Imperial to build instrument for new NASA mission to study the solar wind
A new mission, called the Interstellar Mapping and Acceleration Probe (IMAP), will carry a magnetometer built by Imperial physicists.
Children orphaned due to COVID-19 continues to surge during pandemic
The numbers of children orphaned due to COVID-19 continues to grow rapidly and is accelerating, according to new research.
Second-annual ‘Global Creative Competition’ for medical students announced
MEdIC welcomes creative response submissions from medical students around the world on the theme of ‘global unity’.
InSight mission unveils the interior of Mars
The interior of Mars has for the first time been revealed using the seismometers carried on NASA's InSight mission to Mars.
Two dark matter detector heavyweights join forces to build new observatory
Hundreds of global researchers, including from Imperial College London, are planning the most sensitive dark matter detector ever built.
Imperial graduate wins both Fulbright and Kennedy awards
Medicine graduate Dr Harun Khan has won both the Fulbright Nursten Award in Medical Studies and a Kennedy scholarship to study at Harvard University.
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Imperial graduate wins Fulbright scholarship to study climate policy
Geophysics graduate Chris Carter has won a place at the University of Minnesota to study a Master’s in Science, Technology and Environmental Policy.
Imperial and MIT researchers join forces to tackle pollution and climate change
The winners of the latest Imperial-MIT seed fund have been announced at a virtual reception hosted at the British Consulate in Boston.
‘Magical’ fire suppressant kills zombie fires 40% faster than water alone
New Imperial research shows a fire suppressant, when combined with water, cuts the amount of time and water needed to extinguish peat fires by 40%.
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US Covid resurgence driven by younger adults
As of October 2020, individuals aged 20-49 were the only groups sustaining COVID-19 transmission with reproduction numbers well above 1 in the US.
