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Artists’s impression of the rocky super-Earth HD 85512 b

Cambridge launches new Leverhulme Centre for Life in the Universe

10 Jan 2022

With a £10 million grant awarded by the Leverhulme Trust , the University of Cambridge is to establish a new research centre dedicated to exploring...

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Nano-antennas convert invisible infrared into visible light

Colour-changing magnifying glass gives clear view of infrared light

02 Dec 2021

By trapping light into tiny crevices of gold, researchers have coaxed molecules to convert invisible infrared into visible light, creating new low-...

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Artistic representation of electrons funneling into high quality areas of perovskite material

Mystery of high-performing solar cell materials revealed in stunning clarity

22 Nov 2021

Researchers have visualised, for the first time, why perovskites – materials which could replace silicon in next-generation solar cells - are...

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Teams prepare to move the MicroBooNE cryostat from DZero to the Liquid Argon Test Facility (LArTF).

New results deal a blow to the theoretical sterile neutrino

29 Oct 2021

Results from a global science experiment have cast doubt on the existence of a theoretical particle beyond the Standard Model.

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Cambridge physicists announce results that boost evidence for new fundamental physics

19 Oct 2021

Results announced by the LHCb experiment at CERN have revealed further hints for phenomena that cannot be explained by our current theory of...

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‘Back to basics’ approach helps unravel new phase of matter

27 Sep 2021

A new phase of matter, thought to be understandable only using quantum physics, can be studied with far simpler classical methods.

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Four Cambridge researchers recognised in the 2022 Breakthrough Prizes

09 Sep 2021

Four University of Cambridge researchers – Professors Shankar Balasubramanian, David Klenerman, Suchitra Sebastian and Jack Thorne – have been...

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Artist’s impression of glowing halide perovskite nanocrystals

Atom swapping could lead to ultra-bright, flexible next generation LEDs

07 Jun 2021

An international group of researchers has developed a new technique that could be used to make more efficient low-cost light-emitting materials that...

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Illustration of graphene structure

Following atoms in real time could lead to better materials design

12 Apr 2021

Researchers have used a technique similar to MRI to follow the movement of individual atoms in real time as they cluster together to form two-...

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LHCb experiment

New result from LHCb experiment challenges leading theory in physics

23 Mar 2021

UK particle physicists have today announced ‘intriguing’ results that potentially cannot be explained by the current laws of nature.

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Artist’s impression of the exoplanet GJ 1132 b

Hubble sees new atmosphere forming on a rocky exoplanet

11 Mar 2021

For the first time, scientists using the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope have found evidence of volcanic activity reforming the atmosphere on a rocky...

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Quantum particles

Light used to detect quantum information stored in 100,000 nuclear quantum bits

15 Feb 2021

Researchers have found a way to use light and a single electron to communicate with a cloud of quantum bits and sense their behaviour, making it...

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