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‘Beautiful energy sandwich’ could power next-generation solar and lighting
Researchers have achieved a new level of control over the atomic structure of a family of materials known as halide perovskites, creating a finely tuned ‘energy sandwich’ that could transform how solar cells, LEDs and lasers are made.
13 November 2025
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ERC Synergy Grant for nanomachinery project using light to manipulate DNA nanostructures
Being able to build nanomachinery has been a persistent dream across science fiction. With a new European Research Council (ERC) Synergy Grant, Cavendish researchers and their collaborators in Munich and...
6 November 2025
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Meet Denario: An AI assistant for every step of the scientific process
Researchers have developed an AI-powered ‘scientific assistant’ designed to accelerate the scientific process by helping them identify new research questions, analyse and interpret data, and produce scientific documents.
4 November 2025
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Cambridge team receives major boost to revolutionise optical metamaterials
Cambridge researchers have secured funding to create materials with radically new optical and mechanical properties, that can be produced at scale and low cost. The new funding, comprising of a...
28 October 2025
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Annual Prizewinners’ Dinner 2025
The Cavendish Laboratory’s Annual Prizewinner’s Dinner took place on 24 October 2025. Undergraduate Prize Winners, alongside Cavendish academics, celebrated their achievements and enjoyed a formal dinner at the Cavendish Café...
27 October 2025
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£1.5 million gift from The Ogden Trust helps secure the future of physics education for all
Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) have captured the most detailed look yet at how galaxies formed just a few hundred million years after the Big Bang – and found they were far more chaotic and messy than those we see today.
22 October 2025
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‘Messy’ galaxies in the early universe struggled to settle
Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) have captured the most detailed look yet at how galaxies formed just a few hundred million years after the Big Bang – and found they were far more chaotic and messy than those we see today.
22 October 2025
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Winners announced for the Cavendish Photography Competition 2025
The 2025 Photography Competition showcased some impressive images celebrating our theme, ‘The Next 150 Years of Physics at the Cavendish’, reflecting innovation, collaboration, and the pioneering spirit that continues to...
21 October 2025