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Bulletproof nuclei? Stem cells exhibit unusual absorption property

Stem cells – the body’s master cells – demonstrate a bizarre property never before seen at a cellular level, according to a study published today from scientists at the University of Cambridge.

20 April 2014

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How niffy nappies could help develop new weapons in fight against bacteria

Bacteria 'plan ahead' by tightening their belts to help them survive looming lean periods, researchers at Cambridge have discovered.

2 April 2014

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Quantum waves at the heart of organic solar cells

Researchers have been able to tune ‘coherence’ in organic nanostructures due to the surprise discovery of wavelike electrons in organic materials, revealing the key to generating “long-lived charges” in organic solar cells - material that could revolutionise solar energy.

12 December 2013

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Building ‘nanomachines’ in biological outer space

New research reveals how bacteria construct tiny flagella ‘nanomachines’ outside the cell.

14 November 2013

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Winton Symposium‘s material world

On 30 September, the Department of Physics will host the second annual Winton Symposium at the Cavendish Laboratory on ‘Materials Discovery’.

5 September 2013

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Supersymmetry squeezed as LHC spots ultra rare particle decay

Cambridge scientists at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at CERN, near Geneva, have spotted one of the rarest particle decays ever seen in nature.

13 November 2012

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World-renowned astrophysicist to join Cavendish Laboratory

New professor is one of the joint discoverers of a planet orbiting a normal star beyond the Solar System.

31 October 2012

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Plastic electronics: a neat solution

A breakthrough in the development of a new generation of plastic electronic circuits by researchers at the Cavendish Laboratory brings flexible and transparent intelligent materials – such as artificial skin and interactive playing cards - a step closer.

9 April 2012