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A landmark space mission built on UK research excellence is set to accelerate progress in quantum communications, starting with the launch of a small satellite.

The 250th anniversary of ‘The Wealth of Nations’ - Adam Smith’s most famous book - is being celebrated by the University of Glasgow throughout 2026.

The UK’s national supercomputer has delivered an eightfold return on investment to the economy, a report reveals.

Researchers exploring Aberdeen's potential for geothermal heating have begun deploying a city-wide network of seismic nodes that will be used to create a 3D subsurface map.

New material could improve electronics

A new way of classifying energy efficiency that could benefit households and address the global net-zero carbon agenda has been developed by the Universities of Glasgow and Cambridge.

Veda, a Year 2 pupil at Silkes Academy in South Ockendon, has recently achieved a significant feat by winning a Bronze medal at the Primary Engineer MacRobert Medal for her energy saving invention which was turned into a prototype.

A University of Glasgow-led research project is releasing a free tool to help organisations, policymakers, and the public maximise the benefits of AI applications while identifying their potential harms.

On Thursday, 16 July 1998, all three lower mast sections were successfully lifted and carefully slotted into position. Beneath the main mast, a small wooden box was ceremonially placed by Hamish Hardie and Jamie White. Inside were a 1998 gold sovereign and a silver dollar, along with a scroll acknowledging the members of the Trust and Ship Committee who had contributed to the restoration. The scroll also recorded thanks to the US National Park Service’s San Francisco Maritime Museum, which had granted Jamie a secondment to research, plan, and develop the restoration of the rig.

It all started with a simple question: “If you were an engineer, what would you do?”and for 15 year old Krystyna Marshall, who in 2018 was Burnley student at Sir John Thursby Community College, her answer was one of selflessness and compassion. She wanted to help her younger cousin, who has a condition called Type 1 Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA), which develops in babies less than 6 months old, is incurable and the most severe type of degenerative disease. Her invention provides the wearer with support for the skeleton and gives extra strength to the back muscles and spine.

Trials of AI technologies are boosting wind farm output, reducing the cost of heat pump installations and cutting emissions generated by cement manufacture, according to a new report tracking their impact on decarbonisation of the UK economy.

Centrica Energy of the UK has signed a 10-year deal to buy 250bn Btu/d of methane emissions reduction certificates from a US shale gas producer. The transaction was only for certificates and does not include equivalent physical gas volumes. It was said to be the first long-term deal of its kind (value and terms were undisclosed).