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Humanity’s quest to discover the origins of life in the universe
For thousands of years, humanity and science have contemplated the origins of life in the Universe. While today’s scientists are well-equipped with innovative technologies, humanity has a long way to...
4 March 2023
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Discovering ‘the secret of life’ – 70th anniversary of DNA double helix breakthrough
The DNA structure breakthrough at Cambridge has led to world-changing advances in many fields. But the discovery was only possible because of the work of a host of talented scientists.
28 February 2023
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Professor Jeremy J Baumberg appointed Harold Aspden Professor of Fundamental Physics
Director of the Nanophotonics Centre, Professor Jeremy J Baumberg FRS, FRSC has been appointed the Harold Aspden Professor. This new professorship is named after Dr Harold Aspden (Trinity 1950) –...
24 February 2023
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Cambridge researchers unravel exciting prospects for mixed metal halide perovskite systems for a variety of optoelectronic applications
Researchers at the Cavendish Laboratory have found that mixed-metal perovskite devices display significantly higher long-range mobility and greatly suppressed ionic screening effects when compared to the more popular pure-lead-based devices....
16 February 2023
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Here come the girls: getting more women into STEM
Ahead of International Day of Women and Girls in Science, Professor Dame Athene Donald sat down to speak about her trial blazing career.
10 February 2023
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Researchers devise a new path toward ‘quantum light’
Researchers have theorised a new mechanism to generate high-energy ‘quantum light’, which could be used to investigate new properties of matter at the atomic scale.
2 February 2023
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European funding success for Cavendish researchers
Two researchers from the Cavendish Laboratory have won European Research Council (ERC) Consolidator Grants Eloy De Lera Acedo and Akshay Rao are two of the eight Cambridge awardees to receive...
1 February 2023
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Professor Andy Parker elected next Master of Peterhouse
Head of the Cavendish Laboratory Professor Andy Parker MA, DPhil(Oxon), FInstP, CPhys, has been elected as the next Master of Peterhouse from July 2023. Professor Andy Parker is a Professor...
31 January 2023