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A peek inside the box that could help solve a quantum mystery

19 Nov 2024

An elusive particle that first formed in the hot, dense early universe has puzzled physicists for decades. Following its discovery in 2003...

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Teams prepare to move the MicroBooNE cryostat from DZero to the Liquid Argon Test Facility (LArTF).

New results deal a blow to the theoretical sterile neutrino

29 Oct 2021

Results from a global science experiment have cast doubt on the existence of a theoretical particle beyond the Standard Model.

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Cambridge physicists announce results that boost evidence for new fundamental physics

19 Oct 2021

Results announced by the LHCb experiment at CERN have revealed further hints for phenomena that cannot be explained by our current theory of...

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LHCb experiment

New result from LHCb experiment challenges leading theory in physics

23 Mar 2021

UK particle physicists have today announced ‘intriguing’ results that potentially cannot be explained by the current laws of nature.

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New Simulation Sheds Light on Spiraling Supermassive Black Holes

Quantum projects launched to solve universe’s mysteries

13 Jan 2021

Researchers will use cutting-edge quantum technologies to transform our understanding of the universe and answer key questions such as the nature of...

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Women in STEM: Holly Pacey

11 Jul 2019

Holly Pacey is a PhD candidate in the High Energy Physics Group based at the Cavendish Laboratory, and works on the ATLAS experiment. She spent the...

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Antimatter matters at the Royal Society Summer Exhibition

04 Jul 2016

Scientists from the University of Cambridge are presenting their research into the nature of antimatter at this year’s Royal Society Summer...

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The Large Hadron Collider/ATLAS at CERN

Opinion: Large Hadron Collider sees tantalising hints of a new particle that could revolutionise physics

17 Dec 2015

Harry Cliff (Cavendish Laboratory) discusses the potential discovery of a new particle at the Large Hadron Collider and its implications for particle...

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A neutrino event candidate in the MicroBooNE detector

First evidence of ‘ghost particles’

02 Nov 2015

Major international collaboration has seen its first neutrinos – so-called ‘ghost particles’ – in the experiment’s newly built detector.

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Large Hadron Collider restarts after two years

07 Apr 2015

After two years of intense maintenance and consolidation, and several months of preparation for restart, the Large Hadron Collider, the most powerful...

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Large Hadron Collider

Firing up the proton smasher

16 Feb 2015

The Large Hadron Collider is being brought back to life, ready for Run II of the “world’s greatest physics experiment”. Cambridge physicists are...

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Spin manipulation in a noisy environment. In the quest for ever more precise manipulation of quantum systems, any uncontrolled interaction with the environment is usually considered detrimental.

Spin with a new twist

10 Oct 2014

Scientists have successfully demonstrated a new way to control the “spin” of an electron – the natural intrinsic angular momentum of electrons which...

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