First images from latest Mars rover show ancient river delta in Jezero crater
The NASA Perseverance rover, which landed on Mars in February, has sent back its first images of a 3.7-billion-year-old ancient river delta.
Brain cell differences could be key to learning in humans and AI
Imperial researchers have found that variability between brain cells might speed up learning and improve the performance of the brain and future AI.
Low-cost ventilator set to help people in low-income countries
A new low-cost ventilator design invented during COVID-19 could address the global shortage of ventilators for other respiratory diseases.
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Travelling fires pose an underestimated risk to open building spaces
New research from Imperial College London has shown that travelling fires pose a risk to the structures of large open building spaces over 100m2.
Time crystals and drug delivery: News from the College
Here’s a batch of fresh news and announcements from across Imperial.
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Podcast: Climate justice, climate change anxiety, and quantum computing
In this edition: We tackle climate change injustice and anxiety, and hear about a new way to build quantum computers.
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Four Imperial experts elected Fellows of the Royal Academy of Engineering
Four Imperial academics are among 69 experts to have been elected as new Fellows of the Royal Academy of Engineering.
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Unlimited digital sensing unleashed for imaging, audio, and driverless cars
A new technique could unleash the potential for digital sensors like cameras to sense all light intensities, and microphones to sense all audio ranges
#MeToo: More women report feeling unsafe on public transport since movement
Women are 2.5% more likely to report feeling unsafe on public transport since #MeToo highlighted women’s experiences of harassment.
Vaccine passports linked to COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in UK and Israel
A new study from Imperial College London has found a link between COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy and a perceived lack of free will over vaccine passports.
