News in brief
Emerging leaders prize and international collaboration: News from the College
Here’s a batch of fresh news and announcements from across Imperial.
Stories tagged with 'Molecular sciences'
Scaling in electronics
The end of Moore's Law?
Microchips have made computers, smart phones, and the internet possible, which has revolutionised how we work, shop, travel, and socialise.
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Think zinc
Q&A: Tackling zinc deficiency with a new approach to urine testing
Imperial College London researchers have developed a new urine test that looks to ‘chemical fingerprints’ for more precise zinc testing.
Made to measure
Enzyme’s ‘molecular scissors’ cut out fatal blood clot risk when injury strikes
New research highlights how an essential enzyme works to prevent dangerous clots when blood vessels are damaged.
Colourful clues
Colour-change urine test for cancer shows potential in mouse study
A simple and sensitive urine test developed by Imperial and MIT engineers has produced a colour change in urine to signal growing tumours in mice.
Carbon Storage and Usage
Could Carbon Storage and Usage help the UK reduce its emissions?
The UK has committed to be carbon neutral by 2050, however fossil fuels will remain important to the economy for some time.
Cell talk
Researchers build artificial cells that sense and respond to their environment
Imperial College London scientists have created artificial cells that mimic biological cells by responding to a chemical change in their surroundings.
Feelin' fresh
Food freshness sensors could replace ‘use-by’ dates to cut food waste
Imperial academics have developed low-cost, smartphone-linked, eco-friendly spoilage sensors for meat and fish packaging.
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Smart fabrics
Washable, wearable battery-like devices could be woven directly into clothes
Researchers have developed washable, wearable ‘batteries’ based on cheap, safe and environmentally friendly inks and woven directly into fabrics.
Nano-electrochemistry
Nano-electrochemistry: theory meets experiment
The latest Lunchtime Seminar from the Institute for Molecular Science and Engineering looked at utilising light to analyse and control biology.
