News in brief
Rainforest design futures and carbon dating: News from the College
Here’s a batch of fresh news and announcements from across Imperial.
Stories tagged with 'Engineering Design Eng'
Plug and play
Startup multiplies the possibilities for electric vehicle charging
An ingenious solution for charging multiple electric vehicles drives the first joint startup from Imperial and University College Dublin.
Transition to EVs
Imperial academic makes the case for just transition to electric vehicles
With the UK's ban on sale of new petrol and diesel cars from 2030, an Imperial Forum event explored the ways to transition to electric vehicles.
Parkinson's technology
Imperial startup joins forces with QMUL on medtech to help Parkinson's sufferers
Charco Neurotech, founded at Imperial, will work with Queen Mary University of London, to test its device for alleviating the symptoms of Parkinson’s.
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Return to lender
Access beats ownership in radical new business model
A daring idea that could transform manufacturing has caught the eye of the influential Word Economic Forum.
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3D scan for VR research
3D scanning my head to further virtual reality research
I got my head 3D scanned as part of the Imperial-led SONICOM project - here's my experience and how it contributes to virtual reality research.
Robot pain
Robots with realistic pain expressions can reduce examination error and bias
A new approach to producing realistic expressions of pain on robotic patients could help to reduce error and bias during physical examination.
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Bendy bots
Bendy robotic arm twisted into shape with help of augmented reality
Imperial researchers have designed a malleable robotic arm that can be guided into shape by a person using augmented reality (AR) goggles.
AI-assisted engineering
Imperial startup Monolith AI raises £8.5m and launches new research with College
AI-assisted engineering company Monolith AI, founded at Imperial, has returned to its alma mater as a research partner following Series A funding.
Crashes & brain injury
Road accident data could help predict crash victims most at risk of brain injury
Imperial researchers have identified how speed, direction, and level of head protection predict brain injury following road traffic collisions (RTC).
