Sleep triggered by stress can help mice cope with later anxiety
Stress boosts a kind of sleep in mice that subsequently relieves anxiety, according to new research that also pinpoints the mechanism responsible.
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Permeable paving and quantum computing: Imperial's Future Leaders Fellows
Two Imperial researchers have been awarded UKRI Future Leaders Fellowships to tackle ambitious and challenging research and innovation.
Science Museum trustee and charity bike ride: News from the College
Here’s a batch of fresh news and announcements from across Imperial.
No ‘safest spot’ to minimise risk of COVID-19 transmission on trains
Researchers have shown how COVID-19 can spread through train carriages, finding that there is no ‘safest spot’ to minimise risk of transmission.
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Podcast: Calculating risk, Black founders, and Beatrix Potter’s nature
In this edition: Calculating risk in business, Black-heritage founders and entrepreneurs, and Beatrix Potter’s fascination with nature.
Ultrafast lasers used to probe next-generation solar cells
Researchers have tracked the first fractions of a second after light strikes solar cells, providing insights into how they produce electricity.
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Bacterial intimacy insights could help tackle antimicrobial resistance
Researchers have uncovered new details about how bacteria hook up to exchange DNA that helps them resist antibiotics.
Medical marvels and noble findings: News from the College
Here’s a batch of fresh news and announcements from across Imperial.
Comet-mapping mission gets the go-ahead
A mission to 3D-map a comet for the first time, involving Imperial academics, has been officially adopted by the European Space Agency.
Spin-controlling materials team win prestigious Horizon Prize
An international team of scientists working on chiral materials have won the Royal Society of Chemistry’s Materials Chemistry Division Horizon Prize.
