Life on Mars? Not likely
Annina Sartor explains how an analysis of Martian soil shows it is not suitable for life
Graphene oxide filters out water
Humorous application includes making vodka stronger
Quantum information rate measured
Information regarding changes to individual atoms in a lattice structure has been shown to propagate at roughly twice the speed of sound
Putting a pause on influenza research
Responding to fears regarding accidental release and bioterrorism, researches studying a mutant strain of influenza A have paused their work.
Oddities of Physics
Hosted by Friends of Imperial College, last week's 'The Oddities of Physics' talk by postgraduate students was a success.
Historic social networks
The concept of social networking is not as modern as you may think.
Genes affecting intellect
Your academic success could be down to your genes
Faster Fast Fourier Transform found
A group of MIT researchers recently presented their findings regarding an improved algorithm for Fast Fourier Transforms.
Badgering the badgers
Christopher Nichols on why we should save the badgers from culling
The phenological fallacy
Christopher Nichols on why the first cuckoo of spring doesn’t necessarily tell us much
New milestones reached in fight against Alzheimer’s
Philip Kent looks at the latest Alzheimer’s research
New insight into gene expression
New genome sequencing methods are put into use