Antarctic ice sheets capable of retreating up to 50 metres per day
28 May 2020The ice shelves surrounding the Antarctic coastline retreated at speeds of up to 50 metres per day at the end of the last Ice Age, far more rapid...
3D printed corals could improve bioenergy and help coral reefs
09 Apr 2020Researchers have designed bionic 3D-printed corals that could help energy production and coral reef research.
AI techniques used to improve battery health and safety
06 Apr 2020Researchers have designed a machine learning method that can predict battery health with 10x higher accuracy than current industry standard, which...
Electric cars better for climate in 95% of the world
23 Mar 2020Fears that electric cars could actually increase carbon emissions are unfounded in almost all parts of the world, new research shows.
‘Wonderchicken’ fossil from the age of dinosaurs reveals origin of modern birds
18 Mar 2020The oldest fossil of a modern bird yet found, dating from the age of dinosaurs, has been identified by an international team of palaeontologists.
New tools show a way forward for large-scale storage of renewable energy
02 Mar 2020A technique based on the principles of MRI and NMR has allowed researchers to observe not only how next-generation batteries for large-scale energy...
New approaches to help businesses tackle climate change
26 Feb 2020Climate change could add around 20% to the global cost of extreme weather events by 2040, according to early findings from Cambridge researchers, who...
The climate crisis: towards zero carbon
26 Feb 2020Sir David Attenborough, Dr Jane Goodall DBE and leading Cambridge University researchers talk about the urgency of climate crisis – and some of the...
Cambridge researchers advise county council on net zero policy actions
19 Feb 2020A team of early-career researchers from the University of Cambridge are working with the county council to identify the best ways for Cambridgeshire...
Prince of Wales launches new UK centre for low-carbon aviation
28 Jan 2020The Prince of Wales today launched the National Centre for Propulsion and Power during a visit to the University of Cambridge. Based at the world...
The "stop doing stupid stuff" approach to sustainable manufacturing
22 Jan 2020Around 90% of the resources we process to create goods are not reaching the person for whom they are made. How can we make manufacturing more...
Cambridge-designed curriculum teaches schoolchildren about water scarcity and climate activism
17 Jan 2020Students and teachers across India now have free access to a new curriculum on water security and sustainability, co-developed by researchers at the...