable Environments with Raman and Luminescence for Organics and Chemicals) is a spectrometer on NASA's Perseverance rover, which landed in Jezero Crater, Mars, in 2021 to map organic matter and minerals.

Sherman Crab

The Sherman Crab was a British Second World War mine-clearing flail tank, an M4A4 Sherman fitted with a rotating chain drum that detonated buried mines.

Sherman Firefly

The Sherman Firefly was a British conversion of the American M4 Sherman tank, rearmed with the 17-pounder gun to defeat German Tiger and Panther tanks in 1944.

Sherritt International

Sherritt International is a Toronto-based Canadian mining company that mines nickel and cobalt in Cuba through a joint venture with the state, refining the metals in Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta.

Sherwin-Williams

Sherwin-Williams, formally The Sherwin-Williams Company, is an American paint and coatings manufacturer founded in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1866; it is the world's largest paint company by revenue, with 2025 net sales of $23.6 billion.

Sherwood H Smith Jr energy complex

The Sherwood H. Smith Jr Energy Complex is a Duke Energy Progress natural gas-fired power station near Hamlet, North Carolina, generating about 2,250 MW and operating since 2001.

Sheshnaag-150

Sheshnaag-150 is an Indian long-range loitering munition developed by Bengaluru-based NewSpace Research and Technologies, designed to fly over 1,000 km and strike with a 25–40 kg warhead as part of a swarm.

Shetland Island Regional Gas Export Pipeline

The Shetland Island Regional Gas Export Pipeline (SIRGE) is a 234 km subsea gas pipeline from the Shetland Gas Plant to the FUKA pipeline, commissioned in 2016.

Shi Jian

Shi Jian (实践, "Practice") is a Chinese satellite series for scientific and technology testing, flown since 1971 and known for debris removal and refueling demonstrations.

Shi Xue Dou

Shi Xue Dou (窦世学) is an Australian–Chinese materials scientist known for magnesium diboride superconducting wires and sodium batteries; he founded and led ISEM at the University of Wollongong from 1994 to 2019.

Shibaura Machine

Shibaura Machine (芝浦機械), formerly Toshiba Machine, is a Japanese manufacturer of injection molding machines, machine tools, and industrial robots, headquartered in Tokyo and Numazu, Shizuoka.

Shibuya Crossing (渋谷スクランブル交差点)

Shibuya Crossing (渋谷スクランブル交差点), also known as Shibuya Scramble Crossing, is a pedestrian scramble intersection outside Shibuya Station's Hachiko exit in Tokyo, established in 1973 and among the world's busiest.

Shibuya Station

Shibuya Station (渋谷駅) is a major railway station in Tokyo's Shibuya district, opened in 1885 and one of Japan's busiest hubs, serving JR East, Tokyu, Keio, and Tokyo Metro lines.

Shidao Bay nuclear power plant

Shidao Bay nuclear power plant (石岛湾核电站), also called Shidaowan, is a nuclear power station in Rongcheng, Shandong, China, whose pebble-bed HTR-PM reactor reached commercial operation in 2023.

Shield

A shield is a piece of defensive armor carried on the arm or hand to block or deflect blows, the principal defense from the Bronze Age until firearms.

Shield AI

Shield AI is an American defense technology company founded in San Diego in 2015, known for its Hivemind AI pilot software and V-BAT uncrewed aircraft.

Shield drive operation: steering, grouting and settlement control

Shield drive operation is the phase of shield tunnelling in which a tunnel boring machine is steered along its alignment, with grouting and monitoring controlling settlement.