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Revolutionary solar cells double as lasers

28 Mar 2014

Latest research finds that the trailblazing ‘perovskite’ material used in solar cells can double up as a laser, strongly suggesting the astonishing...

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The imperfections in diamonds, which give them their colour, also trap electrons which can potentially be manipulated to transmit information – a principle which lies at the heart of quantum computing

Quantum researchers close in on dream vacancy

18 Feb 2014

Defects in microscopic diamonds caused by the presence of silicon could provide researchers with a potent basis for developing new technologies...

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Data storage at CERN, Geneva. Superconducting spintronics could enable such facilities to process unprecedented amounts of data with a high level of energy-efficiency.

Superconducting spintronics pave way for next-generation computing

15 Jan 2014

A breakthrough for the field of Spintronics, a new type of technology which it is widely believed could be the basis of a future revolution in...

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The laser set-up in the lab that led to the research results

Electron ‘spin’ key to solar cell breakthrough

07 Aug 2013

Latest research paves way for inexpensive, high performance cells

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Electron pumps made from graphene work ten times faster than similar pumps made from conventional three-dimensional materials and can be used to generate larger currents

Graphene joins the race to redefine the ampere

13 May 2013

A new joint innovation by the University of Cambridge and the National Physical Laboratory (NPL), the UK’s National Measurement Institute, could pave...

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Polariton quantum rivers flow from four hills creating quantum tornadoes in the valley

The dance of quantum tornadoes

04 Dec 2012

A quantum fluid trapped on top of a semiconductor chip can be used to measure movements to astonishing precision.

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Primary interaction

Supersymmetry squeezed as LHC spots ultra rare particle decay

13 Nov 2012

Cambridge scientists at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at CERN, near Geneva, have spotted one of the rarest particle decays ever seen in nature.

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Ping-pong with electrons

21 Sep 2011

Research provides important technique for transferring quantum information.

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