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Read more at: A new register with thousands of entangled nuclei to scale quantum networks
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A new register with thousands of entangled nuclei to scale quantum networks

28 January 2025

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 breakthrough is a testament to the power many-body physics can have in transforming quantum devices...


Read more at: 2025 Cavendish Annual Thesis Prize Winners
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2025 Cavendish Annual Thesis Prize Winners

17 January 2025

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 been selected by a panel of judges for their outstanding contributions in their fields. The...


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New Quantum Hub to support national security and critical infrastructure

6 December 2024

A new quantum technology hub launched to ensure the UK benefits from resilient position, navigation and timing (PNT) advancements. This initiative will play a pivotal role in supporting national security and critical infrastructure. Critical UK sectors like energy, finance, communications and transport rely on accuracy of...


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AI methods to revolutionise fertility treatments

14 November 2024

Meet Cavendish physicist Mo Vali who is using innovative AI methods to revolutionise fertility treatments along with a fertility doctor and an infant neuroscience researcher. Mo Vali is a PhD student in Diana Fusco’s (Biophysics) research group and his project is one of the five ai@cam initiative s that the University has...


Read more at: Mark Thomson selected as next Director-General of CERN
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Mark Thomson selected as next Director-General of CERN

7 November 2024

British physicist Mark Thomson, Professor of Experimental Particle Physics at the Cavendish, will be the next Director-General of CERN, the world's leading particle physics facility. His five-year mandate will begin on 1 January 2026. “Built on long-term European collaboration, CERN is a beacon of scientific excellence and...


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Sustainable responsive materials to transform industry, buildings and medicine

6 November 2024

How would the future look if buildings were to dynamically adapt to environmental conditions? If threads could show users how tightly they are stretched for optimal suturing after a surgery? If filters could clean themselves in factories? Three renowned scientists, Prof. Eugene Terentjev from the Cavendish Laboratory in...


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Annual Prizewinner’s Dinner 2024

27 October 2024

The Cavendish Laboratory’s Annual Prizewinner's Dinner took place on 25 October 2024. Undergraduate Prize Winners, alongside Cavendish academics, celebrated their achievements and enjoyed a formal dinner at the Cloister Court of Jesus College. The evening was hosted by Professor Mete Atatüre, Head of the Cavendish...


Read more at: Emeritus Professor Haroon Ahmed (1936-2024)

Emeritus Professor Haroon Ahmed (1936-2024)

25 October 2024

Members of the department will be greatly saddened to learn of the peaceful passing of Emeritus Professor Haroon Ahmed on Wednesday, October 23, 2024, at the age of 88, surrounded by family. Professor Ahmed’s academic career was marked by his contributions to the fields of nanotechnology and the physics of nanoscale...


Read more at: Richard Friend awarded 2024 Institute of Physics Isaac Newton Medal
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Richard Friend awarded 2024 Institute of Physics Isaac Newton Medal

14 October 2024

Professor Sir Richard Friend FRS, Director of Research at the Cavendish Laboratory, has been awarded the 2024 Institute of Physics Isaac Newton Medal and Lecture, the most prestigious award of the IOP which recognises groundbreaking physicists. I am immensely proud of this award and the recognition of our work. Our...


Read more at: Listening for the early signs of cancer: new hub launches to make cancer interventions accessible to all in the UK
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Listening for the early signs of cancer: new hub launches to make cancer interventions accessible to all in the UK

7 October 2024

A major new research hub will focus on the development of low-cost, portable devices to identify and visualise cancer using optical, acoustic and photoacoustic imaging. The Optical and Acoustic Imaging for Surgical and Interventional Sciences (OASIS) hub, is one of five hubs that aims to transform healthcare through the...


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