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Opinion: Dreaming big with biomimetics: could future buildings be made with bone and eggshells?

09 Mar 2016

Michelle Oyen (Department of Engineering) discusses how we could reduce our dependence on "dirty" materials like steel and concrete.

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Power plant

Global learning is needed to save carbon capture and storage from being abandoned

11 Jan 2016

Governments should not be abandoning carbon capture and storage, argues a Cambridge researcher, as it is the only realistic way of dramatically...

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Understanding the Paris Climate Summit

13 Nov 2015

An event taking place next week in Cambridge will highlight some of the key scientific, technological and policy issues relevant to the Paris climate...

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Lighter planes are the future

16 Dec 2014

A global fleet of composite planes could reduce carbon emissions by up to 15 per cent, but the lighter planes alone will not enable the aviation...

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Implications for Energy

Understanding the implications of climate change for business

05 Sep 2014

A new online resource, which summarises the implications of climate change for specific sectors of the economy, has been produced and made freely...

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Construction

Better building through design

04 Jun 2014

The construction industry could slash its carbon emissions by as much as 50% by optimising the design of new buildings, which currently use double...

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Scrubbing up: preparing hospitals for climate change

13 Nov 2013

Innovative designs for retrofitting the vast NHS estate to stem rising carbon emissions and adapt hospitals to perform through a changing climate are...

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