Black-hole mathematician wins exceptional young scientist award
Imperial’s Professor Gustav Holzegel is a Finalist in the second annual Blavatnik Awards in the UK, winning US$30,000.
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Upstart sparrows and chasing waterfalls: News from the College
From textbook-defying sparrows to powerful waterfalls, here is some quick-read news from across the College.
Strong interactions produce a dance between light and sound
Light and high-frequency acoustic sound waves in a tiny glass structure can strongly couple to one another and perform a dance in step.
Expanded Centre for Synthetic Biology launches at Imperial
The Centre brings together researchers using synthetic biology to solve challenges such as in healthcare, biomaterials and sustainable energy.
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Podcast: Shopping habits, chocolate fountain maths and genomic medicine
In this edition: How we shop now and in the future, the fluid dynamics of chocolate and how sequencing thousands of genomes is improving medicine.
Young star caught forming around another star
A small star has been observed forming out of the dust surrounding a larger star, in a similar way to how planets are born.
Answering the mystery of what atoms do when liquids and gases meet
How atoms arrange themselves at the smallest scale was thought to follow a ‘drum-skin’ rule, but mathematicians have now found a simpler solution.
Starburst galaxies and blast injuries: News from the College
Here’s a batch of fresh news and announcements from across Imperial.
First ‘piggyback’ kit for monitoring space weather launched
Tiny sensors for measuring the Earth’s space weather environment have launched today attached to a South Korean satellite.
Volcanoes fed by ‘mush’ reservoirs rather than molten magma chambers
Volcanoes are not fed by molten magma formed in large chambers, finds a new study, overturning classic ideas about volcanic eruptions.
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