Royal Academy of Engineering elects bumper crop of Imperial engineers as Fellows
Five Imperial researchers are among 53 top engineers to be elected to the Fellowship of the Royal Academy of Engineering.
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Vaping study and COVID exit strategy: News from the College
Here’s a batch of fresh news and announcements from across Imperial.
AI-based brain monitoring and robotic muscle projects win £11.5m EPSRC boost
Two Imperial College London projects have won a total of £11.5 million to transform healthcare technologies by 2050.
Fungus leather substitute could be eco-friendlier than animal and plastic kinds
“Promising” fungal leather that looks and feels like traditional leather could be eco-friendlier and cheaper than animal and plastic versions.
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Q&A: Christmas Lecturer talks geoscience, climate change, and diversity
Professor Chris Jackson discusses the Christmas Lecture ‘Planet Earth: A User’s Guide’, and the importance of role models in diversifying science.
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Hip fracture risk linked to nanoscale bone inflexibility
New research has highlighted a preventative treatment gap in patients prone to bone fractures who are otherwise healthy.
Ventilators could be adapted to help two COVID-19 patients at once
New research has shown how ventilators could be adapted to help two patients simultaneously in the event of a shortage.
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Experts use wind tunnel to assess COVID-19 transmission risk during exercise
Imperial researchers are using their wind tunnel to assess the risk of transmitting COVID-19 during various forms of exercise.
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New smartphone game lets you solve real-world ecological puzzles
Imperial researchers have developed a new ecosystem-building game where players learn about and contribute to vital environmental research.
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Was there life on Mars? Imperial and NASA scientists might soon find out
Imperial scientists will play a vital role in a new Mars Rover’s quest to find traces of life on Mars.
