Ryan O'Hare

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.

Jan 10, 2025 | medicalxpress.com | Ryan O'Hare

There has been a significant increase in orphanhood in the last two decades in the U.S., according to a new study. The research, published in Nature Medicine, estimates that in 2021, 2.9 million children in the United States, or 4.2% of all U.S. children, had experienced the death of at least one parent or a grandparent caregiver responsible for most of the basic needs of the child. Orphanhood is defined by the United Nations Children's Fund as the death of one or both parents.

Jan 10, 2025 | imperial.ac.uk | Ryan O'Hare

The research, published in Nature Medicine, estimates that in 2021, 2.9 million children in the United States, or 4.2% of all U.S. children, had experienced the death of at least one parent or a grandparent caregiver responsible for most of the basic needs of the child. Orphanhood is defined by the United Nations Children’s Fund as the death of one or both parents.

Jan 7, 2025 | imperial.ac.uk | Ryan O'Hare

Architectural firm Stanton Williams has been chosen to design the Fleming Initiative’s landmark Centre, a research and public engagement facility to be built on the canal-side at St Mary’s Hospital in Paddington, London. The Fleming Centre is part of the wider Fleming Initiative, established jointly by Imperial College Healthcare and Imperial College London to find solutions to antimicrobial resistance (AMR) at a global scale.

Dec 3, 2024 | medicalxpress.com | Ryan O'Hare

Imperial researchers have uncovered a "chemical metronome" in the brain, which helps to synchronize the master clock that tells us when it's time to sleep. In a study of brain cells from mice and humans, researchers found that star-shaped cells called astrocytes rhythmically produce a chemical pulse that helps the brain's master clock keep time, influencing our circadian rhythm and sleep-wake cycle.