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Researchers have been able to tune ‘coherence’ in organic nanostructures due to the surprise discovery of wavelike electrons in organic materials, revealing the key to generating ‘long-lived charges’ in organic solar cells - material that could revolutionise solar energy.By using an ultrafast camera, scientists say they have observed the very first…

New Winton Pump Prime Awards GrantedA further three Winton pump prime awards have been granted to academics in the Physics department, who will be using the funds to develop new areas of research.Solar energy harvesting and light scattering on polydomain nematic elastomersThe funding obtained by Professor Mark Warner will enable Professor Martin Čo…

Dr Nalin Patel has been appointed Manager of the Winton Programme for the Physics of Sustainability.  Nalin, who obtained his doctorate in Semiconductor Physics Group, previously worked with CDT and Toshiba Europe.  He started his post from 1 August 2011.

Winton Scholar Jan Mertens describes how graphene has been used as a spacer with atomic thickness precision to modify plasmonic modesToday`s technology is based on miniaturised structures to realise high performance devices. Nanostructured systems become ever more important. However, processes on these tiny lengths scales are not yet well understoo…

Inaugural Symposium presentations availableThe Winton Inaugural Symposium was held on 1st October 2012 at the Cavendish Laboratory in Cambridge.  This one-day meeting on "Energy Efficiency" attracted a large and diverse audience.  The attendees included students and senior staff from the Cavendish as well as other departments; there was also a sign…

One-Day Symposium on Energy Efficiency on 1 October 2012 CLOSED for Registration The Winton Inaugural Symposium on Energy Efficiency is now CLOSED for registration.  This one-day symposium to be held on 1st October 2012 at the Cavendish will bring together world-leading experts to explore the fundamental physical limits to the generation, storage a…

Dr Siân Dutton has been selected as one of nine scientists to serve in the Science and Technology in Society (STS) Future Leaders initiative.  The STS forum was founded in 2003, with the aim to create a global human network and providing a framework for open discussions regarding the further progress of science and technology for the benefit of hum…

Cambridge University Energy Network Annual conference 2012 on Nuclear PowerNUCLEAR POWER: CLEAR OR UNCLEAR?Sustainability, policy and prospectsTuesday, 26-06-2012Faculty of Law, University of Cambridge Nuclear power is playing an ever more fundamental role in energy strategies, providing about 15% of the world's electricity. In addition to the on-g…

Researchers have used in situ NMR combined with density-functional theory calculations to provide insights on the kinetics of lithiation and delithiation in high capacity Si-anode based lithium-ion batteriesUsing a combination of nanotechnology and nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) techniques, researchers have developed a new probing system that giv…

Prof Ashok Gadgil from Lawrence Berkeley Visits Cambridge to Talk about Energy and the Environment research and how Technology can make a difference to millions of lives of people in developing countries.The Winton Programme was pleased to host the visit of Professor Ashok Gadgil from Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL).  Professor Gadgil …

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Dr Siân Dutton has been selected as one of nine scientists to serve in the Science and Technology in Society (STS) Future Leaders initiative.  The STS forum was founded in 2003, with the aim to create a global human network and providing a framework for open discussions regarding the further progress of science and technology for the benefit of hum…

Cambridge University Energy Network Annual conference 2012 on Nuclear PowerNUCLEAR POWER: CLEAR OR UNCLEAR?Sustainability, policy and prospectsTuesday, 26-06-2012Faculty of Law, University of Cambridge Nuclear power is playing an ever more fundamental role in energy strategies, providing about 15% of the world's electricity. In addition to the on-g…

Collaboration with Microsoft Research produces first results on quantum heat engineA collaboration between Winton Advanced Research Fellow Alex Chin and colleagues at the Cavendish and Stephen Emmott, Head of Computational Science at MSR Cambridge, has produced its first results. In a paper in PRL (Phys. Rev. Lett. 111, 253601 (2013) ) they describ…

A process that could revolutionise solar energy harvesting has been efficiently demonstrated in solution for the first time.Solar cells offer the opportunity to harvest abundant, renewable energy. Although the highest energy light occurs in the ultraviolet and visible spectrum, most solar energy is in the infrared.There is a trade-off in harvesting…