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The avalanche effect: a new understanding of lithium ion movement in graphite
Researchers at the Cavendish Laboartory have used a new optical technique to show that in the early stages of charging lithium ions enter the graphite lattice in sudden, localised, intermittent...
10 August 2026
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New Frontiers Programme brings AI-native workflows to Physics PhDs
The new Frontiers Programme will prepare our PhD students to push further the frontiers of Physics with an AI-native scientific workflow. The programme has been made possible thanks to a...
31 July 2026
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Scientists have found a new way molecules can cooperate at room temperature
What if glowing molecules could synchronise, much like fireflies flashing in unison? Researchers have discovered that molecules confined within tiny gold nanostructures can behave collectively, coordinating their interactions even under...
30 July 2026
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Complex Simulations: new findings on proton transport in water
International research team simulates motions of a hydrated proton in full quantum detail “Simulating all 51 vibrations at once, in full quantum detail, is only possible if the underlying forces...
27 July 2026
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Celebrating Helen Marshall and Richard King
After decades of dedicated service to the Cavendish Laboratory, Helen Marshall, Senior Teaching Office Administrator, and Richard King, Undergraduate Laboratory Manager, retired from their roles last month. Helen has supported...
20 July 2026
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New research reveals what really controls water chemistry in nanoscale spaces
Researchers have resolved a long-standing debate about how water behaves when confined to spaces just a few molecules wide, showing that the chemistry of nanoconfined water is governed less by...
24 June 2026
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Professor Peter Littlewood (1955 – 2026)
It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Professor Peter Littlewood, an internationally renowned condensed matter physicist and former Head of the Cavendish Laboratory, who passed away...
19 June 2026
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Cancelling laser noise in atomic quantum sensors
Results from a UK collaboration overcome major obstacle towards building large-scale atom interferometers. A prototype quantum sensor developed by the Atom Interferometer Observatory and Network (AION) consortium has demonstrated, for the first time, that a...
19 June 2026
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Astronomers spot black hole that formed before its galaxy
The first direct mass measurement from the early universe weighs in on the debate over the origins of supermassive black holes.
28 May 2026