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Growth Minister opens Cambridge’s Ray Dolby Centre
Lord Spencer Livermore, Financial Secretary to the Treasury and Minister for Growth, visited Cambridge to officially open the Ray Dolby Centre – a state-of-the-art facility that will redefine the future of physics research and innovation in the UK.
12 May 2025
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New era of UK physics research begins with opening of Cambridge’s Ray Dolby Centre
The Ray Dolby Centre, the state-of-the-art new home of Cambridge’s Cavendish Laboratory and a major asset for the University, the city and the country, was officially opened today (9 May), at a ceremony in Cambridge.
9 May 2025
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Ray Dolby Centre gives scientists space to think outside the box
A closer look at how the new home of the Cavendish Laboratory will inspire future scientific breakthroughs at Cambridge.
9 May 2025
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Cambridge Physics Team Wins International PLANCKS 2025 Final
A team of undergraduate students from the Cavendish Laboratory, the Diet Coke Annihilators—representing the UK & Ireland— has secured first place at the 2025 international final of the PLANCKS competition,...
8 May 2025
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A legacy unveiled
In this #AnniversaryStory, Karen Harper narrates her journey as she uncovers the legacy of her grandparents, Wallace and Gladys Harper, who were both physicists at the Cavendish Laboratory in the...
1 April 2025
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From family archive to stage: The remarkable journey of ‘Not for a cat’ play at the Cambridge Festival
A recently rediscovered play, Not for a Cat: A Play for the Nuclear Age, will be premiering at the Cambridge Festival. The play was originally written in the 1950s by Wallace R. Harper, a student at the Cavendish Laboratory at the University of Cambridge in the 1920.
31 March 2025
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Webb Telescope sees galaxy in mysteriously clearing fog of early Universe
Astronomers have identified a bright hydrogen emission from a galaxy in the very early Universe. The surprise finding is challenging researchers to explain how this light could have pierced the thick fog of neutral hydrogen that filled space at that time.
26 March 2025
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Metrology: Sir Alan Cook’s recipe for precision
Metrology is the study of measurements and units and though it may not seem as exciting as the quirks of quantum mechanics or the vastness of Space, it’s of the...
17 March 2025
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Scientists make ‘Odd’ objects that adapt and move without a brain
Inspired by how brainless lifeforms such as starfish and slime moulds move around, physicists have constructed ‘odd’ objects that autonomously roll, crawl and wiggle over unpredictable terrain, including uphill and...
13 March 2025