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Table salt unlocks secrets of gold surface chemistry
Can a pinch of salt lead to better medical tests, cleaner energy, and smarter sensors? “We tend to think of chloride as an ordinary electrolyte, but it turns out to...
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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Tunable metamaterial opens new window for molecule sensing at trace levels
Cavendish researchers have shown that tiny clusters of metal nanoparticles can be tuned to interact with light in unusual ways, offering a new route to detecting very small concentrations of...
23 September 2025
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New research uncovers hidden DNA structures during nanopore sensing: Plectonemes take centre stage
A new study led by researchers at the University of Cambridge, in collaboration with international institutions, has uncovered a key mechanism in how DNA behaves as it passes through nanoscale...
13 August 2025
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Cavendish researchers awarded funding to advance quantum science combined with chemistry
A team of researchers at the Cavendish Laboratory, has been awarded a £500,000 Research and Innovation’s Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) grant to show evidence of quantum entanglement...
4 July 2025