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Recreating nature's dumbbells using magnetic levitation

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School researchers have used magnetic levitation techniques to demonstrate the formation of splash-form tektites. These tiny pieces of glass, with shapes ranging from dumbbells to doughnuts, are formed from rapidly spinning droplets of molten rock.
Date:
22/01/2015

School researchers secure major funding to develop ultra-cold atom nano-sensors

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Researchers in the School have secured a £6 million grant to build a research facility to prototype a new generation of tiny ultra-cold atom based nano-sensors.
Date:
28/11/2014

Physicist wins at National Student Radio Awards

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The School is very pleased to announce that fourth year physics student, Izzie Clarke, has won gold in the 'Best Female' category of the recent National Student Radio Awards. Congratulations Izzie!
Date:
24/11/2014

Nottingham Students to represent UK at the International Physicists Tournament 2015

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The School is delighted to announce that a team of Nottingham students have won the UK selection tournament for the International Physicists Tournament in 2015.
Date:
07/11/2014

£9m for MRI in Nottingham

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The Government has announced it will be investing over £9m for equipment, buildings and facilities for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) research at The University of Nottingham.The funding will secure Nottingham's position in the vanguard of MRI research internationally for the next 10 years.
Date:
23/10/2014

School researchers develop new technique to improve breast cancer surgical outcomes

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School physicists led by Dr Ioan Notingher, in collaboration with the Breast Pathology Research Group led by Prof Ian Ellis, have developed a new technique for detecting the margins of breast cancer tumors that should improve surgical outcomes.
Date:
30/09/2014

Prestigious Dorothy Hodgkin Fellowship awarded to School researcher

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School researcher Dr Beatriz Olmos Sanchez has been awarded a prestigious Dorothy Hodgkin Fellowship by the Institute of Physics. These Fellowships support outstanding scientists and engineers at an early stage of their career.
Date:
30/09/2014

Award for film highlighting importance of Technical Support Staff

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A film highlighting the vital role of technical support staff, made by the University and featuring School technicians, has won a major award.
Date:
17/09/2014

Major funding for Endofullerene study

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Nottingham physicists led by Professor Tony Horsewill have been awarded a major new grant by the EPSRC to study a new class of materials called Molecular Endofullerenes.
Date:
15/08/2014

Hush that noise

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Research Fellow Dr Michael Hush and colleagues here and at The University of Queensland have come up with a novel, new idea for reducing noise in quantum systems.
Date:
21/07/2014
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