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2D Materials: A Catalyst for Future Quantum Technologies
Cambridge researchers have discovered that a ‘single atomic defect’ in a layered 2D material can hold onto quantum information for microseconds at room temperature. This underscores the broader potential of...
20 May 2024
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Webb detects most distant black hole merger to date
An international team of astronomers, led by the University of Cambridge, has used the James Webb Space Telescope to find evidence for an ongoing merger of two galaxies and their massive black holes when the Universe was only 740 million years old. This marks the most distant detection of a black hole merger ever obtained and the first time that this phenomenon has been detected so early in the Universe.
16 May 2024
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Strictly No Dancing
Researchers based at the University of Cambridge have discovered a way to stop the quantum dance of atoms ‘seen’ by electrons in carbon-based organic molecules. This development will help improve...
8 May 2024
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A simple ‘twist’ improves the engine of clean fuel generation
Researchers have found a way to super-charge the ‘engine’ of sustainable fuel generation – by giving the materials a little twist.
24 April 2024
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Winners announced for the Cavendish Photography Competition 2023-24
The 2023-24 Photography Competition showcased a multitude of captivating images commemorating various facets of our theme, ‘150 years of excellence in the Cavendish’. The diverse range of submissions, covering interdisciplinary...
18 April 2024
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Cavendish PhD Student Jesús Arjona Martínez amongst Forbes 30 Under 30
Jesús Arjona Martínez, a PhD student, has been recognised as one of the ‘Forbes 30 Under 30 Europe 2024’ for his current research at the Cavendish Laboratory. Martinez, part of Professor Mete...
18 April 2024
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Drawing a line back to the origin of life
Scientists at the University of Cambridge suggest molecules, vital to the development of life, could have formed from a process known as graphitisation. Once verified in the laboratory, it could...
17 April 2024
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Mark Thomson to be the UK candidate for CERN top position
The UK government has announced its support for Cavendish particle physicist Professor Mark Thomson, to be the next Director-General of CERN, the European Laboratory for Particle Physics. Professor Thomson is...
4 April 2024