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Artist's impression of a quantum metrology device

‘Quantum negativity’ can power ultra-precise measurements

29 Jul 2020

Scientists have found that a physical property called ‘quantum negativity’ can be used to take more precise measurements of everything from molecular...

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Night sky at ESO's Paranal Observatory in Chile

‘Lost’ world’s rediscovery is step towards finding habitable planets

21 Jul 2020

The rediscovery of a lost planet could pave the way for the detection of a world within the habitable ‘Goldilocks zone’ in a distant solar system.

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Flashes bright when squeezed tight: how single-celled organisms light up the oceans

06 Jul 2020

Research explains how a unicellular marine organism generates light as a response to mechanical stimulation, lighting up breaking waves at night.

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Professor Andrew Fabian awarded Kavli Prize

27 May 2020

Professor Andrew Fabian from Cambridge's Institute of Astronomy has been awarded the 2020 Kavli Prize in Astrophysics, one of the world's most...

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Perovskites

Shedding light on dark traps

16 Apr 2020

Researchers pinpoint the origin of defects that sap the performance of next-generation solar technology.

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Cambridge researchers awarded European Research Council funding

01 Apr 2020

Four researchers at the University of Cambridge have won advanced grants from the European Research Council (ERC), Europe’s premier research funding...

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Close-up of virus molecule

Identification of viruses and bacteria could be sped up through computational methods

30 Mar 2020

A new multinational study has shown how the process of distinguishing viruses and bacteria could be accelerated through the use of computational...

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Watching magnetic nano ‘tornadoes’ in 3D

24 Feb 2020

Scientists have developed a three-dimensional imaging technique to observe complex behaviours in magnets, including fast-moving waves and ‘tornadoes...

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Women in STEM: Dr Francesca Chadha-Day

06 Feb 2020

Dr Francesca Chadha-Day is a theoretical physicist, a research fellow at Peterhouse, and a science comedian. Here, she tells us about her lifelong...

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Sand dune

Sand dunes can ‘communicate’ with each other

04 Feb 2020

Even though they are inanimate objects, sand dunes can ‘communicate’ with each other, researchers have found. A team from the University of Cambridge...

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Women in STEM: Angela Harper

02 Jan 2020

Angela Harper is a PhD candidate at the Cavendish Laboratory, a member of Churchill College, and a Gates Cambridge Scholar. Here, she tells us about...

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UK researchers awarded £30m for global science project to better understand matter and antimatter

10 Dec 2019

Cambridge researchers will receive funding as part of a £30m investment in the DUNE experiment, which has the potential to lead to profound changes...

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