We are delighted to announce a series of PhD Scholarships for students interested in embarking on a PhD project related to energy, environment and fluid mechanics. Read more at the link below. ieef.cam.ac.uk/new-phd-scho...

New research quantifies the entrainment and mixing of fluids in particle-driven gravity currents, such as turbidity currents in the ocean, volcanic ash flows or suspensions created during deep-sea mining operations. ieef.cam.ac.uk/experiments-...

Demand for hydrogen is increasing rapidly and our researchers are working to improve the design and performance of electrocatalysts for hydrogen electrolysis. Read more below. ieef.cam.ac.uk/synthesis-of...

The performance of Zinc batteries is limited by parasitic reactions. Understanding them is essential for improving the lifetime and safety of these batteries. Read about new research findings obtained using scanning electrochemical microscopy. ieef.cam.ac.uk/separating-h...

Greenland and Antarctica are the world’s largest store of freshwater ice, with the potential to become the main drivers of sea-level rise. At the base of glaciers, melting water carves out channels in the ice. New research investigates these channels. ieef.cam.ac.uk/modelling-th...

Carbon storage must play a central part of the decarbonisation of the energy system. New research investigates the impacts of injection rate and wells distribution on the spreading of CO2 in an aquifer. Read more at the link below. ieef.cam.ac.uk/the-impact-o...

Corrosion is a major global challenge, accounting for 3% of the GDP of industrialised nations. Researchers are using Near Edge X-ray Absorption Fine Structure and X-ray Microscopy to investigate the corrosion process and its products. Read more below. ieef.cam.ac.uk/near-edge-x-...

Turbulent mixing in the ocean interior is vital in governing ocean circulation and global climate, but still poorly understood. Our new research highlights the importance of ocean mixing and discusses opportunities for future work. Read more below. ieef.cam.ac.uk/climatic-rea...

Over the last few decades, several marine-terminating glaciers in Greenland and Antarctica have retreated. New experiments investigating the key controls on floating ice melting in seawater will help develop climate models and sea-level rise predictions. ieef.cam.ac.uk/melting-and-...

Researchers are developing new materials and catalytic interfaces which will allow producing green hydrogen using electricity from renewable sources at scale. Read more at the link below. #electrolysis #hydrogen #chemistry ieef.cam.ac.uk/electrocatal...

The upwelling of warm Circumpolar Deep Water is a key process in the global climate system. Recent analysis suggests the heat flux towards the Antarctic shelf is increasing, with implications for basal ice shelf melting and sea-level rise ieef.cam.ac.uk/migration-of...

The ocean plays a central role in the global carbon cycle. Ocean water can absorb CO2 from the atmosphere and store it at depth for centuries. Growing macroalgae and kelp forests at surface might help increase the amount of carbon stored in the deep ocean. ieef.cam.ac.uk/fluid-mechan...

Research at IEEF is enabling cleaner fuels, more efficient machines and smarter use of waste heat. Learn more about our work @cambridge-earthsci.bsky.social @cambridgezero.bsky.social @ceb.cam.ac.uk @camunigeography.bsky.social @yourscambridge.bsky.social ieef.cam.ac.uk/powering-the...

Deep #ocean water contains a very large reservoir of #carbon, and so understanding how this water mixes is essential for climate models. When the ocean water flows through rough topography, vortices are generated, which may produce significant mixing. ieef.cam.ac.uk/the-role-of-...

Numerical modelling is a key tool for understanding deep ocean dynamics, where observations remain sparse. High-resolution simulations are being used to investigate how interactions between currents, topography, and mixing shape abyssal circulation. tinyurl.com/4ef5weyy

To understand how the ocean water moves, mixes, and transports heat, carbon and oxygen requires detailed chemical measurements, which are typically only available along ship tracks. A new study uses machine learning to get better, higher-resolution data. ieef.cam.ac.uk/basin-wide-a...

Every year, 300 billion rubber gloves are used in laboratories, hospitals and industry. Most are made from aqueous polymer dispersions using a dipping process. A new article studies the formation of the deposit during the electrolyte dipping process. ieef.cam.ac.uk/mechanisms-o...

Large amounts of #methane are dissolved in the deep water of Lake Kivu and might provide power to Rwanda and DR Congo in the coming decades. We are studying how methane extraction will affect the lake water and the associated risks. #Energy #CO2 ieef.cam.ac.uk/lake-kivu-me...

How do we deliver a low-carbon future while meeting the world’s growing energy demands? At the end of April, professors and researchers from the Institute will explore practical, scalable solutions for the energy transition. Book now to attend online. ieef.cam.ac.uk/powering-the...

Wind energy supplied approximately 30% of UK electricity in 2025 and is central to the energy transition. Yabin Liu has developed a passive turbine design which reduces vortex cavitation and turbine noise, while promoting faster wake recovery. ieef.cam.ac.uk/improving-wi... #Energy #Wind

A number of medical conditions, including anaemia, affect the properties of red blood cells and could be detected based on the pattern of cracks which form in drying blood droplets. ieef.cam.ac.uk/crack-patter...

Researchers at @uclhc.bsky.social study the similarities between the seismic activity which preceded the 2018 Sierra Negra eruption and the ongoing activity in the Campi Flegrei region. #volcano #Risk #earthquake #Earth ieef.cam.ac.uk/forecasting-...

Industrial heating accounts for 14% of UK emissions, yet half of the energy used in UK industry is lost as waste heat. A new Royal Society report investigates the benefits of capturing and re-using this heat. ieef.cam.ac.uk/royal-societ...

Most environmental and industrial flows exist within a turbulent background: for example, wind turbines produce wakes within the turbulent atmospheric boundary layer. The turbulent nature of the background fundamentally alters the physics of entrainment. ieef.cam.ac.uk/entrainment-...

Decarbonisation of buildings is one of the main challenges for the energy transition. The provision of heating, cooling and ventilation can be very energy intensive. Read about some of the key fluid mechanics involved in the design of low-energy buildings ieef.cam.ac.uk/fluid-mechan...

Two new PhD opportunities are being advertised to work on data centres cooling and particle dispersal in the atmosphere. Please see the details at the link below, and apply now if interested. ieef.cam.ac.uk/two-new-phd-...

One of the challenges with modelling subsurface flows such as underground CO2 storage is the uncertainty in measurements of geological properties. A new paper models the uncertainty in permeability as a periodic perturbation to a mean value. ieef.cam.ac.uk/effects-of-p...

In small rocky planets, the formation of iron crystals settling through the liquid core is thought to sustain compositional convection, which drives a dynamo in the core. A recent article investigates this convection using analogue laboratory experiments. ieef.cam.ac.uk/plumes-of-se...

Metal nanoparticles have been found to exsolve from metal oxides in the perovskite family under reducing conditions. By remaining partially embedded in the oxide, they show increased stability against sintering, leading to an enhanced catalytic activity. ieef.cam.ac.uk/high-perform...

Conventional hydrogen electrolysers require stable power inputs and so may be unsuited to harnessing intermittent renewable power. Decoupled electrolysers are being developed, which make the system safer while reducing the need for gas purification steps. ieef.cam.ac.uk/decoupling-s...