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.
Screening for rare but important disease ‘biomarkers’ gets an accuracy boost
Researchers have created a system that can detect and quantify small and rare biological molecules that are important for detecting disease early.
Nanoscale tweezers can perform single-molecule ‘biopsies’ on individual cells
Using electrical impulses, the ‘tweezers’ can extract single DNA, proteins and organelles from living cells without destroying them.
Pentacene patterns prove crucial for solar power
Solar panels could be improved by arranging their molecules in a certain pattern, according to new research led by Imperial and UCL.
In pictures: Technologies of the future revealed
Vice-Provost says technologies and disruptions are about to change how we interact with the world.
Three Imperial scientists shortlisted for prestigious fellowships
Three researchers have been shortlisted for the L'Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science Fellowship.
Squeezing light into a tiny channel brings optical computing a step closer
By forcing light to go through a smaller gap than ever before, researchers have paved the way for computers based on light instead of electronics.
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New way to write magnetic info could pave the way for hardware neural networks
Researchers have shown how to write any magnetic pattern desired onto nanowires, which could help computers mimic how the brain processes information.
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Copying nature's lock-and-key system could improve rapid medical diagnostics
Researchers have designed a system that rapidly recognises the specific biological molecules that can indicate disease.
Self-assembling nanoparticle arrays can switch between a mirror and a window
By finely tuning the distance between nanoparticles in a single layer, researchers have made a filter that can change between a mirror and a window.
