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Scotland’s cask ageing expertise could help reveal greater complexity in spirits distilled from potatoes and other non-grain raw materials, a new project has found.

Arbikie Distillery in Angus, the first in Scotland to produce potato based vodka, worked with chemists at Heriot-Watt to analyse the aroma of their experimental 10-year-old potato-based spirit.

Major progress has been made in the Royal Navy’s Type 31 frigate programme, with two important milestones achieved at the Rosyth shipyard in Scotland—delivered by SMC member, Babcock.

A new endoscope could tackle “cable spaghetti” in operating theatres by transmitting data via light, its developers have claimed.

The University of Strathclyde is partnering on SNUG (Smarter Network Upgrades), a project to trial retrofit measures in up to 300 homes, helping social landlords lower electricity demand at the busiest times of day.

A landmark space mission built on UK research excellence is set to accelerate progress in quantum communications, as the Heriot-Watt University led Integrated Quantum Networks (IQN) Hub launches the pioneering “Satellite Platform for Optical Quantum Communications” (SPOQC).

Scientists at Heriot‑Watt University have demonstrated in a world-first, that light can be used to control every aspect of how electromagnetic waves oscillate, opening new technological frontiers.

The University of Edinburgh has received one of the UK’s highest honours for the pioneering and influential work of researchers who played a key role in the Grenfell Tower Inquiry.

A multi-million pound University of Dundee study, in collaboration with a research centre in Germany, intends to reveal the workings of cellular “light switches” that are a potential cause of cancer.

A clinical trial reports that the technology reduces catheter-associated urinary-tract infections (CAUTIs) by a third.

Is your home "Heat pump ready"? CIBSE has developed a factsheet in order to help homeowners ask the right questions to the heat pump installer or designer to take control of their low-carbon future

Abertay University has partnered with Oxford International Digital Institute (OIDI) to launch a new transnational education (TNE) collaboration designed to widen access to UK higher education and support sustainable international growth through flexible delivery models.

Manufacturers and engineering leaders will be looking at the commodity markets and wincing, as they know what impact the ongoing disruption in the Middle East will have on the price they pay for energy to keep their facilities going.