‘Blue Planet II’ may not have caused a change in plastic preference
The BBC documentary ‘Blue Planet II’ raised environmental awareness, but may not have discouraged people from choosing plastic, says new research.
Citizen Science Masterclass explores ways the public can be part of research
Members of staff joined Imperial’s first ever Citizen Science Masterclass with guest speakers from Zooniverse, nQuire and OPAL.
Talc and a wax-oil mixture among best lubricants for people wearing PPE
Talcum powder and a coconut oil-cocoa butter beeswax mixture provide the best skin protection for long-term PPE use, say scientists.
Re-design the future, Mary Robinson urges at Transition to Zero Pollution launch
Mary Robinson, former President of Ireland, called for “a bold new vision for the future” at the launch of Transition to Zero Pollution.
Audio
Podcast: Maths marvel, COVID in children and cooking with hyperfoods
In this edition: A $3m-prizewinning mathematician, a new project into how children transmit COVID-19, and recipes with anti-cancer properties.
Acoustics network gets £1.3m boost to help meet the UK’s Grand Challenges
New funding will connect researchers and industry, amplifying the contribution of acoustics – the science of sound – to modern society.
Unique ultraviolet aurora spied at comet visited by Rosetta
ESA’s Rosetta mission has revealed a unique kind of aurora sparked by the solar wind in the gas surrounding Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko.
Dark matter even more elusive than previously thought
One of the best candidates for finding dark matter – dwarf galaxies – appear to be sending weaker signals than previously thought.
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.
Video
Astronomers find hints of life on Venus
An international team of astronomers have discovered a rare molecule – phosphine – in the clouds of Venus that could indicate the presence of life.
1
