UCL in the media
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Professor John Sutherland (UCL English) discusses the power of reading in the context of a book review for the New York Times.
Read: New York TimesNew materials for lithium-ion batteries could double range of electric vehicles
UCL, Synthomer and Nexeon have together been awarded £7million in Innovate UK funding to develop significantly better materials for Li-ion batteries. The project at UCL will be led by Dr Paul Shearing and Professor Dan Brett (both UCL Chemical Engineering).
Read: The Engineer, More: UCL NewsHumans can spot small signs of sickness at a glance, research suggests
Dr Carmen Lefevre (UCL Clinical, Educational & Health Psychology) comments on new research suggesting humans can spot if someone is healthy simply from glancing at their face.
Read: GuardianArtificial intelligence can see what's in your mind's eye
Professor Geraint Rees (UCL Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience) comments on new AI that has learnt to work out what images people are looking at or thinking about by decoding their brain activity.
Read: The Times (£), More: Mail Online, BBC World Service 'World Update' (43 mins 18 secs)New materials for lithium-ion batteries could double range of electric vehicles
UCL, Synthomer and Nexeon have together been awarded £7million in Innovate UK funding to develop significantly better materials for Li-ion batteries. The project at UCL will be led by Dr Paul Shearing and Professor Dan Brett (both UCL Chemical Engineering).
Read: The Engineer, More: UCL NewsResearchers use hi-tech imaging to reveal mummy name
Professor Adam Gibson and Cerys Jones (UCL Medical Physics & Biomedical Engineering), and Professor Melissa Terras and Dr Kathryn Piquette (UCL Information Studies) have used a new imaging technique to access information in the coverings of Egyptian mummies held by the UCL Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology and a mummy coffin at Chiddingstone Castle.
Read: BBC News, More: BBC Radio 4 'Six O'Clock News' (from 9 mins 30 secs)Diabetes drug holds promise for fighting disease
Professor John Hardy (UCL Neurology) has commented on a new study showing a drug developed for type 2 diabetes significantly reverses memory loss in mice.
Read: IndependentShort-term gains can lull us into long-term losses
Research co-authored by Mihaela Stan (UCL School of Management) helps demonstrate that a business strategy of short-term gains can lead to long-term detriments.
Read: FT (£), More: ForbesIranian web crackdown drives surge in privacy technology
Dr Steven Murdoch (UCL Computer Science) discusses Iranian censorship from a computer science perspective.
Read: Sky NewsOur calendar's crazy history
Professor Sacha Stern (UCL Hebrew & Jewish Studies) says Julius Caesar's decision to make a calandar 'was a political decision as much as anything', putting it down to Caesar's desire to 'make his mark on society'.
Read: Washington Post