Summer Science Exhibition
Imperial scientists showcase comet-chasing mission at major science exhibition
The public is being invited to join the chase for a comet at this year's Royal Society Summer Science Exhibition.
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SUMMER SCIENCE EXHIBITION
Physicists talk about recreating the heart of the sun at major exhibition
Scientists will be talking to visitors about how they hope to recreate the centre of the Sun at the upcoming Royal Society Summer Science Exhibition.
Light years away
Four new galaxy clusters take researchers further back in time
Four unknown galaxy clusters each potentially containing thousands of individual galaxies have been discovered some 10 billion light years from Earth.
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wake up call
Podcast: volcanoes, vaccinations and awaking Rosetta
A researcher discusses a trip to a North Korean volcano, and in the wake of rising cases of whooping cough we explore the impact of vaccinations.
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Sleeping Spacecraft
Waking up Rosetta: researcher chats about involvement in comet-chasing mission
If you struggled to get out of bed this morning, spare a thought for the Rosetta spacecraft, due to wake today after 31 months hibernating in space.
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Podcast: listening for gravitational waves and swapping the lab for government
A physicist plots an audacious space mission, a medical student invents an antibiotic, and two scientists get a taste of Westminster.
Fluid flow
DIY comet making and engineering with Guinness at festive Fringe
Visitors to Imperial were shown how to make their own icy comets during a live demonstration at last night's Fringe event.
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High life
Podcast: climbing adventures and souped-up solar cells
Scientists report that pop music can improve the efficiency of solar cells and students tell tales of scaling huge rock faces in California.
pump up the volume
New space mission will switch on the sound to study the universe in a new way
A new space mission that will study the universe in a completely new way will be launched by the European Space Agency in 2034.
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Catching space waves
Upcoming space mission could herald new type of astronomy
Imperial scientists are working on a space mission that will listen to violent cosmic events that send out ripples in the very fabric of the universe.
