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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
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Project to improve radiotherapy planning
A collaborative project between physicists, oncologists and computer scientists at Oxford and Cambridge Universities, launched last month, will develop improved tools for the planning of high precision radiotherapy. Accel-RT will also help overcome time constraints that currently limit the use of complex radiotherapy treatment.
30 January 2012
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Physics of sustainability programme launched
Funded by a £20 million donation from David Harding, the Winton Programme for the Physics of Sustainability aims to address some of the major challenges affecting the modern world.
24 March 2011