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04 September 2015
Multi-million pound project to use nanotechnology to improve safety
Dr Themis Prodromakis, Nanoelectronics and Nanotechnology Group
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The University of Southampton has been awarded a multi-million grant from Lloyd’s Register Foundation to bring together some of the world’s brightest early career researchers to find new ways of using nanotechnologies to...
25 August 2015
First demonstration of matter wave technique that could cool molecules
Laser cooling technique - an end view of the vacuum chamber
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Researchers from the University of Southampton have demonstrated for the first time a new laser cooling method, based upon the interference of matter waves, that could be used to cool molecules.Our ability to produce samples of ultra-cold atoms...
12 August 2015
Quantum Quarry: Scientists unveil new technique for spotting quantum dots to make high performance nanophotonic devices
Circular grating for extracting single photons from a quantum dot. For optimal performance, the quantum dot must be located at the centre of the grating.
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• L. Sapienza, M. Davanço, A. Badolato and K. Srinivasan. Nanoscale optical positioning of single quantum dots for bright and pure single-photon emission. Nature Communications, 6, 7833 doi:10.1038/ncomms8833...
06 August 2015
International collaboration receives Charles Kao Award
Dr Francesca Parmigiani is presented with the Charles Kao Award at IEEE ICC 2015
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Researchers from the Optoelectronics Research Centre (ORC) at the University of Southampton working with the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), and other international partners, have been awarded the prestigious Charles Kao Award for Best Optical Communications...
24 July 2015
IYL 2015 Garden makes Light work of understanding science
'Garden of Light'
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The University of Southampton has joined with Elks-Smith Landscape...
22 July 2015
'Superman memory crystal' in Telegraph's ten groundbreaking University projects
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• 5D ‘Superman memory’ crystal
A glass 'memory crystal' created by researchers in the University of Southampton's Optoelectronics Research Centre has been selected by the Telegraph newspaper as one of ten groundbreaking University research projects. Coined the ‘Superman memory crystal’, the glass memory...

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