Research News
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Simple climate change contribution measure ‘remains elusive’
The search for a single and simple measure for each country’s contribution to global warming is unlikely to succeed, new research has warned. The question of how to fairly quantify national contributions to global warming historically, and inform future policy on sharing the burden of reducing greenhouse gas emissions, has long been part of international […]
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Researchers use mathematical modeling to explain complete destruction of Germanwings Flight 9525
An international team of researchers, led by Texas A&M mathematician Professor Goong Chen, has used the latest in visualization technology and their collective scientific expertise to chart the final moments of Germanwings Flight 9525, deliberately crashed in the French Alps on March 24, 2015. Although it happened almost two years ago, the crash is still […]
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Study shows dramatic increase in meltwater from Canadian glaciers
The ice loss from Canada’s Queen Elizabeth Islands glaciers has transformed them into a major contributor to sea level change, new research has found. By combining ice discharge calculated from remote sensing data with the latest version of the Regional Atmospheric Climate Model, the study tracked the mass loss from the islands’ glaciers and ice […]
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New research makes cutting edge cancer treatment more precise
Researchers in Germany have taken an important step towards improving the accuracy of a highly effective radiotherapy technique used to treat cancer. The team, from the German Cancer Research Centre (DKFZ), the Heidelberg Ion-Beam Therapy Centre (HIT) and the Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB), hoped to address uncertainty about the dosimetry – the measurement and assessment of […]
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Physics explains why rock musicians prefer valve amps
For many guitarists, the rich, warm sound of an overdriven valve amp – think AC/DC’s crunchy Marshall rhythm tones or Carlos Santana’s singing Mesa Boogie-fuelled leads – can’t be beaten. But why is the valve sound so sought after? David Keeports, a physics professor from Mills College in California, looked at the science of valve […]
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Ice decline means Northern Sea route may become viable shipping option
Further declines in Arctic Sea ice levels could see the Northern Sea route (NSR) open to intercontinental shipping for up to six months each year, new research has found. The study, by a team of Russian researchers, used satellite data and the Coupled Model Intercomparison Project (CMIP) climate data processing tool to model the trends […]
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LEGO-like blocks build new possibilities for microfluidics
LEGO already has millions of applications, building everything from castles to spaceships. But researchers in California have found a new use for the popular blocks – a modular microfluidics system. Microfluidics is a rapidly emerging technology with promising biomedical applications. It involves fluid manipulation at the microscale, where the fluid is usually set in motion […]
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More to rainbows than meets the eye
In-depth review charts the scientific understanding of rainbows and highlights the many practical applications of this fascinating interaction between light, liquid and gas. There’s more to rainbows than meets the eye. Knowledge gained from studying these multicoloured arcs of scattered light can be incredibly useful in ways that may not immediately spring to mind. Rainbow […]
