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Existing infrastructure will be unable to support demand for high-speed internet
Researchers have shown that the UK’s existing copper network cables can support faster internet speeds, but only to a limit. They say additional investment is urgently needed if the government is serious about its commitment to making high-speed internet available to all.
26 April 2022
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£5M grant awarded to Cavendish Astrophysics to build “brains” of the world’s largest radio telescope
The Square Kilometre Array (SKA) is the world’s largest radio telescope, which recently received the go-ahead to start its £2bn construction phase in Australia, southern Africa and the UK. To...
11 April 2022
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Cambridge Theory of Condensed Matter researchers receive multi-million funding for critical innovation
The Engineering and Physical Sciences Council (EPSRC) has awarded a Critical Mass Grant to Theory of Condensed Matter researchers at the University of Cambridge. The £3.67million grant will enable them...
6 April 2022
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New Fermi arcs could provide a new path for electronics
Newly discovered Fermi arcs that can be controlled through magnetism could be the future of electronics based on electron spins. These new Fermi arcs were discovered by a team of...
31 March 2022
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Dr Diana Fusco wins prestigious Human Frontiers Science Program grant
The award worth $1.2 million will support research into biofilms and their resilience to complex environment. As an Early Career investigator, it can be difficult to start cutting-edge, risky projects...
24 March 2022
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Dr Abe Yoffe (1919 – 2022)
We are saddened to learn of the death on 22 March of Dr Abe Yoffe, Emeritus Reader in Physics and Emeritus Fellow of Darwin College, at the age of 102....
23 March 2022
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Supermassive black holes put a brake on stellar births
Black holes with masses equivalent to millions of suns do put a brake on the birth of new stars, say astronomers. Using machine learning and three state-of-the-art simulations to back up results from a large sky survey, researchers from the University of Cambridge have resolved a 20-year long debate on the formation of stars.
21 March 2022
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New ERC Consolidator Grant awarded to Cavendish researcher to develop microscopy technique for quantum simulators
Cavendish Laboratory researcher, Professor Ulrich Schneider, is one of the winners of the European Research Council’s (ERC) latest round of Consolidator Grants, backed with some €632 million to tackle big...
17 March 2022