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A simple ‘twist’ improves the engine of clean fuel generation

Researchers have found a way to super-charge the ‘engine’ of sustainable fuel generation – by giving the materials a little twist.

24 April 2024

Winners announced for the Cavendish Photography Competition 2023-24

The 2023-24 Photography Competition showcased a multitude of captivating images commemorating various facets of our theme, ‘150 years of excellence in the Cavendish’. The diverse range of submissions, covering interdisciplinary...

18 April 2024

Cavendish PhD Student Jesús Arjona Martínez amongst Forbes 30 Under 30

Jesús Arjona Martínez, a PhD student, has been recognised as one of the ‘Forbes 30 Under 30 Europe 2024’ for his current research at the Cavendish Laboratory. Martinez, part of Professor Mete...

18 April 2024

Drawing a line back to the origin of life

Scientists at the University of Cambridge suggest molecules, vital to the development of life, could have formed from a process known as graphitisation. Once verified in the laboratory, it could...

17 April 2024

Mark Thomson to be the UK candidate for CERN top position

The UK government has announced its support for Cavendish particle physicist Professor Mark Thomson, to be the next Director-General of CERN, the European Laboratory for Particle Physics.  Professor Thomson is...

4 April 2024

Books from our researchers: Space Oddities

In Space Oddities, Cavendish particle physicist Harry Cliff tells the story of the anomalies that have lit up the physics world in the past few years, and asks: are they...

28 March 2024

Reimagining the Future of Solar Energy

New research suggests that there might be other ways to generate solar energy than just trying to make individual solar cells super-efficient. Scientists are always on the lookout for ways...

20 March 2024

Slow spreading of chaos

The quantum particle in a box is a hallmark problem in physics, familiar to every physics undergraduate. Somewhat surprisingly, the problem becomes very complex if the particle is kicked around...

14 March 2024