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New study reveals that quantum information can spread rapidly without chaos

Vijay Ganesh Sadhasivam. Image by Michael Webb@Cambridge

A new study led by Dr Vijay Ganesh Sadhasivam, recently published in Physical Review Letters,  has revealed that quantum information can spread extremely quickly even in simple systems that are not chaotic, challenging a long-standing idea about how information moves through the quantum world.


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Honouring the past, inspiring the future: new laboratories open at the Yusuf Hamied Department of Chemistry

From left: James Keeler, Yusuf Hamied, Katherine Abell and Jeremy Sanders in the Todd Hamied room. Image by Nathan Pitt ©University of Cambridge

A major gift from our benefactor, Dr Yusuf Hamied FRS Hon FRSC Hon ScD, has enabled us to transform two research laboratories at the Department of Chemistry, creating exceptional spaces for scientific discovery while honouring two outstanding colleagues.


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Researchers create new method to engineer stable antibody linkers

Sona Krajkovicova. Image by Nathan Pitt ©University of Cambridge

Dr Sona Krajcovicova and colleagues have developed an improved and more scalable method for producing specialised chemical linkers that enable antibodies to be engineered as precise delivery vehicles. The method, recently published in Nature Protocols, could support the development of more consistent and controlled medicines.


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PhD Research Challenges Long-Standing Assumptions on Tyre Wear Emissions

Image by Nathan Pitt, ©University of Cambridge

Research by Siriel Saladin, a researcher within the Aerosol Science CDT, has been featured in a CDT case study, highlighting his work challenging a widely accepted assumption in air pollution science.


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Cambridge scientists uncover how water behaves at the nanoscale

A handful of water molecules: a top-down view of a nanoscale water droplet trapped between two-dimensional sheets of graphene. Image: courtesy of Xavier Rosas Advincula

Scientists at Cambridge have helped resolve a long-standing question about how water behaves when confined to spaces just a few molecules wide, in work that could inform the design of batteries, fuel cells and nanofluidic devices.