Earth isn't the only planet with seasons, but they can look wildly different on other worlds

You might hate winter, but at least you know what to expect every year. Other planets have wobbly axes that lead to wild, unpredictable seasons.

Gongjie Li, Assistant Professor of Physics, Georgia Institute of Technology • conversation
Jan. 10, 2024 ~8 min

Researchers use light to make spins more efficient, easier to manipulate

A team of researchers was able to generate electron spin domains without the need of magnetic fields on perfectly ordered materials at extremely low temperatures.

Rohini Subrahmanyam • harvard
June 26, 2023 ~5 min


Algorithm learns to correct 3D printing errors for different parts, materials and systems

Engineers have created intelligent 3D printers that can quickly detect and correct errors, even in previously unseen designs, or unfamiliar materials like

Cambridge University News • cambridge
Aug. 16, 2022 ~7 min

Cambridge spin-out receives European Innovation Council grant to develop cancer imaging technologies

Spin-off company Cambridge Raman Imaging Ltd. and the Cambridge Graphene Centre will lead ‘CHARM’ project, recently awarded with €3.2 million

Cambridge University News • cambridge
Feb. 21, 2022 ~3 min

Harvard-led team takes step in quest for quantum computing

Harvard researchers observe a state of matter predicted and hunted for 50 years, but never previously observed.

Juan Siliezar • harvard
Dec. 2, 2021 ~7 min

Cambridge-led Ceres Agri-Tech launches first three spin-outs

The first three spin-out companies have been launched from a government-backed knowledge exchange partnership designed to revolutionise the creation and uptake

Cambridge University News • cambridge
Oct. 26, 2021 ~4 min

Sticky baseballs: Explaining the physics of the latest scandal in Major League Baseball

Pitchers in Major League Baseball have been striking out more batters than ever, and some people say it's because they're adding sticky stuff to the balls.

John Eric Goff, Professor of Physics, University of Lynchburg • conversation
June 15, 2021 ~8 min

‘Vegan spider silk’ provides sustainable alternative to single-use plastics

Researchers have created a plant-based, sustainable, scalable material that could replace single-use plastics in many consumer products.

Cambridge University News • cambridge
June 10, 2021 ~7 min


Cambridge researchers awarded the Millennium Technology Prize

British duo Professor Shankar Balasubramanian and Professor David Klenerman have been awarded the Millennium Technology Prize for their development of

Cambridge University News • cambridge
May 18, 2021 ~8 min

Through the looking glass: artificial ‘molecules’ open door to ultrafast devices

Researchers from the University of Cambridge and Skoltech in Russia have shown that polaritons, the quirky particles that may end up running the quantum

Cambridge University News • cambridge
March 3, 2021 ~4 min

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