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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.

IChemE Past President Dame Judith Hackitt DBE FREng CEng FIChemE has been named as the 2024 recipient of the Royal Academy of Engineering’s President’s Medal.

A new research collaboration is setting out to develop computational tools to improve treatments for one of the world’s most common causes of death.

International quality recognition comes alongside global student awards success