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Twelve inspirational academics have beenÌýhonouredÌýfor outstanding teaching in the ̽»¨Ö±²¥â€™sÌý23rdÌýPilkingtonÌýPrizes.

Hugh Hunt (Department of Engineering) discusses howÌýwe manage to stay upright on a bicycle.

Hugh Hunt (Department of Engineering) discussesÌýthe mechanism that makes Big Ben chime, and why it needs repairing.

Three Earth-sized planets have been discovered orbiting a dim and cool star, and may be the best place to search for life beyond the Solar System.

BélaÌýBollobás (Department of Pure Mathematics and Mathematical Statistics) discusses the life ofÌýSrinivasa Ramanujan and the influence of his tutorÌýGodfrey Harold Hardy.

Hugh Hunt (Department of Engineering) discusses the intricacies of reusable spacecraft.

Hugh Hunt (Department of Engineering) discusses the history of the Trinity College clock andÌýhow it keeps time.

Hugh Hunt (Department of Engineering) discusses the Wall of Death world record attempt and how a motorcycle can ride around a vertical wall.

In 1995, in Geneva, PhD student Didier Queloz discovered a planet orbiting another sun – something that astronomers had predicted, but never found. Today he continues his terra hunting for extreme worlds and Earth twins in Cambridge.

A new thin-film electrolyte material that helps solid oxide fuel cells operate more efficiently and cheaply than those composed of conventional materials, and has potential applications for portable power sources, has been developed at the ̽»¨Ö±²¥ of Cambridge.Ìý