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03 October 2013
From glass to Google
Vint Cerf with Professor Sir David Payne in the Zepler Institute's Silica Fibre fabrication facilities.
Copyright: University of Southampton
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• Zepler Institute launch
• More on Vint Cerf
We were privileged to host Vint Cerf, Google's Vice President and Chief Internet Evangelist as the Guest of Honour at the launch of the Zepler Institute on 12 September 2013. Vint...
04 September 2013
UK’s largest photonics and electronics centre to launch in Southampton
Professor Sir David Payne is Director of the new Zepler Institute
Copyright: University of Southampton
Related Links:
• Find out more about the Zepler Institute.
• Programme for the Zepler Launch
• Live streaming of the event from 3pm, 12th Sept 13
The University of Southampton is launching the largest photonics and electronics institute in the UK on Thursday 12...
10 July 2013
5D ‘Superman memory’ crystal could lead to unlimited lifetime data storage
Jingyu Zhang: "We are developing a very stable and safe form of portable memory using nanostructured glass."
Copyright: ORC, University of Southampton
Related Links:
• Find out more about Femtoprint
• Eindhoven University partners
• Talk to Jingyu Zhang about his work
Using nanostructured glass, scientists at the University of Southampton have, for the first time...
09 July 2013
Honorary degree for Professor Dame Wendy Hall
Professor Dame Wendy Hall in the robes of City University London
Copyright: City University
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• Professor Dame Wendy Hall
• University of Sussex honorary degree announcement
Professor Dame Wendy Hall will this week (Friday 12 July) receive the honorary degree of Doctor of Science from the University of Sussex.Dame Wendy, Dean of the Faculty of Physical Sciences and...
04 July 2013
Join us for our University Open Day
Erica will be interacting with visitors in the Mountbatten center during open days
Copyright: Electronics and Computer Science
Electronics and Computer Science (ECS) will be throwing open its doors to prospective students as part of the University of Southampton Open Days this weekend.Thousands of interested students are expected to flock to the University’s campuses in Southampton on Friday, 5 July, and Saturday, 6 July, to find out more about the wide range of programmes...
04 July 2013
Join us for our University Open Day
Elizabeth Bartlett, MPhys Physics and Astronomy student, using the University's roof-top astro-dome facilities
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• Find out more
Physics and Astronomy will be throwing open its doors to prospective students as part of the University of Southampton Open Days this weekend.Thousands of interested students are expected to flock to the University’s campuses in Southampton on Friday 5 July, and Saturday 6 July, to...

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