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In 1940, the paddle steamer PS Waverley was sunk while ferrying British troops back from Dunkirk. Its replacement, also called the PS Waverley, was built in Glasgow in 1946 and like its predecessor takes its name from Sir Walter Scott’s first novel. It was built for the London & North Eastern Railway for the Firth of Clyde steamer route, which ran from Craigendoran Pier near Helensburgh up Loch Long to Arrochar.

IES have launched another sparkling programme of lectures for the next session

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Green hydrogen and battery-powered planes offer the promise of zero-carbon flight, but they are far from ready for widescale deployment. Sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) could be a more straightforward swap-in for fossil fuels in the shorter term.

Historic Environment Scotland launches first Grants Funding Report.

Achievements include a permeable concrete that mitigates flooding risk through to a surgical device that enables safer hip replacements.

Leading forensic officers are delving into a famous ‘murder’ from more than 100 years ago, in the return of a true crime podcast from the University of Dundee

GKN Aerospace have turned Year 5 Pupil Ben’s Clean Water Access Bot into a reality with their prototype as part of a continued partnership between GKN Aerospace and Primary Engineer. They chose this design because it addresses an important problem – accessibility of water in remote locations.

The National Manufacturing Institute Scotland (NMIS) has appointed Professor Matt Boyle OBE as its new director of electrification to drive the centre’s work on power electronics and semiconductors.

Youngsters across the North-east will have the chance to learn about wind energy thanks to a new mobile wind turbine exhibit donated to Aberdeen Science Centre.

3D-printed blood vessels, which closely mimic the properties of human veins, could transform the treatment of cardiovascular diseases.

Auckland, New Zealand is about to welcome its first all-electric passenger ferry, which will combine batteries and hydrofoils to ‘fly’ above the waves, reducing impact and drag, without emissions. The VS-9 has been produced by Vessev, a company aiming to roll out electric vessels incorporating sport sailing performance-level foiling tech for “premium tourism services”.

Google DeepMind’s pioneering AI weather forecasting technology, GraphCast, has won the 2024 MacRobert Award.