For bacteria, your community determines whether you evolve or not
A study of puddles has shown that bacteria evolve and adapt differently depending on the make-up of the community of bacteria they live within.
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Annual lecture explores the probability of coin tosses, atoms and forest fires
The past, present and future of probability theory was presented by Professor Sir Martin Hairer at this year’s annual Schrödinger lecture.
Sun explorer spacecraft successfully launches with Imperial kit on board
The UK-built Solar Orbiter spacecraft lifted off from Cape Canaveral in Florida and is now on its way to the Sun.
Smart design of new materials could improve energy storage technologies
Materials that can be precisely designed at the nanoscale could allow ‘supercapacitors’ to store more energy while maintaining their fast charge time.
World’s most powerful particle accelerator one big step closer
Scientists have demonstrated a key technology in making next-generation high-energy particle accelerators possible.
Tailor-made vaccines could almost halve rates of serious bacterial disease
New research has found that rates of disease caused by a common bacterium could be substantially reduced by changing our approach to vaccination.
Saving salmon and coronavirus outbreak: News from the College
Here’s a batch of fresh news and announcements from across Imperial.
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Podcast: Drug policy, Australian megafires and London fatbergs
In this edition: We discuss whether drug policy is working, why Australia is experiencing megafires, and what can be done about fatbergs.
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Tributes paid to Professor Walter Hayman at the launch of his last book
The life of Walter Hayman was celebrated at Imperial recently as a new edition of his agenda-setting book was published, 52 years after the original.
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Astrophysical outreach and premier league research: News from the College
Here’s a batch of fresh news and announcements from across Imperial.
