Welcome to research labs set to change the world

Future Worlds : Labs from the University of Southampton supports researchers accelerating technology towards commercial impact through effective and engaging communication. We are proud to present the inaugural group of game-changing research teams introducing innovations from technology to improve drug development to ground-breaking quantum theory for accurately measuring gravity.

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Data Revival

Unleashing the power of trapped information

Data Revival is a unique AI end-to-end data structuring and retrieval system, giving you unprecedented, contextual access to all your complex data sources.

DigiProv Data Provenance Solution

An original application to automatically derive accurate, meaningful data provenance

Developed following years of working on provenance implementations across US Federal Government, the DigiProv solution is an original, retrospective data provenance programme designed to reduce cost, increase efficiency and significantly improve accuracy in the use of data for scientific, financial and asset management industries.

The Self-Reversing Screw Energy Harvester

A revolutionary, renewable way to efficiently capture maximum energy from movement

The Self-Reversing Screw Energy Harvester (SRS-EH) is an original, patent-protected Regenerative Shock Absorber (RSA) design for harnessing energy via any mechanical object in motion.

TISuMR from MicroVita

Microfluidic Lab-on-a-Chip and NMR in a single device

TISuMR is a sophisticated platform for real-time observation of the metabolism and physiology of living tissues.

Variable Angle Reflectometer (VAR)

A ground-breaking new system to accurately measure light reflection from a shifting source

The Variable Angle Reflectometer (VAR) is designed to measure the reflectance of a given surface, resolved not only against wavelength, but also against incident angle.

Phononic Quantum Gravimeter

A quantum step towards miniaturising absolute gravimeters

A significant step forward in the application of quantum physics, this miniature quantum gravimeter uses very cold atoms observed in a quantum state to measure gravity with exceptionally high precision.