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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
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Spinning, twisted light could power next-generation electronics
Researchers have advanced a decades-old challenge in the field of organic semiconductors, opening new possibilities for the future of electronics.
13 March 2025
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Exciting moments on the edge
For the first time, researchers have demonstrated that phosphorene nanoribbons (PNRs) exhibit both magnetic and semiconducting properties at room temperature. The research, led by the University of Cambridge with international...
12 March 2025
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A three-state molecular switch to light up future technologies
Researchers based at the University of Cambridge have created a three-state (ternary) molecular switch controlled by light and temperature. Unlike materials such as silicon that switches between two states, the...
20 February 2025
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A new register with thousands of entangled nuclei to scale quantum networks
In a groundbreaking achievement for quantum technologies, researchers at the Cavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge, have created a functional quantum register using the atoms inside a semiconductor quantum dot. This...
28 January 2025
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Tributes paid to first British-Pakistani Head of House
Tributes have been paid to former Master of Corpus Christi College Professor Haroon Ahmed, who has died aged 88.
24 January 2025
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2025 Cavendish Annual Thesis Prize Winners
Three exceptional PhD students have been awarded a Cavendish Annual thesis prize for their achievements in computational, experimental, and theoretical physics research. Camilla Tacconis, Emmanuel Gottlob and Pratyush Ghosh have...
17 January 2025