The possibility of looking inside silicon chips to see their tiny working parts, without damaging the chips, is a step closer thanks to an international team led by scientists at the LCN.
Nanophysics
Jul 3, 2017
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163
Uncovering the essential building blocks which bacteria use to make long, hair-like filaments could lead to new drugs to fight infection.
Cell & Microbiology
Jun 19, 2017
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8
The diverse 'coats' which protect a deadly microbe from our immune cells are generated by a 'hotspot' of rapidly evolving genes, a study has found.
Cell & Microbiology
Jun 9, 2017
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20
Chemical reactions could be probed in even greater detail using a method invented by Imperial researchers that better characterises ultrafast X-rays.
General Physics
Jun 5, 2017
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216
Scientists have watched a cell's genetic machinery in the first stages of 'reading' genes, giving a potential way to stop the process in bacteria.
Cell & Microbiology
Jun 2, 2017
2
32
Researchers have developed an AI algorithm to accurately predict the gender of pre-paid mobile phone users, which could be useful in crises.
Computer Sciences
May 22, 2017
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229
Researchers have uncovered how a virus uses a two-pronged attack against a single protein to kill bacteria.
Biochemistry
May 19, 2017
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42
Researchers have uncovered the exact mechanism that causes new solar cells to break down in air, paving the way for a solution.
Condensed Matter
May 11, 2017
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630
The synthetic biologists from Imperial College London have re-engineered yeast cells to manufacture the nonribosomal peptide antibiotic penicillin. In laboratory experiments, they were able to demonstrate that this yeast ...
Biotechnology
May 4, 2017
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947
Scientists have re-examined an overlooked museum fossil and discovered that it is the earliest member of the titanosauriform family of dinosaurs.
Archaeology
May 2, 2017
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390
