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A legacy unveiled
In this #AnniversaryStory, Karen Harper narrates her journey as she uncovers the legacy of her grandparents, Wallace and Gladys Harper, who were both physicists at the Cavendish Laboratory in the...
1 April 2025
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From family archive to stage: The remarkable journey of ‘Not for a cat’ play at the Cambridge Festival
A recently rediscovered play, Not for a Cat: A Play for the Nuclear Age, will be premiering at the Cambridge Festival. The play was originally written in the 1950s by Wallace R. Harper, a student at the Cavendish Laboratory at the University of Cambridge in the 1920.
31 March 2025
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Webb Telescope sees galaxy in mysteriously clearing fog of early Universe
Astronomers have identified a bright hydrogen emission from a galaxy in the very early Universe. The surprise finding is challenging researchers to explain how this light could have pierced the thick fog of neutral hydrogen that filled space at that time.
26 March 2025
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Metrology: Sir Alan Cook’s recipe for precision
Metrology is the study of measurements and units and though it may not seem as exciting as the quirks of quantum mechanics or the vastness of Space, it’s of the...
17 March 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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Spinning, twisted light could power next-generation electronics
Researchers have advanced a decades-old challenge in the field of organic semiconductors, opening new possibilities for the future of electronics.
13 March 2025
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Exciting Moments on the Edge
For the first time, researchers have demonstrated that phosphorene nanoribbons (PNRs) exhibit both magnetic and semiconducting properties at room temperature. The research, led by the University of Cambridge with international...
12 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