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Cambridge launches major strategic partnership with IonQ to ‘supercharge’ quantum research in the UK
The UK’s most powerful quantum computer, which will accelerate research and discovery in quantum science, engineering, and a range of other applications, will be based at the University of Cambridge as part of a new partnership with the quantum technology company IonQ. The collaboration is the University’s largest-ever corporate research partnership.
11 March 2026
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What does ‘flexibility’ actually look like?
Flexible electronics are often sold on a simple promise: bendable screens, lightweight solar cells or wearable devices that can bend and flex without breaking. But what does that ‘flexibility’ actually look like at the molecular scale, and how does it affect performance?
19 February 2026
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‘Death by a thousand cuts’: young galaxy ran out of fuel as black hole choked off supplies
Astronomers have spotted one of the oldest ‘dead’ galaxies yet identified, and found that a growing supermassive black hole can slowly starve a galaxy rather than tear it apart.
12 January 2026
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200 millionth question attempted on University of Cambridge’s Isaac Science learning platform
Cambridge's Isaac Science learning platform – used by more than 3,000 schools across the UK each year – this week saw its 200 millionth question attempted by a student.
4 December 2025
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Scientists rule out fourth neutrino particle in search for new physics
UK scientists have played a key role in solving a neutrino mystery that has challenged researchers for decades.
4 December 2025
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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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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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‘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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Cambridge alumnus awarded 2025 Nobel Prize in Physics
University of Cambridge alumnus Professor John Clarke has been awarded the 2025 Nobel Prize in Physics, jointly with Michel H Devoret and John M Martinis, for their work revealing quantum physics in action.
7 October 2025