Climate Research update Drop in warming linked to water vapour decrease New study shows the importance of stratospheric water to climate change Read article: Drop in warming linked to water vapour decrease
Climate Research update Cyclone model forecasts more Katrina-like storms Hurricanes less frequent but more intense with Atlantic warming, say researchers Read article: Cyclone model forecasts more Katrina-like storms
Climate Research update Carbon-cycle feedback smaller, but still positive Scientists closer to understanding key piece of climate-change puzzle Read article: Carbon-cycle feedback smaller, but still positive
Planetary science News Legendary oceanographer scoops Crafoord prize Tide master Walter Munks awarded $550,000 for seminal geophysics research Read article: Legendary oceanographer scoops Crafoord prize
Surfaces and interfaces Research update Storing carbon dioxide in water cages Synchrotron shines a light on hydrate formation Read article: Storing carbon dioxide in water cages
Transport properties Research update Solar cell grabs hot electrons Ultrathin photovoltaic device extracts more energy per photon Read article: Solar cell grabs hot electrons
Planetary science Research update Earth’s response to CO₂ underestimated Ice sheets and other slow systems could intensify long-term warming Read article: Earth’s response to CO₂ underestimated
Soft matter and liquids Research update Fish swishing mixes the oceans Mathematicians enter the debate on whether marine swimmers stir the seas Read article: Fish swishing mixes the oceans
Renewables Research update Fish inspire wind farm configuration Calculations show how a turbine can benefit from the wakes of its neighbours Read article: Fish inspire wind farm configuration
Soft matter and liquids Research update Nanoparticles sink or swim in sewage Neutron scattering could help make wastewater nanoparticle free Read article: Nanoparticles sink or swim in sewage