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Sir David Attenborough immortalised, in lobster-like fossil find
Scientists have discovered a 430 million-year-old lobster-like fossil and named it in honour of veteran broadcaster Sir David Attenborough.
Future 'game-changers' win backing from Excellence Fund
Imperial College London has announced three projects that are the first to receive grants from the Excellence Fund for Frontier Research.
Roads, rail and flood defence projects could benefit from new Imperial lab
Improving construction materials to make infrastructure more sustainable and durable will be the focus of research at a new £5.4 million lab.
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F1 tech tested in bid to make trucks more efficient
The technology used in Formula One racing to recover energy from braking will be installed in trucks as part of a pilot project.
Heathrow: strategy to reduce take-off emissions is reaching its limits
Engineers report that a strategy to reduce aircraft emissions during takeoff at London's Heathrow Airport is reaching its limits.
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Q and A: Imperial engineer talks about new solar energy project in Africa
Dr Christos Markides talks about a volunteer project he is involved in to build up scientific expertise in solar energy in Africa.
Medical robot made from hair-width fibre optic to be developed by scientists
A fibre-optic medical robot that could access the body through tiny cavities is being developed by researchers as part of a major grant.
Space dust deploy bubble parachutes on their fiery descent, scientists discover
Bubbles acting like parachutes are deployed by some cosmic dust particles on their entry into Earth's atmosphere, preventing them from burning up.
Imperial scientist discusses the effects of algal blooms on world's oceans
Dr Susan Little talks about the effects that pinhead-sized algae have on the chemistry of the world's oceans when they 'binge' feed in summer.
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Prosthetic arm technology that detects spinal nerve signals developed by team
Scientists have developed sensor technology for a robotic prosthetic arm that detects signals from nerves in the spinal cord.
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