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Q-Bot win and exoplanet fellowship: News from the College
Here’s a batch of fresh news and announcements from across Imperial.
Q-Bot win and exoplanet fellowship: News from the College
Here’s a batch of fresh news and announcements from across Imperial.
Rapid lab-free COVID-19 test delivers results in just over an hour
A new DnaNudge Lab-in-Cartridge test is beginning evaluation on patients – requiring no lab and significantly reducing waits for results.
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Coronavirus portal and an enterprising engineer: News from the College
Here’s a batch of fresh news and announcements from across Imperial.
COVID-19 contact tracing apps: 8 privacy questions governments should ask
Imperial experts have posed eight privacy questions governments should consider when developing coronavirus contact tracing apps.
Growing plants without soil amongst frontier projects backed by President’s fund
Three projects that push the boundaries of science have received funds from the President’s Excellence Fund for Frontier Research.
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Women 10% more likely than men to report feeling unsafe on city public transport
A worldwide study of 327,403 metro and bus passengers found that women are ten per cent more likely to feel unsafe than men on urban public transport.
Researchers develop new theory to explain random movement of particles in fluids
Mathematicians have developed a new theory to explain the strange, loopy motions seen in ‘passive’ particles immersed in ‘active’ fluids.
Strategic sport and tiny tail evolution: News from the College
Here’s a batch of fresh news and announcements from across Imperial.
Seismic imaging technology could deliver detailed images of the human brain
Scientists have developed a new technique that could lead to fast, finely detailed brain imaging with a compact device that uses only sound waves.
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Meteorite observation network sets out to catch a falling star
Imperial and Glasgow scientists are turning their eyes to the skies to track meteorites before they land on UK soil.
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