Imperial research is best in UK, finds REF 2021
Imperial has a greater proportion of world-leading research than any other UK university, according to the Research Excellence Framework (REF).
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Gut-brain connection expert elected to Royal Society
Professor Irene Miguel-Aliaga, who studies how organs communicate, has been granted Fellowship of the Royal Society.
‘Nanomagnetic’ computing can provide low-energy AI, researchers show
Researchers have shown it is possible to perform artificial intelligence using tiny nanomagnets that interact like neurons in the brain.
Automatic audio loggers successfully used to map the sound of Norway
Cheap, reliable audio recorders developed at Imperial have been used to reliably identify birds by their songs in a large trial in Norwegian forests.
Dual membrane offers hope for long-term energy storage
A new approach to battery design could provide the key to low-cost, long-term energy storage, according to Imperial College London researchers.
Ocean carbon and plastic-eating microbes: News from the College
Here’s a batch of fresh news and announcements from across Imperial.
CEP student wins Georgina Mace Prize from the British Ecological Society
Sara Bronwen Hunter has won a British Ecological Society journal prize for research published in 2021.
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Podcast: Making malaria history, psychedelics for depression and a new diet
In this edition: We discover what it will take to eradicate malaria, how psychedelics affect the depressed brain, and how a new diet can keep us full.
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Cheaper hydrogen fuel cell could mean better green energy options
Imperial researchers have developed a hydrogen fuel cell that uses iron instead of rare and costly platinum, enabling greater use of the technology.
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Cheaper solar cells could be on the way thanks to materials created at Imperial
New solar cell devices that are cheaper and easier to make could soon make their way to market thanks to materials made at Imperial College London.
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