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Cavendish Laboratory

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Cavendish Laboratory

@DeptofPhysics

The Cavendish Laboratory, Department of Physics at University of Cambridge. At the forefront of discovery in physics since 1874.

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Cavendish Laboratory
@DeptofPhysics
May 29
We're pleased to announce the full programme and speaker lineup for our free one-day Dolby Symposium: AI in Science. Join us Thursday 18 June, 9.30am to 6.30pm at the Ray Dolby Centre, Cambridge. See the programme and book by 8 June here: buff.ly/WGo3SK6
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Cavendish Laboratory
@DeptofPhysics
Oct 2, 2023
Today we welcome Mete Atatüre (@MeteAtature) as the new Head of the Cavendish Laboratory. Read more about his journey and his vision for the Department : phy.cam.ac.uk/news/welcoming…
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Cavendish Laboratory
@DeptofPhysics
Oct 5, 2023
Meet our new head @MeteAtature as we sit down with him for the latest episode of #PeopleDoingPhysics and talk about striking luck, grasping opportunities and the power of enthusiasm and curiosity. And chickens🐥 Listen now on your any podcast app or 👇 people-doing-physics.captivate.fm/episode/the-jo…
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Cavendish Laboratory
@DeptofPhysics
Oct 3, 2023
🌟 A warm welcome to our pioneering MPhil in Data Intensive Science cohort! 🚀 Wishing you all the best for your journey at Cavendish, filled with endless possibilities. 📚🌍 #MPhil #FutureLeaders #EducationExcellence
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Cavendish Laboratory
@DeptofPhysics
Oct 8, 2019
Huge congratulations to our very own Didier Queloz on being awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics for his groundbreaking work on exoplanets!
The Nobel Prize
@NobelPrize
Oct 8, 2019
BREAKING NEWS: The 2019 #NobelPrize in Physics has been awarded with one half to James Peebles “for theoretical discoveries in physical cosmology” and the other half jointly to Michel Mayor and Didier Queloz “for the discovery of an exoplanet orbiting a solar-type star.”
Cavendish Laboratory
@DeptofPhysics
Oct 2, 2023
📚✨ We're thrilled to welcome all our incoming postgraduates this year. Get ready to make lifelong memories and reach new heights. Welcome to an exciting journey at #CavendishLaboratory! 🎓🌟
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Cavendish Laboratory
@DeptofPhysics
Apr 30, 2021
#OnThisDay in 1897, J.J. Thomson of Cavendish Laboratory announces the discovery of the subatomic particle the electron. This photograph in the Cavendish Laboratory Photo Archive shows Thomson's original cathode ray tube with which the e/m ratio of the electron was measured.
Royal Institution (now on Bluesky)
@Ri_Science
Apr 30, 2021
Today is the 124th anniversary of the Friday Evening Discourse that JJ Thomson gave at the Ri, announcing to the world the discovery of the electron (which he then won the Nobel Prize for).
Cavendish Laboratory
@DeptofPhysics
Jan 10, 2022
We are deeply saddened by the death of Prof. Mark Warner, a theoretical physicist and a pioneer in the field of liquid crystal elastomers. Mark was also a brilliant teacher who introduced many young people to the power of mathematics in physics. Our thoughts are with his family.
Cavendish Laboratory
@DeptofPhysics
Sep 16, 2021
We are sad to learn of the death of Prof. Tony Hewish on 13 September, aged 97. With his student Jocelyn Bell (Burnell), Hewish played a fundamental role in the discovery of pulsars. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics for this discovery, together with Martin Ryle. 1/2
Cavendish Laboratory
@DeptofPhysics
Oct 31, 2023
🏆 We celebrated brilliant young minds in physics at the Cavendish Laboratory's Annual Prizewinner's Dinner at @Peterhouse_Cam last week. Our talented students and recent graduates received their certificates from Head of the Cavendish Prof. @MeteAtature🎓 phy.cam.ac.uk/news/annual-pr…
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Cavendish Laboratory
@DeptofPhysics
Oct 4, 2023
Scientists from University of Cambridge and University of Exeter have cracked the code of light-matter interaction! They have discovered ‘ultra-strong coupling’ in the mid-infrared spectrum that could help create better LEDs, lasers, & more. #Nanophotonics phy.cam.ac.uk/news/cambridge…
$Grating in action, producing a diffraction pattern with a red laser$
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Cavendish Laboratory
@DeptofPhysics
Nov 30, 2023
🏆 Cavendish Annual Thesis Prize winners were announced today during the Cavendish Graduate conference! From first stars to molecular semiconductors, our winner’s projects tackle 21st-century challenges. 🌐 Read more: phy.cam.ac.uk/news/2024-cave… #PhysicsPrize #ResearchExcellence
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Cavendish Laboratory
@DeptofPhysics
Jun 15, 2023
Get to know more about Professor Sir Richard Friend’s research, which is transforming the efficiency of solar cells and dramatically boosting the prospects of cheap electricity powered by the sun. Read the article here - joh.cam.ac.uk/reasons-be-che…
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Cavendish Laboratory
@DeptofPhysics
Aug 3, 2021
We are inviting applications for the highly prestigious Chair, the Cavendish Professorship of Physics: buff.ly/3zEhGX2 You will join a stimulating research community housed in the Ray Dolby Centre, our new state of the art flagship building opening in 2023.