Quantum projects launched to solve universe’s mysteries
Researchers will use cutting-edge quantum technologies to transform our understanding of the universe and answer key questions such as the nature of dark
Jan. 13, 2021 • ~6 min
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Cambridge researchers awarded European Research Council funding
Five researchers at the University of Cambridge have won consolidator grants from the European Research Council (ERC), Europe’s premiere funding organisation
Dec. 9, 2020 • ~2 min
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AI shows how hydrogen becomes a metal inside giant planets
Researchers have used a combination of AI and quantum mechanics to reveal how hydrogen gradually turns into a metal in giant planets.
Sept. 9, 2020 • ~5 min
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‘Lost’ world’s rediscovery is step towards finding habitable planets
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.
July 21, 2020 • ~4 min
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Professor Didier Queloz wins 2019 Nobel Prize in Physics for first discovery of an exoplanet
Queloz jointly wins the 2019 Physics Nobel for his work on the first confirmation of an exoplanet – a planet that orbits a star other than our Sun.
Oct. 8, 2019 • ~8 min
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Professor Didier Queloz wins 2019 Nobel Prize in Physics for the discovery of an exoplanet
Queloz jointly wins the 2019 Physics Nobel for his work on the first confirmation of an exoplanet – a planet that orbits a star other than our Sun.
Oct. 8, 2019 • ~4 min
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Women in STEM: Verity Allan
Verity Allan is a graduate of Cambridge, Oxford, and The Open University. She is a PhD candidate at the Cavendish Laboratory and works as a project manager and programmer on the software for the Square Kilometre Array, the world's largest radio telescope.
Aug. 29, 2019 • ~7 min
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‘Forbidden’ planet found wandering ‘Neptunian Desert’
An international group of astronomers has identified a rogue planet orbiting its star in the so-called Neptunian Desert.
May 29, 2019 • ~3 min
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Design work on ‘brain’ of world’s largest radio telescope completed
An international group of scientists led by the University of Cambridge has finished designing the ‘brain’ of the Square Kilometre Array (SKA), the world’s largest radio telescope. When complete, the SKA will enable astronomers to monitor the sky in unprecedented detail and survey the entire sky much faster than any system currently in existence.
May 9, 2019 • ~4 min
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