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16 May 2014
Southampton researcher takes to the national stage with his physics research
Research into micro magneto-optical traps
University of Southampton Research Fellow Dr Matt Himsworth has been taking to the national stage to talk about his research into micro magneto-optical traps.Matt joined fellow researchers from around the UK at the National Physical Laboratory (NPL), in Teddington, to take part in The Ministry of Defence’s Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) event to bring to market the science behind the world’s most accurate atomic clocks and sensors.The...
14 May 2014
International Microelectronics Competition for Students
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• Email to apply
• International Microelectronics Olympiad
2014 sees the 9th Annual International Microelectronics Olympiad. Showcasing the world’s brightest and most talented young engineers, last year the Olympiad attracted over 600 participants from 22 countries.For the first year, the UK will be competing in the competition with first stage heats hosted by the school of Electronics and Computer Science at the University of Southampton on the 4th of...
08 May 2014
University consortium to develop state-of-the-art communication network
The National Dark Fibre Infrastructure Service will comprise of 800km of single mode fibre
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• Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
• Janet
Southampton's Optoelectronics Research Centre (ORC) is part of a consortium that has been awarded £2.5 million to develop a national 'dark fibre' infrastructure that will allow...
08 April 2014
Hybrid technology could make Star Trek-style tricorder a reality
Dr Themis Prodromakis with Philip King
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• Dr Themis Prodromakis
• Newbury Electronics
Scientists at the University of Southampton are aiming to develop a handheld testing device to provide same day diagnosis from a patient’s bedside.In the fictional Star-Trek universe, the tricorder was used to remotely scan patients for a diagnosis. The new device could replace the current conventional...
02 April 2014
Study into memory impedance in MIMs published in Nature
Dr Themis Prodromakis
A study led by scientists from the University of Southampton’s Nano Research Group experimentally demonstrates that metal-insulator-metal devices can concurrently function as memristors, memcapacitors and meminductors.Published in Nature’s Scientific Reports, the paper summarises that these components are concurrently modulated under voltage biasing and that meminductance is more apparent for devices of large active areas. Dr Themis Prodromakis and the team behind the study also...
01 April 2014
Southampton academics recognised as inspirational scientists and engineers
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• Professor Dame Wendy Hall
• Professor Sir Nigel Shadbolt
• Professor Sir David Payne
Three academics from the University of Southampton have been recognised by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) as inspirational scientists and engineers.Professor Dame Wendy Hall, Dean of Physical Sciences and Engineering; Professor Sir Nigel Shadbolt, Head of the Web and Internet Science Group...

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