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This is the experimental setup used to generate femtosecond laser pulses which serve as an ultrafast "flash " for the camera so that very rapid phenomenon can be filmed

Quantum waves at the heart of organic solar cells

12 Dec 2013

Researchers have been able to tune ‘coherence’ in organic nanostructures due to the surprise discovery of wavelike electrons in organic materials...

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Inspired by nature

24 Oct 2013

To maximise the efficiency of solar cells of the future, physicists are taking a leaf out of nature’s book.

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Architect’s impression of the new Maxwell Centre for physical science research, due to open in summer 2015.

New Centre will bring together frontier physics research and the needs of industry

06 Jun 2013

A centrepiece building for exploratory ‘blue skies’ research and industrial partnerships in the physical sciences will be created at the University...

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Uncertainty

Living with uncertainty

01 May 2008

Assessing the chance of something happening or not happening confronts us all the time. A new programme led by David Spiegelhalter, the Winton...

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