Woodland creation strategies reshaped by Stirling-led research
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A new study, led by Dr Elisa Fuentes-Montemayor, a Senior Lecturer in Nature-based Solutions at the University’s Faculty of Natural Sciences, has identified key ecological factors supporting natural colonisation – where trees are encouraged to colonise new areas naturally without the need for planting.
A new international analysis now published in Global Change Biology warns that penguin survival hinges on a shift in how science and conservation policy approach climate change: rather than examining extreme events in isolation, it is their cumulative effects that must be assessed. Applied for the first time in a quantitative way across habitats of all 18 penguin species in the Southern Hemisphere, this perspective provides a crucial tool to anticipate risks and design more effective conservation policies.
Professor Wang's team and their collaborators have creatively combined the three-dimensional (3D) magic cube configuration with the design structure of metamaterials, opening up a channel connecting information science and mathematical physics. A new paradigm of mechanically reconfigurable metamaterials characterized by high information entropy and visual interactivity has been successfully established. Different magic cube architectures and variable meta-elements allow for complicated and precise customization of electromagnetic waves, holding potential applications in electromagnetic shielding, target camouflage, and holographic encryption. The results of this work were recently published in Science Bulletin.