Conrad Duncan

1 month ago | imperial.ac.uk | Hayley Sykes |Conrad Duncan

The new material, ‘Roliner,’ offers amputees the power to change the shape, volume, and stiffness of the liner that is used to attach a prosthetic limb’s socket to a residual leg. Amputees could make these tweaks using their smartphone in real-time, providing a more comfortable and personalised fit.

1 month ago | imperial.ac.uk | Conrad Duncan

Transmission Zero, a research team from Imperial College London in partnership with the Ifakara Health Institute and the National Institute of Medical Research in Tanzania, has developed genetic technology which renders a mosquito unable to transmit the malaria parasite and has a gene drive that ensures that future generations are also resistant to the parasite.

1 month ago | imperial.ac.uk | Conrad Duncan

The Global Opportunities Reception at Imperial’s South Kensington Campus highlighted the transformative impact that international experiences can have on the education and training of STEMMB students. The event also provided a showcase of the diverse range of opportunities at Imperial for undergraduate and postgraduate students, such as those supported by the UK Government's Turing Scheme.

1 month ago | imperial.ac.uk | Conrad Duncan |Samantha Rey |Ryan O'Hare

From mining dust to cooling light to startup hub rankings, here's some quick-read news from across Imperial. Cool light  Researchers have been surprised to find a curious interaction between scattered light and sound waves can have a cooling effect.  In experiments, researchers directed light into a glass microsphere - only four times wider than a human hair - that traps both light and high-frequency sound waves by continually reflecting them around its circumference.

2 months ago | imperial.ac.uk | Conrad Duncan

Professor Hugh Brady, President of Imperial College London, used this year's President’s Address to highlight the important contribution that universities can make to the UK Government’s mission to grow the UK economy. President Brady said: “Imperial’s founding mission – as I never get tired of saying – is ‘to be useful’. It was written into our royal charter of 1907 and it’s what drives us today.