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Cambridge Physics Team Wins International PLANCKS 2025 Final
A team of undergraduate students from the Cavendish Laboratory, the Diet Coke Annihilators—representing the UK & Ireland— has secured first place at the 2025 international final of the PLANCKS competition,...
8 May 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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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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Braiding electrons in out-of-equilibrium topological patterns
Researchers from the Cavendish Laboratory have uncovered a new realm of topological phases, advancing our understanding of quantum phenomena. Topological phases, characterised by electrons forming intricate collective entangled structures or...
9 February 2024