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January 2012
New techniques in soil analysis aim to boost UK’s crop production
Researchers in Southampton and Nottingham can combine new techniques to accurately predict how much water roots take up from the soil, thanks to funding from the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC).
October 2011
New software tools for railway signalling and energy distribution
New tools to improve the design of embedded software systems in automated railway signalling and smart energy distribution are being developed as part of a multi-million Euro project lead by researchers at the University of Southampton.
August 2011
Simulation results computed on first generation of Iridis supercomputer contribute to superconductivty insights
Results computed using 100,000 CPU hours on Iridis 1 (2000-2002) at Southampton University are featured on the front page of the international [condensed matter and materials physics (CMMP) conference](http://www.CMMP.org.uk) .
July 2011
New Centre for Doctoral Training in Integrated Magnetic Resonance funded
A new Centre for Doctoral Training (CDT) has been set up in Integrated Magnetic Resonance (iMR). Magnetic resonance is a method involving the interaction of nuclei and electrons with strong magnetic fields and is the basis of a large number of important physical methods, including magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) and electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR).
June 2011
Nanoscale printing research supported by multiscale and multiphysics modelling
An EPSRC-funded cross-disciplinary collaboration between an experimental group in the Optoelectronics Research Centre and the a modelling group in Engineering Sciences is underway to understand and develop materials printing at the nanoscale.
May 2011
University scientists reach beyond the clouds with a mobile phone app to explore the outer atmosphere
Engineering scientists at the University of Southampton have reached above the clouds in a first-of-its-kind experiment to develop new technologies that probe the stratosphere using an unmanned vehicle
April 2011
On the right tracks... New research to improve railway efficiency
On the right tracks... New research to improve railway efficiency
March 2011
Wolfson Units launches Virtual Wind Tunnel with North Sails
The Wolfson Unit have just launched a new collaboration with North Sails, allowing sail designers to easily access modern high performance Computational Fluid Dynamic (CFD) tools and facilities.
February 2011
Results of Iridis Student Project Contest
Finalists and a winner of the first Iridis Student Project Contest are announced!
New high-energy scanner enables large-scale 3D imaging
A new high-energy, high-resolution CT scanner at the University of Southampton is helping to reveal the secrets of a prehistoric sea creature.
Engineering scientists at the University have been working with palaeontologists from Dorset County Council to x-ray a 2.4m-long fossil skull, which was unearthed on the Jurassic Coast.