News in brief
Laser laureate and razor research: News from the College
Here’s a batch of fresh news and announcements from across Imperial.
Stories written by Hayley Dunning
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Saturnian saga
How Cassini changed our view of Saturn and its moons
The legacy of the Cassini mission to Saturn was presented by Professor Michele Dougherty at this year’s annual Schrödinger lecture.
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Good vibrations
Podcast: Fake news, safe flights and waiting for Marsquakes
In this edition: How researchers are tracing fake news, what happens when flights stray into the wrong airspace and listening to the interior of Mars.
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Stayin’ alive
Lack of sleep is not necessarily fatal for flies
Male flies kept awake do not die earlier than those allowed to sleep, leading researchers to question whether sleep is essential for staying alive.
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News in brief
Malaria milestone and using light to hear: News from the College
Here’s a batch of fresh news and announcements from across Imperial.
News in brief
Geometry prize and photojournalism hub: News from the College
Here’s a batch of fresh news and announcements from across Imperial.
A little bird told me
‘Eavesdropping’ technology used to protect one of New Zealand’s rarest birds
Remote recording devices have been used for the first time to track the reintroduction of a rare species back into its native habitat.
Next-gen PhDs
Imperial wins funding to train hundreds of PhD students at six new centres
Funding from the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council will allow six Centres for Doctoral Training to fund PhD students for four years.
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Hear me roar
First-of-its-kind automatic chemistry facility opens at Imperial
The Centre for Rapid Online Analysis of Reactions (ROAR) is the first national centre for the study of reactions, focusing on data-centric chemistry.
News in brief
Project SUNRISE and accreditation success: News from the College
Here’s a batch of fresh news and announcements from across Imperial.
