News in brief
Addressing medicine’s gender data gap and microbes in space: News from Imperial
Here’s a batch of fresh news and announcements from across Imperial.
Stories written by Diana Cano Bordajandi
Antarctic climate clues
Researchers launch second attempt to drill deep for Antarctic climate clues
Researchers are departing on a 1128 km journey over ice to the edge of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet, in search of critical geological records.
ZINC FINGERPRINTS
Researchers trace zinc fingerprints through time in search of life’s origin
Researchers have used the chemical fingerprints of zinc contained in meteorites to determine the origin of volatile elements on Earth.
PROMISING GEOTHERMAL TECH
Geothermal technology could help decarbonise the UK's heating and cooling
Geothermal technology has the potential to cut emissions by up to 94% for cooling and 41% for heating in the UK compared to other low-carbon systems.
Ada Lovelace Academy
Ada Lovelace Academy will champion gender equality in postgraduate education
The Ada Lovelace Academy is a new flagship initiative consisting of an integrated suite of computational MSc courses at ESE.
ROCK, SCISSORS, ICE
Ancient asteroid Ryugu may have delivered the building blocks of life to Earth
Imperial researchers have found that, 4.5 billion years ago, ice modified asteroids in a way that may have led to the beginning of life on Earth.
CO2 storage limits
Study finds limits to storing CO2 underground to combat climate change
Imperial research has found limits to how quickly we can scale up technology to store gigatonnes of carbon dioxide under the Earth’s surface.
OUTREACH EVENT NIGERIA
ESE MSc student delivers outreach event in Nigeria
To encourage the next generation of women into STEM, a student at the Department of Earth Science and Engineering delivered an outreach event.
Antarctic ice sheet
Study reveals where and when Antarctic ice sheet first formed
Combining unique geological samples with sophisticated modelling has led to insights into when and where today's Antarctic ice sheet formed.
MARS COSMIC CLOCK
Surprising meteorite impact rate on Mars can act as ‘cosmic clock’
Seismic signals have suggested Mars gets hit by around 300 basketball size meteorites every year, providing a new tool for dating planetary surfaces.
