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Eruptions that shook the world

The Eruption after tomorrow

07 Mar 2012

Imagine the perfect storm. A series of severe volcanic eruptions engulf the globe, spewing ash and sulphur into the atmosphere, causing widespread...

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Clouds.

SPICE Project announced at British Science Festival

14 Sep 2011

Preparations are underway for a unique test of engineering technology that could open up new ways to reduce atmospheric temperatures caused by...

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Volcanic Eruption.

Ash clouds? You ain't seen nothing yet...

13 Jun 2011

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...

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BP Institute

BP Institute for Multiphase Flow

01 Aug 2009

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

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Buccaneer Cove

In Darwin’s footsteps: the geology of the Galapagos

01 May 2009

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

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Clouds 1 - free to use

Unclouding uncertainty in climate modelling

01 May 2009

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

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Modern day alchemy

Modern day alchemy: Gold for 2012?

01 Feb 2007

An ambitious research project headed by the University of Cambridge’s Computer Laboratory and Department of Engineering aims to revolutionise sports...

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Infared spectrometer at mount Erebus, Antarctica

Remote sensing in extreme environments

01 Feb 2007

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...

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