Heriot-Watt spinout brings home sustainable business award
Heriot-Watt spinout company Kenoteq, inventor of a brick made from more than 90% construction waste material, received the Circular Scotland Award at the VIBES Awards last week.
A sensing technology that can assess the quality of components in fields such as...
A sensing technology that can assess the quality of components in fields such as aerospace could transform UK industry.
Advanced robot sensors facilitate superior touch and feel
By mimicking human skin, new kinds of tactile sensor technologies created at City University of Hong Kong (CityU) offer hope to improving the quality of life for people suffering serious injuries and disabilities.
Astronomers discover new Earth-sized world orbiting an ultra-cool star
A new, Earth-sized planet orbiting an ultra-cool red dwarf star, has been detected by an international team of astronomers – just 55 light years away.
3 Questions: Vaccines and the power of positive reinforcement
Public health officials have issued plenty of warnings about people who are reluctant to get vaccinated for Covid-19.
Lamington quip voted best New Zealand quote of 2022
David Seymour delivered the winning line in Parliament while discussing police protection of Deputy Prime Minister Grant Robertson from protesters. One of the protesters was carrying a lamington.
Education Without Borders: International Summer Schools
The UZH International Summer Schools for Bachelor’s and Master’s students from around the world are currently taking place for the third time....
Using analytics to improve decision-making
The Ivey Academy hosted an interactive webinar featuring Ivey Management Science professors Mehmet A. Begen and Fredrik Odegaard which laid the groundwork for the fundamental understanding of analytics.
New blood test could stop melanoma patients becoming resistant to treatment
The Christie NHS Foundation Trust together with the Cancer Research UK National Biomarker Centre and The University of Manchester has developed a new...
Dementia protection linked to where the body lies – belly fat a risk factor
Men with high levels of belly fat are at increased risk of dementia, according to a new study by Monash University researchers of more than 17,000 individuals aged 65 to 98 years in the ASPREE Study.
