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'Silent’ mutations help bacteria to evade antibiotics
Researchers have discovered a new way hospital-acquired infections resist antibiotics, through a ‘silent’ genetic mutation.
'Silent’ mutations help bacteria to evade antibiotics
Researchers have discovered a new way hospital-acquired infections resist antibiotics, through a ‘silent’ genetic mutation.
Satellite mission confirms cornerstone of general relativity is unshakeable
The MICROSCOPE mission has confirmed the ‘equivalence principle’ with unprecedented accuracy, bolstering Einstein’s general relativity.
Insights into two rare types of photosynthesis could boost crop production
Researchers have studied how certain bacteria perform photosynthesis using low-energy light, which could be engineered into crops to boost production.
Privacy gaps in Apple’s data collection scheme revealed
Imperial researchers have demonstrated how Apple’s use of a widely adopted data protection model could expose individuals to privacy attacks.
Better metal oxides to boost the green credentials of many energy applications
Researchers have solved a key hurdle in greener manufacturing, carbon capture, energy storage and gas purification – using metal oxides.
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Tracking electrons in solar cells shows even faster reactions than thought
Chemists and physicists have collaborated to use ultrafast lasers to probe the first fractions of a second after light is absorbed by solar cells.
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Podcast: New President, treating cystic fibrosis and updating medical education
In this edition: We meet Imperial’s new President and researchers transforming cystic fibrosis patients’ lives and medical education.
New AI-enabled, optical fibre sensor device could help monitor brain injury
A new AI-enabled, optical fibre sensor device developed at Imperial College London can measure key biomarkers of traumatic brain injury simultaneously
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Museum collections indicate bees increasingly stressed by changes in climate
An analysis of bumblebee wings from a network of UK museums shows signs of stress linked to increasingly hotter and wetter conditions.
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Imperial researchers scoop £1.75m of funding for quantum physics projects
New funding for quantum science will support researchers exploring dark energy and dark matter, quantum states of sound, and the Universe’s constants.
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