News in Brief
Climate awards and dangerous jobs: News from Imperial
Here's a batch of fresh news and announcements from across Imperial.
Stories written by Hayley Dunning
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Podcast: Bedtime rituals, recycling clothes and data bias in AI
In this edition: How getting ready for bed is hard-wired, how clothing dyes can be recycled, and what we can do about data bias in AI.
Transforming testing
Nanopore sequencing and DNA barcoding method gives hope of personalised medicine
With the ability to map dozens of biomarkers at once, a new method could transform testing for conditions including heart disease and cancer.
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Sleepy head
Getting ready for bed controlled by specific brain wiring in mice
Researchers have discovered the brain pathways involved in ‘sleep preparatory behaviour’ in mice, which is likely to also apply to humans.
Hydrogen hope
Cheap and efficient catalyst could boost renewable energy storage
Storing renewable energy as hydrogen could soon become much easier thanks to a new catalyst based on single atoms of platinum.
London cooling
London has the fastest increase in cooling demand in the world, shows new model
A model to map energy demand down to street level shows cooling demand in the capital grew by 5% per year between 1980 and 2022 as summers heat up.
Malaria in mosquitoes
Tracking malaria parasite growth in mosquitoes may lead to new preventatives
Researchers at Imperial College London have devised a way to concurrently track the function of thousands of malaria parasite genes within mosquitoes.
News in Brief
Smart materials and Pine Island puzzles: News from the College
Here’s a batch of fresh news and announcements from across Imperial.
Bad bacteria
Antibiotics promote the growth of antibiotic-resistant bacteria in the gut
Antibiotic-resistant bacteria get extra nutrients and thrive when the drugs kill ‘good’ bacteria in the gut.
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Call of the wild
AI-enhanced audio monitoring shows where monkeys won’t go
By monitoring the calls of spider monkeys, researchers have shown what level of human activity they will tolerate, helping guide conservation.
