Physics students and staff develop 'Lab in a Box' experiments for home study
A student-staff innovation team in the Department of Physics has transformed bulky experiments into portable labs that can be mailed across the world.
Royal Academy of Engineering elects bumper crop of Imperial engineers as Fellows
Five Imperial researchers are among 53 top engineers to be elected to the Fellowship of the Royal Academy of Engineering.
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AI-based brain monitoring and robotic muscle projects win £11.5m EPSRC boost
Two Imperial College London projects have won a total of £11.5 million to transform healthcare technologies by 2050.
Fungus leather substitute could be eco-friendlier than animal and plastic kinds
“Promising” fungal leather that looks and feels like traditional leather could be eco-friendlier and cheaper than animal and plastic versions.
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Q&A: Christmas Lecturer talks geoscience, climate change, and diversity
Professor Chris Jackson discusses the Christmas Lecture ‘Planet Earth: A User’s Guide’, and the importance of role models in diversifying science.
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Hip fracture risk linked to nanoscale bone inflexibility
New research has highlighted a preventative treatment gap in patients prone to bone fractures who are otherwise healthy.
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New smartphone game lets you solve real-world ecological puzzles
Imperial researchers have developed a new ecosystem-building game where players learn about and contribute to vital environmental research.
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Was there life on Mars? Imperial and NASA scientists might soon find out
Imperial scientists will play a vital role in a new Mars Rover’s quest to find traces of life on Mars.
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COVID-19 lockdown causes 50% global reduction in human-linked Earth vibrations
The lack of human activity during lockdown caused human-linked vibrations in the Earth to drop by an average of 50% between March and May 2020.
New membrane could cut emissions and energy use in oil refining
Imperial has co-developed the first synthetic membrane to separate crude oil and crude oil fractions, which could help reduce carbon emissions.
