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A quantum technology-based navigation system has completed a successful trial at sea, which has shown its potential to operate where other networks are unavailable.

The HARLEQUIN system was tested on board the Galatea, a buoy and lighthouse maintenance vessel, and was shown to be capable of functioning in real-world conditions, outside the laboratory. It could be used to support more widely-used global navigation satellite systems (GNSS) when they are out of service or are less reliable.

The Scottish Government should establish a control centre to lead the development and delivery of a prioritised Climate Change Plan, according to Professor Paul de Leeuw, Director of Robert Gordon University’s Energy Transition Institute.

The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has partnered with Primary Engineer on our ‘If you were an engineer, what would you do?’ competition for the past four years.

Building on this long-standing partnership, in the 2024-25 academic year, they expanded their involvement by becoming a Primary Engineer® ProtoTeam, taking a pupil’s engineering idea from paper to reality. They selected Burnley pupil, Anna’s design, ‘The Attaching Suitcase’ to develop into a working prototype, recognising its creativity and relevance to aviation.

This case study explores how CAA translate their commitment to inspiring the next generation of engineers into a real, tangible impact by partnering with Primary Engineer, whether that’s through supporting students like Anna, reviewing innovative entries as part of the Primary Engineer Grading Days, or even bringing a prototype to life.

Over 1,200 delegates - including forensic scientists, law enforcement, legal professionals, and industry representatives - will gather in Glasgow in 2028 as Scotland hosts Europe’s premier forensic science conference.

A new development in wireless sensing technology which can reliably screen for five common pulmonary diseases could lead to breakthrough new forms of touch-free diagnostics.

An international team of engineers and computing scientists based in Scotland and Pakistan developed the system. They say their findings could lead to new forms of personalised health monitoring both in clinical settings and in the ‘smart homes’ of the future.

Malachy, a Year 9 pupil at St Oliver Plunkett Primary School in Belfast, has recently achieved a significant feat by winning a Silver medal and The Commendation Award at the Primary Engineer MacRobert Medal for his innovative invention which was turned into a prototype and aims at providing equal play opportunities for all children.

A new exhibit at London’s world-famous Victoria and Albert Museum features pioneering ENU research into the future of sustainable construction from UK-grown timber.

As part of the exclusive tours, visitors will get access to usually hidden areas of Stirling Castle

Secret Stirling Tours - a new bespoke tour of Stirling Castle - launches today (Monday 15 September) giving visitors exclusive access to areas of the site that are normally closed to the public.

Professor Chris Dent is amongst the inaugural cohort of Fellows for the Academy for the Mathematical Sciences.

Scientists at the University of Strathclyde are helping to shape international guidelines on the safe and sustainable use of space.

The University is part of a project, known as METRIX, also involving the University of Birmingham which is one of 10 projects sharing £380,000 of funding from the UK Space Agency.

For decades, physicists have dreamed of a quantum internet: a planetary web of ultrasecure communications and super-powered computation built not from electrical signals, but from the ghostly connections between particles of light.

Now, Heriot-Watt scientists say they’ve taken a major step towards turning that vision into something real.

A breakthrough development in nanofabrication could help support the development of new wireless, flexible, high-performance transparent electronic devices.

Researchers from the University of Glasgow’s James Watt School of Engineering have developed a new method of interfacial imprinting ultra-thin nanowires onto bendable, transparent polymeric substrates.