News from 2016
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Gifted student invited to learn from Nobel Laureates
PhD student, Jonathan Roberts, has been invited to the 66th Lindau Nobel meeting where he will mingle with 30 Nobel Laureates.
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Lancaster Physics graduates help find gravitational waves
Former Lancaster Physics graduates Dr Laura Nuttall (MPhys Hons Physics, Astrophysics and Cosmology 2009) and Dr Gareth Davies (MPhys Hons Physics 2011) have contributed in the discovery of gravitational waves
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Quantum leap for new UK centre
The development of quantum technology is to be the focus of a new £2.7m UK Centre for Superconducting and Hybrid Quantum Systems (UK-CSQS).
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Scientists discover new subatomic particle with four 'flavours'
Physicists have discovered a new elementary particle – the latest member to be added to the exotic species known as tetraquarks.
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New insight into graphene
Physicists have discovered how electrons travel through the novel 2D material graphene.
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Star astronomer joins Lancaster
David Sobral who discovered CR7 - the brightest distant galaxy in the Universe - has joined Lancaster University.
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Materials Science conference to highlight business opportunities
Business leaders are invited to discover how new materials are changing the world and providing scientific and commercial opportunities.
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Physics academic chosen for prestigious Forbes list
Dr Gemma Lancaster (Physics) has been selected from thousands of nominations worldwide for the prestigious 2016 Forbes 30 Under 30 Europe Science and Healthcare list.
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New record in nanoelectronics at ultralow temperatures
The first ever measurement of the temperature of electrons in a nanoelectronic device a few thousandths of a degree above absolute zero was demonstrated in a joint research project performed by Lancaster University, VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd, and Aivon Ltd.
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IsoLab: ultra-quiet laboratories to boost quantum technology
Lancaster University has begun work on a £2m suite of ultra-low noise laboratories, IsoLab, which will provide the most advanced environments in the world for the expanding field of quantum technology.