On the up
Imperial celebrates academic staff promoted in 2018
The promotions recognise staff across the Faculties of Medicine, Engineering, and Natural Sciences as well at the Business School.
Stories written by Hayley Dunning
Poisoned chalice
The more pesticides bees eat, the more they like them
Bumblebees acquire a taste for pesticide-laced food as they become more exposed to it, a behaviour showing possible symptoms of addiction.
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All ears
Podcast: Cancer-causing virus, feeding the world and updating The Planets
In this edition: The latest research into a cancer-causing virus, a sustainable agriculture hero turns 80, and The Planets get a scientific update.
Double chaos
Physicists fight laser chaos with quantum chaos to improve laser performance
To tame chaos in powerful semiconductor lasers, which causes instabilities, scientists have introduced another kind of chaos.
On your bike
Cycling is the healthiest way to get around cities
Cycling has been found to bring both the best physical and mental health benefits in a study carried out in seven European cities.
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News in brief
Ancient worms and toxic impacts: News from the College
Here’s a batch of fresh news and announcements from across Imperial.
Slow, but efficient
Surprise slow electrons are produced when intense lasers hit clusters of atoms
Scientists found that relatively slow electrons are produced when intense lasers interact with small clusters of atoms, overturning current theories.
News in brief
Carbon pricing countries and curbing cholesterol: News from the College
Here’s a batch of fresh news and announcements from across Imperial.
Seeing into the bone
Leukaemia scientist Dr Cristina Lo Celso given Royal Microscopical Society award
Dr Lo Celso is awarded the RMS Medal for Life Sciences for ‘outstanding scientific achievements applying microscopy in the field of cell biology’.
Weathering change
Wind and solar power could provide more than a third of Europe’s energy by 2030
By trading energy between countries with different weather patterns, Europe could make the most of wind and solar power.
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