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Podcast: Healthy environments, polio progress, and colour-change hygiene checker
In this edition: What makes a healthy environment, the final steps to eliminate polio, and a test for proper cleaning.
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Podcast: Healthy environments, polio progress, and colour-change hygiene checker
In this edition: What makes a healthy environment, the final steps to eliminate polio, and a test for proper cleaning.
Research reveals how ‘chaperone’ proteins deal with immune system overreactions
Scientists have discovered how special proteins in the blood prevent our immune system from harming our own cells with overproduced molecules.
Imperial to build instrument for new NASA mission to study the solar wind
A new mission, called the Interstellar Mapping and Acceleration Probe (IMAP), will carry a magnetometer built by Imperial physicists.
Climate change action will improve health and save lives now and in the future
Measures to tackle climate change could significantly benefit human health in the next few years, as well as in the long term, says a new report.
How we recover from COVID-19 disruption will affect how we meet climate targets
Whether we return to ‘normal’ or change the way we work and travel will affect how hard it is to reach targets for limiting climate change.
Imperial academic wins AstraZeneca prize in synthetic chemistry
Dr James Bull has been recognised for his work discovering faster, cheaper methods for producing molecules useful for drug discovery and development.
Teen vaccines and Nobel prizes: News from the College
Here’s a batch of fresh news and announcements from across Imperial.
When the solar wind hits Earth’s magnetosphere, a surprising stillness ensues
Energy from the solar wind interacting with the magnetospheric ‘bubble’ around Earth creates waves of energy that appear to stand still.
CO2 monitoring recommended to manage COVID-19 spread in schools and offices
Scientists have created a new model for predicting COVID-19 infection risk in offices and classrooms, which uses CO2 to assess ventilation efficacy.
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Reducing air pollution: how can changing behaviours help?
Changing people’s behaviours is key to improving urban air quality, but it should be done in a way that involves the community, say researchers.