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Architect’s impression of the new Maxwell Centre for physical science research, due to open in summer 2015.

New Centre will bring together frontier physics research and the needs of industry

06 Jun 2013

A centrepiece building for exploratory ‘blue skies’ research and industrial partnerships in the physical sciences will be created at the University...

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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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A physics student sketches out a problem

Rutherford Schools Physics Project Launches with Support from DfE

08 May 2013

A new five-year project aimed at developing the skills of sixth-form physicists has been awarded a £7 million grant by the Department for Education...

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Representation of a pyrrole molecule

Movement of pyrrole molecules defy ‘classical’ physics

26 Apr 2013

Quantum laws loom ever larger in physical world as new research finds quantum phenomena in effect on a molecular level

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Laser-like photons signal major step towards quantum ‘Internet’

19 Mar 2013

The realisation of quantum networks is one of the major challenges of modern physics. Now, new research shows how high-quality photons can be...

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CASTEP molecular solid

CASTEP achieves $30 million in sales

24 Jan 2013

A software tool which uses quantum mechanics to allow designers to predict the properties of materials has reached the commercial milestone of $30...

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Particle or wave...

Mathematical breakthrough sets out rules for more effective teleportation

17 Jan 2013

New protocol advances solutions for more efficient teleportation - the transport of quantum information at the speed of light.

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Structure of the Fenna-Matthews-Olson complex

Unlocking nature’s quantum engineering for efficient solar energy

06 Jan 2013

Quantum scale photosynthesis in biological systems which inhabit extreme environments could hold key to new designs for solar energy and nanoscale...

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Lawrence Bragg, Cambridge circa 1913

How a young Cambridge graduate changed the path of modern science

15 Nov 2012

In 1912 a young graduate working in Cambridge University’s Cavendish Laboratory made a breakthrough that represents the birth of x-ray...

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Poincare

Festival of Ideas explores a 'colossus of physics, philosophy and mathematics'

25 Oct 2012

A University of Cambridge academic is to describe how the insights of a great nineteenth century French mathematician and theoretical physicist...

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Aesop's Fable - The Star

Aesop’s Fable unlocks how we think

26 Jul 2012

Cambridge scientists have used an age-old fable to help illustrate how we think differently to other animals.

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Physics of Sustainability

Energy efficiency symposium - new attendees welcome

24 Jul 2012

Inaugural event will explore some of the latest in energy research.

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