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New strategy enables better understanding of complex materials

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New strategy enables better understanding of complex materials

Dr Christoph Schran at his desk, courtesy ICE group Monday, September 13, 2021 A new strategy to enable molecular simulations of complex systems has opened the door to a better understanding of complex materials. The powerful machine-learning framework, developed by researchers from this Department, University College London, Imperial College London and Charles University in Prague,…

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Nano ‘camera’ made using molecular glue allows real-time monitoring of chemical reactions

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Nano ‘camera’ made using molecular glue allows real-time monitoring of chemical reactions

Professor Oren Scherman courtesy Chemistry Photography Thursday, September 2, 2021 Researchers here have made a tiny camera, held together with ‘molecular glue’ that allows them to observe chemical reactions in real time. The device, made by a team led by Professor Oren Scherman from this Department, combines tiny semiconductor nanocrystals called quantum dots and gold…

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High geothermal heat flow beneath Thwaites Glacier in West Antarctica inferred from aeromagnetic data.

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Warming Western Antarctic Peninsula waters impact plankton community

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Warming Western Antarctic Peninsula waters impact plankton community

Warming water and receding sea ice in the Western Antarctic Peninsula is changing the local plankton community with potential consequences for climate change, according to research led by scientists from … The post Warming Western Antarctic Peninsula waters impact plankton community appeared first on British Antarctic Survey.

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Climate change will transform cooling effects of volcanic eruptions, study suggests

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Climate change will transform cooling effects of volcanic eruptions, study suggests

Simulation of global sulfur gas concentrations courtesy Thomas Aubry, University of Cambridge Wednesday, August 11, 2021 Researchers have shown that human-caused climate change will have important consequences for how volcanic gases interact with the atmosphere. Researchers from this Department, the Department of Geography and the Met Office say that large-magnitude eruptions will have greater effects…

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IPCC: Polar scientists welcome Climate Change Assessment

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IPCC: Polar scientists welcome Climate Change Assessment

CAMBRIDGE: British Antarctic Survey welcomes the publication of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Working Group 1 component of its Sixth Assessment Report.  This assessment brings together the latest advances in … The post IPCC: Polar scientists welcome Climate Change Assessment  appeared first on British Antarctic Survey.

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Climate change risk to emperor penguins

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Climate change risk to emperor penguins

British Antarctic Survey scientists have contributed to a new study published today (3 August)  which provides valuable new data highlighting how emperor penguins extinction risk is increased due to rapid … The post Climate change risk to emperor penguins appeared first on British Antarctic Survey.

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The call of the emperor penguin: Legal responses to species threatened by climate change

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Towards Net Zero: demystifying the terminology

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Towards Net Zero: demystifying the terminology

For the inaugural Net Zero Awareness Week (17-23 July), Natalia Ford — Sustainability Manager at British Antarctic Survey, raises some of the challenges of talking about reducing carbon emissions and … The post Towards Net Zero: demystifying the terminology appeared first on British Antarctic Survey.

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Environment – accordion

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Environment – accordion

Michele and Alannah will edit by 13 August   The Unit is committed to developing more environmentally friendly and economical ways of working. “Green Team” meetings are held every month with representation from across the Unit to develop policy. Please contact Michele Frison if you would like to get involved. This newly formed group is…

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