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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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Resonances create energy gaps in quasicrystals: a long-sought analytical breakthrough
New analytical work by Cavendish Laboratory researchers shows how true energy gaps can arise in quasicrystals, answering a longstanding open question about these extraordinary materials. Quasicrystals sit between ordinary crystals and fully disordered materials: their atoms...
1 May 2026
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New applied quantum initiative to advance research translation at Cambridge
Quantum technology research at the Cavendish Laboratory will benefit from a new collaboration with FormationQ, an independent platform for quantum adoption and application, to help speed translation of the University...
3 February 2026
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Ultracold atoms reveal universal rules far from equilibrium
Recent research has revealed that a two-dimensional homogeneous Bose gas, once driven far from equilibrium, displays universal behaviour independent of its starting conditions. This discovery offers new insights into how...
30 September 2025
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Quasiperiodic materials enable robust quantum transport without energy gaps
A new study has overturned conventional wisdom in the world of quantum mechanics, showing that quantum particles can be shuttled across a system in a perfectly precise way, even in...
11 July 2025
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Discovery of a new phase of matter in 2D which defies normal statistical mechanics
Physicists from the Cavendish Laboratory in Cambridge have created the first two-dimensional version of the Bose glass, a novel phase of matter that challenges statistical mechanics. The details of the...
11 September 2024