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The Eruption after tomorrow

Imagine the perfect storm. A series of severe volcanic eruptions engulf the globe, spewing ash and sulphur into the atmosphere, causing widespread chaos on our intricate global economy, impacting our ability to grow food and grounding trans-continental air travel.

SPICE Project announced at British Science Festival

Preparations are underway for a unique test of engineering technology that could open up new ways to reduce atmospheric temperatures caused by climate change, and complement conventional measures to reduce carbon emissions.

Ash clouds? You ain’t seen nothing yet…

The recent volcanic eruptions in Iceland upset airline bosses and caused a lot of fuss, but they were trivial by comparison with what could happen next, according to Clive Oppenheimer's new book.

BP Institute for Multiphase Flow

Understanding flow - whether it's of oil, air, lubricants, lava, seawater or CO2 - lies at the heart of Cambridge's BP Institute.

In Darwin's footsteps: the geology of the Galapagos

How did a fragment of lava set in motion a journey to the Galapagos 170 years after Darwin's epic voyage?

Unclouding uncertainty in climate modelling

New understanding of the physics of clouds is helping to model both climate change and the impact of volcanic eruptions and wild fires.

Modern day alchemy: Gold for 2012?

An ambitious research project headed by the University of Cambridge's Computer Laboratory and Department of Engineering aims to revolutionise sports coaching using advanced sensor networks.

Remote sensing in extreme environments

Sensor technologies are being applied in ever more challenging environments but they don't get much more extreme than a 3800-metre-high volcano in Antarctica.