<ul><li>The Ray Dolby Centre has been officially opened at the University of Cambridge, named after sound pioneer Ray Dolby who passed away in 2013.</li><li>The centre, which spans 33,000 m² across five floors, houses 173 labs, lecture halls, workshops, cleanrooms, and offices, funded by £85m from Dolby's estate and £75m from the UK's EPSRC.</li><li>The facility will host 1100 staff and students, featuring microscopy and laser labs in the basement, 2500 m² of clean rooms, and serving as a national physics hub for collaboration between industry and university researchers.</li><li>The ceremony, attended by Dagmar Dolby, Deborah Prentice, and physicist Mete Atatüre, marks a significant advancement for the Cavendish Laboratory in its pursuit of scientific discovery and innovation.</li></ul>

Ray Dolby Centre opens at the University of Cambridge

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