Quantum effects at work in the world’s smelliest superconductor
28 March 2016Researchers have found that quantum effects are the reason that hydrogen sulphide – which has the distinct smell of rotten eggs –behaves as a superconductor...
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Researchers have found that quantum effects are the reason that hydrogen sulphide – which has the distinct smell of rotten eggs –behaves as a superconductor...
On the eve of the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s death, Dr Edward Wilson-Lee explores the remarkable ways in which the works of England’s greatest poet-playwright...
Perovskite materials can recycle light particles – a finding which could lead to a new generation of affordable, high-performance solar cells.
Smoking increases an individual’s risk of developing tuberculosis (TB) – and makes the infection worse – because it causes vital immune cells to become clogged...
Genetic ‘signatures’ of early-stage embryos confirm that our development begins to take shape as early as the second day after conception, when we are a...
The University of Cambridge is to launch a major new research project to study the benefits of multilingualism to individuals and society, and transform attitudes...
An individual’s likelihood to donate to charity – and the amount they donate – depends on whether they feel superior or inferior to others, which...
A 3000-year-old ox bone - inscribed with the earliest-known example of Chinese writing - has become the world's first 'oracle bone' to be scanned and...
Visual data will revolutionise the way companies talk to their customers, according to researchers at the Cambridge Judge Business School.
Researchers from Cambridge, IBM and Lund University have discovered how tiny 'nanowires' of a widely-used semiconductor self-assemble. Dr Frances Ross of IBM Research explains how the...