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Light in, light out: the ‘rock’ that breaks the rules

26 Jun 2014

Perovskite materials are the newest contender for breaking the silicon ceiling in solar cell technology. But they don’t just absorb light. Cambridge...

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The atomic building site

19 Jun 2014

The ability to design, control and build new materials at the level of individual atoms could open up a whole new world of electronic devices.

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New device could make diagnosing disease as simple as breathing

25 Apr 2013

A range of diseases and conditions, from asthma to liver disease, could be diagnosed and monitored quickly and painlessly just by breathing, using...

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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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Controlling quantum tunnelling with light

Controlling quantum tunnelling with light

05 Apr 2012

New work suggests constructing novel particle opens the door to taming the mysteries of quantum tunnelling.

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Dual Wave/Particle Nature of Light

Seeing Quantum Mechanics with the naked eye

08 Jan 2012

New research lays groundwork for new generation of ultrasensitive gyroscopes to measure gravity, magnetic field, and create quantum circuits.

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Circuit board

The next generation of computing

04 Jul 2011

Progress in electronics has relied heavily on reducing the size of the transistor to create small, powerful computers. Now spintronics, hailed as the...

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Semiconductor

Pentagonal tiles pave the way towards organic electronics

06 May 2011

New research paves way for next generation of ultra-small electronic devices.

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Sir Richard Friend and David Harding

Physics of sustainability programme launched

24 Mar 2011

Funded by a £20 million donation from David Harding, the Winton Programme for the Physics of Sustainability aims to address some of the major...

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Dr Andrea Ferrari

Royal Society award given to Cambridge academic

21 Jun 2010

The Royal Society, the UK's national academy of science, has recognised the work of Dr Andrea Ferrari at the Department of Engineering with one of...

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Organic solar cells

Organic solar cells

01 Aug 2009

How can the cost of solar cells be reduced enough to make them a feasible source of large-scale renewable energy? The answer is to make them thin.

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Electronic reader

Plastic Logic: from innovation to impact

01 Aug 2009

The path from innovation to impact can be long and complex. Here we describe the fascinating story behind the development of a new type of electronic...

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