http://www.southampton.ac.uk/ses/news/latest.shtml Press releases en-gb Copyright University of Southampton, http://www.southampton.ac.uk/inf/copyright.html Thu Feb 25 16:07:08 +0000 2010 Information Systems Services, Interwoven TeamSite http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.southampton.ac.uk/img/furniture/rss_logo.png http://www.southampton.ac.uk/ses/news/latest.shtml 144 31 http://www.southampton.ac.uk/ses/news/2010/Feb10/vancouver_2010_winter_olympics.shtml We congratulate Amy Williams on becoming Bob Skeleton 2010 Olympic Champion in Vancouver. http://www.southampton.ac.uk/ses/news/2010/Feb10/fantasticforcesproject.shtml An innovative project will see Year 8 Salisbury High School students working with researchers from University of Southampton and staff from the Nuffield Theatre. The project aims to engage and inspire students into Science and Engineering by highlighting the link between Science and the Arts through interactive workshops and hands-on design challenges. http://www.southampton.ac.uk/ses/news/stories/tomography_centre.html A new £2.2M Centre for Multi-disciplinary Computer Assisted Tomography led by Professor Ian Sinclair, is to be included within the facilities at the University of Southampton. Over 40 academics, drawn from almost half of the departments of the University are committed to this initiative. Four core themes are identified in Engineering, Biomedical, Archaeological and Environmental Science, addressing many critical current human needs in areas such as energy, climate change and the origins of lifelong health. The centre will provide for the entire imaging process for samples of the order of an ant's head to a car engine. http://www.southampton.ac.uk/ses/news/stories/titanate_titania_nanotubes_book.html A book entitled’ Titanate and Titania Nanotubes -Synthesis, Properties and Applications’ has recently been published by RSC Publishing, authored by Dr Dmitry Bavykin and Professor Frank Walsh. This exciting new book is a unique compilation of data from a wide range of chemical and spectroscopic instrumentation and the integration of nanostructure characterisation drawn from physical, chemical, electrochemical, spectroscopic and electron microscopic measurements. http://www.southampton.ac.uk/ses/news/stories/starink_editor.html Professor Marco Starink of the materials research group has been appointed editor (Europe) of the influential academic journal Materials Science and Engineering A. http://www.southampton.ac.uk/ses/news/stories/haitihelp_jan2010.html 26 January 2010 Volunteers from the University’s Schools of Engineering Sciences and Electronics, Geography and Computer Science worked with the Surrey office of Californian research company ImageCat, to provide an accurate and comprehensive assessment of the extent of the devastation. http://www.southampton.ac.uk/ses/news/2010/Jan10/podcast_jan2010.shtml Pod Cast: The review article “Principles of Equal-Channel Angular Pressing as a Processing Tool for Grain Refinement” by Ruslan Z. Valiev and Terence G. Langdon was published in Progress in Materials Science in 2006. This paper is now receiving more than 150 citations each year and it is the most cited paper to appear in the journal in 2006. http://www.southampton.ac.uk/ses/news/2009/oct/bulk_nanostructured_materials_honours_award_2009.shtml Prof. Langdon was cited for "for a remarkable contribution to the development of bulk nanostructured materials." http://www.southampton.ac.uk/ses/news/2009/sept/Hydroelasticity_in_Marine_Technology_Conf.shtml The 5th International Conference on Hydroelasticity in Marine Technology was held at the University of Southampton, 8-10 September 2009. http://www.southampton.ac.uk/ses/news/2009/sept/fluid_structure_symposium.shtml An International Symposium on Fluid-Structure Interactions was held at the University of Southampton, on 7 September 2009 http://www.southampton.ac.uk/ses/news/2009/aug/Gadgetshowsworthingbirdman.shtml Southampton students are wind beneath Gadget Show's wings at Worthing Birdman http://www.southampton.ac.uk/ses/news/2009/aug/Britishsteamcarchallenge.shtml The British Steam Car Challenge http://www.southampton.ac.uk/ses/news/2009/aug/Peterwrightwinstsaiaward.shtml Peter Wright wins the "Tsai Award” http://www.southampton.ac.uk/ses/news/2009/aug/revolutionarydiabetesresearch.shtml Radical Diabetes Research http://www.southampton.ac.uk/ses/news/2009/aug/Swimmingthebritishchannel.shtml Phil and Rob Archer to swim the British Channel http://www.southampton.ac.uk/ses/news/2009/jul/howspacecraftfly.shtml How do Spacecraft fly? a user friendly guide http://www.southampton.ac.uk/ses/news/2009/jul/flyingfinish.shtml SUCCESS! and Flying Finish for Ship Science Project http://www.southampton.ac.uk/ses/news/2009/jul/Ktsilvermedal.shtml Drug trials point the way to understanding aviation and climate change http://www.southampton.ac.uk/ses/news/2009/jul/SAUC_E2009.shtml Student Autonomous Underwater Vehicle Challenge – Europe 2009 http://www.southampton.ac.uk/ses/news/2009/jun/No1intheGuardianleague.shtml Southampton University School of Engineering Sciences No.1 in Guardian League Table 2010 UK http://www.southampton.ac.uk/ses/news/2009/jun/sesnews2009junstorm.shtml The Southampton Transient Oxygen and Radiation Monitor (STORM) instrument is destined for the International Space Station http://www.southampton.ac.uk/ses/news/2009/jun/contentsesnews2009jun.shtml Inaugural ETB award for the UK’s ‘Best Engineering Event’ http://www.southampton.ac.uk/ses/news/2009/may/29technotextile.shtml A technological tapestry was unveiled this week at Intech, the interactive Science Centre in Winchester. The Tapestry, designed by students at Winchester School of Art and woven at West Dean Tapestry Studio http://www.southampton.ac.uk/ses/news/2009/may/29boeingscholarship.shtml The University of Southampton and The Boeing Company have extended their strategic business relationship. As part of the relationship, Boeing has announced sponsorship for several prestigious scholarships for study in the Schools of Engineering Sciences and Management at the University of Southampton.