Climate change affects flood risks

26.01.2019
A study developed in the <a href="https://www.upm.es/" title="UPM" alt="UPM" target="_blank">UPM</a> about the impact of climate change on extreme precipitations in Spain has been applied in the review of the <a href="https://www.miteco.gob.es/es/agua/temas/gestion-de-los-riesgos-de-inundacion/evaluacion-preliminar-riesgos-inundacion/Revision-EPRIs-2018.aspx" title="Preliminary Flood Risk Assessment" alt="Preliminary Flood Risk Assessment" target="_blank">Preliminary Flood Risk Assessment</a> carried out by the <a href="https://www.miteco.gob.es/es/" title="Ministry for the Ecological Transition" alt="Ministry for the Ecological Transition" target="_blank">Ministry for the Ecological Transition</a>.

What atoms do when liquids and gases meet

26.01.2019
From the crest of a wave in the sea to the surface of a glass of water, there are always small fluctuations in density at the point where the air comes in contact with a liquid.

Catalysis in MINT condition

26.01.2019
Carbon nanotubes have been used as catalysts in many relevant chemical processes, however, controlling their catalytic activity is not easy.

'Martian' lakes in the driest desert on Earth

26.01.2019
Rain episodes have been recorded for the first time in the hyperarid heart of the Atacama Desert and, surprisingly, the sudden abundance of water was devastating for the existing microbial life.