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A fast-developing Pacific warming event is shaping up to rival 1997. From the anchovy fisheries of Peru to southern African maize harvests, the socioeconomic footprint of El Niño 2026 is already taking shape, and the communities most exposed are the least able to absorb it.
Read article → Data & Climate Science Data Analysis & Science Writing · 2026Landsat satellite data shows London's mean surface temperature rose +1.14°C between 2015 and 2023. The five hottest boroughs, the vegetation connection, and why the pattern of heating tells an uncomfortable story about inequality.
Read article → Remote Sensing · Scientific Paper Independent Research · 2026Full scientific paper with abstract, methods, equations, and citations. LST derived from Landsat 8/9 TIRS data; borough-level ΔLST and LST–NDVI correlation analysis across all 33 London boroughs.
Read paper → Planetary Science University of Leicester · Science FeatureA deep dive into the geological and atmospheric evidence that Mars once hosted liquid water, from valley networks and lacustrine deposits to MAVEN data on atmospheric loss, mineralogy from OMEGA and CRISM, and what it means for the search for life.
Read article (PDF) →Physics & Pop Culture · Journal of Physics Special Topics, University of Leicester
Calculating whether Spider-Man's web could have saved Gwen Stacy. Using Young's modulus (294 MPa), web stretch of 16.7 m, and impact deceleration forces, the physics says she could have survived.
Read article (PDF) → Thermodynamics Journal of Physics Special Topics · 2021Heating Lake Windermere to brewing temperature would cost between £14 and £34 billion and require 65% of the world's annual tea production. Solar heating with loose-leaf tea is the cheapest option.
Read article (PDF) → Energy & Sustainability Journal of Physics Special Topics · 2021A real nightclub, 1,600 dancers, and 4.19 GJ of metabolic heat. The usable 1.257 GJ would cover the venue's full electrical systems, renewable energy, one crowd at a time.
Read article (PDF) → Tribology & Motorsport Journal of Physics Special Topics · 2021Applying the Archard wear equation to Formula 1 tyre burnout: the physics predicts a tyre failure time of 30.3 seconds, uncomfortably close to real pit stop intervals.
Read article (PDF) → Aerodynamics Journal of Physics Special Topics · 2021Modelling the Chicken Run escape plane using bat-wing aerodynamics: the calculated thrust of 18,000 N is more than enough to get a flock of chickens airborne.
Read article (PDF) → Structural Mechanics Journal of Physics Special Topics · 2021Applying the modulus of rupture to a maple broomstick: the maximum safe passenger mass is 166 kg, meaning the witch, cat, dog, bird, and frog are all well within limits.
Read article (PDF) →Technical Blog · Quantemol
How plasma-driven ammonia processing could enable zero-carbon hydrogen production, covering electron collision cross-sections, DEA, and the path to a decarbonised energy future with ammonia as a hydrogen carrier.
Read on Quantemol → Machine Learning & Plasma Quantemol Blog · June 2024 · Authored during role; republished under company accountCovering Dr. Kateryna Lemishko's ICOPS 2024 presentation: a machine learning model trained on 12,500 reactions that estimates plasma rate coefficients fast enough to replace costly first-principles calculations.
Read on Quantemol → Atomic Physics Quantemol Blog · July 2024 · Authored during role; republished under company accountA technical summary of advances in DEA cross-section calculation using R-matrix theory and QEC software, with implications for radiation damage in biological molecules, including DNA strand breaks.
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