When solids flow like liquids they can make sand dunes sing, and they can also result in a potentially deadly avalanche. ¹ú¼ÊÃ×À¼¶ÔÕó¿ÆĪ researchers are studying the physics behind both of these phenomena, which could have applications in industries such as pharmaceuticals, oil and gas.
Scientists have calculated that millions of tonnes of hydrocarbons are produced annually by photosynthetic bacteria in the world’s oceans.Â
Countries rich in oil have long been associated with the "resource-curse paradox" - a principle which states they will suffer, rather than benefit, in the long run. Not so, new research by a ¹ú¼ÊÃ×À¼¶ÔÕó¿ÆĪ Gates scholar suggests.
¹ú¼ÊÃ×À¼¶ÔÕó¿ÆĪ scientists are helping to improve the chances of success of oil exploration in some of the Earth’s most hostile frontiers.
Understanding flow – whether it’s of oil, air, lubricants, lava, seawater or CO2 – lies at the heart of ¹ú¼ÊÃ×À¼¶ÔÕó¿ÆĪ’s BP Institute.
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