Sensory prosthetics will become the norm, says MIT prof at Imperial event
Physicist Joseph Paradiso talked about the enhancement of human perception through sensor networks at Imperial's 2017 Dennis Gabor lecture yesterday.
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Designing selective antibiotics can reduce drug resistance, says Nobel laureate
Israeli crystallographer Professor Ada Yonath delivered Imperial's annual Ernst Chain lecture this week, which focused on the future of antibiotics.
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In pictures: Imperial Fringe goes to White City for Science & Sport Day
Families enjoyed a day of futuristic fun, as Imperial joined forces with Queens Park Rangers football club to bring sport science to life in W12.
3D scans reveal flexible skull patterns are key to island bird diversity
A study of the super-diverse bird groups, which include Darwin's finches, has found that modular skull parts helped them adapt to different roles.
Tropical forests need birds in order to recover from deforestation
Research in the Amazon suggests that loss of birds through deforestation prevents the recovery of rainforests, due to birds' roles in the ecosystem.
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Solved: mystery that was holding back development of next-generation solar cells
Scientists have identified an unexpected cause of poor performance in a new class of flexible and cheap solar cells, bringing them closer to market.
'Invisibility cloaks' for buildings could protect them from earthquakes
Researchers are developing large structures inspired by 'cloaking' materials for sound and light, which can offer protection against seismic waves.
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