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International team awarded $3.7M to build a next generation haloscope to search for the axion
Physics breakthroughs don’t always require city-sized particle colliders or giant radio telescope arrays. The Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, the Simons Foundation, the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation and the John Templeton Foundation have partnered to fund...
15 December 2023
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Diamonds and rust help unveil ‘impossible’ quasi-particles
Researchers have discovered magnetic monopoles – isolated magnetic charges – in a material closely related to rust, a result that could be used to power greener and faster computing technologies.
5 December 2023
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National award for Cavendish apprentice Oliwia Zawadzka
Many congratulations to our Reseach Laboratory Apprentice Oliwia Zawadzka for her recent win at the CSR Community award 2023. Oliwia received this national award in recognition of her outstanding contribution...
4 December 2023
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2024 Cavendish Annual Thesis Prize Winners
The Cavendish Annual thesis prize recognises outstanding achievements in computational, experimental, and theoretical physics research conducted by PhD students. This year was once again marked by a remarkable number of...
30 November 2023
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Low-Mass Galaxies, Cosmic Illuminators of the Early Universe
What made the cosmos go from darkness to radiant? Researchers at the University of Cambridge have gone further in time than ever before to uncover crucial insights on the role...
28 November 2023
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New Cavendish Arts Science Fellow announced
Ugandan contemporary artist, dancer and researcher, Robert Ssempijja has been selected as the third Cavendish Arts Science Fellow at Girton College. Ssempijja was selected from over 700 artists who responded...
24 November 2023
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Cavendish physicist awarded European funding for new thin magnet research
Chiara Ciccarelli has been awarded a Consolidator Grant from the European Research Council (ERC) to support her career as she pursues her most promising scientific ideas into ultra-energy-efficient data storage...
23 November 2023
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The ‘Invisible Glass’ Legacy of Katharine Burr Blodgett
In a historic photograph from 1926, amidst a distinguished group of scientists at Cavendish Laboratory, sits Katharine Blodgett, a trailblazer in the world of physics. This image encapsulates her unique...
8 November 2023