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Physics and Chemistry of Solids

Experimental study of dynamic behaviour at short timescales
 
Read more at: Physics at Work 2023

Physics at Work 2023

25 September 2023

Each year, the Cavendish Lab hosts around 2,000 14-16 year old students across three days in September, introducing them to a variety of Physics-related careers via a series of talks given by departmental research groups, local companies and others with links to the department. Our research group has been on the presenting...


Read more at: Summer conference season 2023

Summer conference season 2023

12 August 2023

It's the summer vacation. Undergraduate life in Cambridge may be quieter for a few months - giving us a bit more time to get on with our actual research - but it's also the season for conferences We have close links with a number of international researchers; and attending conferences is a great way to present our own work...


Read more at: New website launched!

New website launched!

30 March 2023

We are happy to present our new website! After a few decades as the Fracture & Shock Physics research group (itself one half of the Surfaces, Microstructure & Fracture 'supergroup'), we've decided to resurrect the PCS (Physics and Chemistry of Solids) label. Our work nowadays is wide ranging, from studying very-...


Read more at: Funded 2023 entry PhD studentship: Developing a microscale split Hopkinson pressure bar

Funded 2023 entry PhD studentship: Developing a microscale split Hopkinson pressure bar

10 March 2023

The first of our funded PhD studentships for this year is now online; see link to the university's jobs page at the bottom of this article ****** The strength of metals increases with deformation rate. Knowing by how much, and arguably more importantly why, are important considerations and questions in the fields of...