A team from the University of Southampton has invented a new way for designing electronic systems that incorporates the best from both analogue and digital paradigms. The approach combines the computational power of analogue with the energy benefits of digital technologies. This new model alters the current way of thinking and is destined to shape […]
Time Is Right To Capitalise On Artificial Intelligence
Just weeks after the publication of the UK government’s review of the country’s capabilities in artificial intelligence, Southampton Professor Dame Wendy Hall, co-chair of the review, says the time is right to capitalise while the time is right. Artificial Intelligence (AI) has been around for a long time as a concept but in reality, we’re […]
Boaty McBoatface Returns Home from Abyss
Researchers at the University of Southampton have captured unprecedented data about some of the coldest abyssal ocean waters on earth — known as Antarctic Bottom Water (AABW) — during first voyage of the yellow robotic submersible known as Boaty McBoatface, which arrived back in the UK last week. The team, which also involved scientists from […]
Boaty McBoatface Submersible Prepares to Dive into the Abyss on First Antarctic Mission
The team of researchers, alongside engineers from the National Oceanography Centre (NOC), will assess water flow and underwater turbulence in the Orkney Passage, a region of the Southern Ocean around 3,500m deep and roughly 500 miles from the Antarctic Peninsula. They will use one of the Autosub Long Range class of unmanned submersibles, the latest […]
Nanoantenna Lighting-Rod Effect Produces Fast Optical Switches
A team of scientists, led by the University of Southampton, have produced a fast nanoscale optical transistor using gold nanoantenna assisted phase transition. The work, published in the journal Light, Science and Applications, opens up new directions in antenna-assisted switches and optical memory. Small nanostructures that can interact strongly with light are of interest for a […]
‘Missing Link’ Found In The Development Of Bioelectronic Medicines
New research, led by the University of Southampton, has demonstrated that a nanoscale device, called a memristor, could be the ‘missing link’ in the development of implants that use electrical signals from the brain to help treat medical conditions. Monitoring neuronal cell activity is fundamental to neuroscience and the development of neuroprosthetics — biomedically engineered […]
First Demonstration Of Brain-Inspired Device To Power Artificial Systems
New research, led by the University of Southampton, has demonstrated that a nanoscale device, called a memristor, could be used to power artificial systems that can mimic the human brain. Artificial neural networks (ANNs) exhibit learning abilities and can perform tasks which are difficult for conventional computing systems, such as pattern recognition, on-line learning and […]
Atomically Thin Sensor Detects Harmful Air Pollution in the Home
Scientists from the University of Southampton, in partnership with the Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (JAIST), have developed a graphene-based sensor and switch that can detect harmful air pollution in the home with very low power consumption. The sensor detects individual CO2 molecules and volatile organic compound (VOC) gas molecules found in building and […]
Can You Detect Driverless Cars Based on Driving Behaviors?
Members of the public are being sought to take part in a new study by the University of Southampton to understand people’s perceptions of automated vehicles. Participants will be required to view a series of four to five second videos of a car (a white Tesla Model S) making lane changes, while driving down the motorway, and […]
Smart Thermostat Puts Energy Money Saving at Household Fingertips
Researchers from the University of Southampton are aiming to develop a ‘smart’ thermostat to help UK households save money on their energy bills. The prototype autonomous device allows users to control their heating based on the price they want to pay rather than setting it by temperature alone, which existing smart thermostats such as Nest, […]