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Two Imperial ‘research visionaries’ win Academy Chairs in Emerging Technologies
The Royal Academy of Engineering has appointed two Imperial engineers as Chairs in Emerging Technologies.
Two Imperial ‘research visionaries’ win Academy Chairs in Emerging Technologies
The Royal Academy of Engineering has appointed two Imperial engineers as Chairs in Emerging Technologies.
New Riffyn-Imperial partnership set to accelerate synthetic biology research
A new open-science collaboration will establish a digital backbone for synthetic biology research and education in scientific reproducibility.
Faulty genes and misguided antibodies underlie life-threatening COVID-19
New research has shed light on why some people develop a more severe form of COVID-19 than others.
Talc and a wax-oil mixture among best lubricants for people wearing PPE
Talcum powder and a coconut oil-cocoa butter beeswax mixture provide the best skin protection for long-term PPE use, say scientists.
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“It’s been devastating”: How COVID-19 is impacting Alzheimer’s research and care
Alzheimer’s researcher Dr Ashwin Venkataraman shares first-hand insights into how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected patients and ongoing research.
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.
Royal Academy of Engineering Silver Medal for pioneering engineer
Professor Esther Rodriguez Villegas has been honoured for her contribution to the field of wearable medical electronics.
A Guide of Tetrapolar Bioimpedance Sensor Measurement for Healthcare Application
Our Hamlyn researchers proposed a potential guideline for tetrapolar bioimpedance sensor measurements, aiming to assist healthcare applications.
Cholesterol drug combinations could cut health risk for European patients
More patients could benefit from combinations of cholesterol-lowering drugs to reduce their risk of stroke and heart attacks.
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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.