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...

ATES systems provide a source of heat in the winter as well as a source of cooling in summer, by extracting warm and cold water from subsurface reservoirs . We investigate their performance in case the seasonal heating and cooling demands are different. ieef.cam.ac.uk/on-the-therm...

Registration is now open for the 21st Cambridge Energy Masterclass. This is a two-day intensive meeting of lectures and discussions, with talks from leading experts focussing on the energy transition and new energy systems. ieef.cam.ac.uk/energy-maste...

Industrial clusters are some of the biggest emitters of CO2 in the UK. Among them, the Humber Cluster aims to reach net zero by 2040. Here, Professor Joe Howe discusses the opportunities and challenges associated with the decarbonisation of UK clusters. ieef.cam.ac.uk/decarbonisat...

There was a special seminar at the Institute last night. Jon Salkeld discussed some of the key challenges of the energy transition, and offered a personal perspective based on the highs, lows and learning from his carrier. ieef.cam.ac.uk/special-semi...

Large-scale storage is crucial to balance consumption and intermittent production of renewable energy. Researchers at @tudelftme.bsky.social have been modelling compressed air and hydrogen storage in underground salt caverns. Read more at the link below. ieef.cam.ac.uk/large-scale-...

New laboratory experiments explore the effects of a rapid change in the temperature of the ventilation air supplied to a building, with implications for the temperature profile and the dispersal of contaminants within the building. ieef.cam.ac.uk/on-transient...

Wave breaking at the ocean surface generates bubbles and sea spray and transfers momentum, energy and mass between the ocean and the atmosphere. Stéphane Popinet has been modelling the ocean-atmosphere exchanges associated with breaking waves. ieef.cam.ac.uk/multiscale-m...

Measuring the properties of molten lava during an eruption, or those of ice within a glacier, can be difficult. Mathieu Sellier has developed new mathematical and numerical tools to recover unknown parameters from remote sensing of the flow free surface. ieef.cam.ac.uk/characterisi...

High concentrations of CO2 are very corrosive, and this is a problem in carbon sequestration systems. New experiments show how carbonate scale can limit the corrosion of in Carbon Capture & Storage plants ieef.cam.ac.uk/new-experime... #CarbonSequestration #CCUS #CarbonCapture #Energy

We have developed a new model of the dissolution of CO2 in an aquifer. It quantifies the maximum amount of CO2 which is dissolved and the time required for the dissolution ieef.cam.ac.uk/convective-d... @co2rehub.bsky.social @carbonbrief.org @oxfordnetzero.bsky.social @cambridgezero.bsky.social

New, eco-friendly, sustainable microcapsules are being developed. They are engineered with a composite organic-inorganic shell. Unlike synthetic capsules, these do not contribute to the accumulation of microplastics in the environment. ieef.cam.ac.uk/new-organic-...

During its formation, the Earth experienced planetary impacts, with clouds of particles sinking into its molten magma. This influenced the growth of the Earth's solid core as well as the properties of its liquid mantel, thus affecting plate tectonics. ieef.cam.ac.uk/mixing-and-c...

Interseasonal thermal energy storage can provide large energy saving. A new study investigates heat storage in aquifers. The system is thermally very efficient: after just 2-3 cycles, over 90% of the thermal energy stored is recovered. Read more below. ieef.cam.ac.uk/emmas-model-...

Parkinson’s disease is linked to the aggregation of the protein α-synuclein (aSyn). A new study explores how local ion concentrations affect aSyn aggregation, monomer structural dynamics, and fibril polymorphism, offering insights into potential therapeutic strategies ieef.cam.ac.uk/local-ionic-...

The future of floating Antarctic ice shelves is a key uncertainty surrounding projections of future sea level rise. Ali Mashayek from @cambridge-earthsci.bsky.social has identified seasonal regimes of warm Circumpolar Deep Water intrusion, which lead to ice melting ieef.cam.ac.uk/seasonal-reg...

Nanoparticles can be used for real-time detection of senescent cells in our body, which might be a precursor to cancer. Detecting these cells might open the way for cancer treatment to be started earlier and be more effective ieef.cam.ac.uk/early-cancer... @ceb.cam.ac.uk

Prof Mahesh Tirumkudulu from IIT Bombay has developed a method to detect blood diseases such as Anaemia and Sickle-cell disease using a single drop of blood and the fluid mechanics of thin films. Read more below ieef.cam.ac.uk/detecting-bl...