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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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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
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A new register with thousands of entangled nuclei to scale quantum networks
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...
28 January 2025
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Tributes paid to first British-Pakistani Head of House
Tributes have been paid to former Master of Corpus Christi College Professor Haroon Ahmed, who has died aged 88.
24 January 2025
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2025 Cavendish Annual Thesis Prize Winners
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...
17 January 2025
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Massive black hole in the early universe spotted taking a ‘nap’ after overeating
Scientists have spotted a massive black hole in the early universe that is ‘napping’ after stuffing itself with too much food.
18 December 2024
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Archie Howie
You’ve got work at 9am, and you’re making your way towards your department. You pass along Portugal Place and you look down through a grill into the basement of a...
17 December 2024