Massive black hole in the early universe spotted taking a ‘nap’ after overeating
18 Dec 2024Scientists have spotted a massive black hole in the early universe that is ‘napping’ after stuffing itself with too much food.
News from the Cavendish Laboratory.
10 Cambridge spinouts changing the story of cancer
17 Oct 202410 Cambridge spinouts on putting their research into practice to improve outcomes for cancer patients - and why Cambridge is a great place to do this.
‘Inside-out’ galaxy growth observed in the early universe
11 Oct 2024Astronomers have used the NASA/ESA James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) to observe the ‘inside-out’ growth of a galaxy in the early universe, only 700 million years after the Big Bang.
University of Cambridge alumni awarded 2024 Nobel Prize in Chemistry
09 Oct 2024Two University alumni, Sir Demis Hassabis and Dr John Jumper, have been jointly awarded this year’s Nobel Prize in Chemistry for developing an AI model to solve a 50-year-old problem: predicting the complex structures of proteins.
The cost of solar power: how low can we go?
08 Oct 2024Professor Sam Stranks is developing next-generation solar cell technology, which could drive down renewable energy prices even further.
What does it take to make a better battery?
01 Oct 2024Cambridge researchers are working to solve one of technology’s biggest puzzles: how to build next-generation batteries that could power a green revolution.
Astronomers detect black hole ‘starving’ its host galaxy to death
12 Sep 2024Astronomers have used the NASA/ESA James Webb Space Telescope to confirm that supermassive black holes can starve their host galaxies of the fuel they need to form new stars.
Sight and sound
06 Aug 2024How photoacoustics could transform cancer detection and monitoring
Astronomers uncover risks to planets that could host life
05 Aug 2024Astronomers have discovered that red dwarf stars can produce stellar flares that carry far-ultraviolet (far-UV) radiation levels much higher than previously believed.
Five hubs launched to ensure UK benefits from quantum future
26 Jul 2024A major new research hub led by the University of Cambridge and UCL aims to harness quantum technology to improve early diagnosis and treatment of disease.
