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Cars in India could be powered by waste from Scotch whisky distilling

Environment

Group engineering director Ken Scott of Alexander Dennis

Scottish Enterprise is working to help companies source the right funding to fuel growth

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The wind farm at Whitelee, Eaglesham. Picture: Ian Rutherford

Ian McKee: Seize the initiative in climate change battle

Opinion

Customers affected by the O2 network outage could be able to receive compensation

O2 customers could get compensation for mobile network outage

News

European fund offers chance to create Fintech powerhouse in Scotland

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£200m European programme puts Scotland’s life science sector in investor’s spotlight

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O2 services restored after millions hit by network outage

Tech

O2 network outage: the upside of downtime – leader comment

Opinion

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Birds such as puffins, guillemots, kittiwakes and gannets could disappear for ever due to the battle they face with fishing fleets to find food, a new international study has found. (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

Competition with humans for fish puts seabirds at risk

Environment

The monarch was beheaded at just 44 years old (Photo: Shutterstock)

Mary Queen of Scots: 13 facts about her fascinating life and grisly death

News

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Cut Media founder Stu Thomson (left) with cyclist and long-time collaborator Danny MacAskill

Glasgow agency Cut Media set to triple in size and up global work

Media & Leisure

Gandhi says growth should be measured via achievable targets.

Key steps to move from start-up to scale-up firm

Opinion

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The Mossgiel tunnel new Kilmarnock was surveyed as part of assesment for future freight capacity growth on Scotland's railways

3-D technology helps survey Scotland’s railways for next generation of passenger trains

Tech

Major R&D boost as £16.5m facility heads for Scotland

Companies

BT Openreach engineer Stuart MacDonald in North Tolsta, a remote community in the Western Isles which was among the first in Scotland to test increased broadband speeds over long phone lines. Picture: PA

Nicola Sturgeon confirms extension of Highlands superfast broadband roll-out

Tech

KHI directors with Steve Ham of The Underwater Centre and Fiona Hyslop MSP in Tokyo, alongside the AUV

Japanese deal will see ‘world’s first’ undersea robotic arm tested in Scotland

Tech

Cardiothoracic consultant Alan Kirk with the �1.3m Da Vinci surgical system at the Golden Jubilee National Hospital in Clydebank

Clydebank hospital first to offer dedicated robotic surgery system to chest patients

Health

Aberdeen is bidding to become a testing ground for 5G technology. Picture: Ian Rutherford

Aberdeen gets broadband ‘fast enough for VR gaming’

Tech

The report comes hot on the heels of last week's announcement by the Prime Minister that the Scottish capital will be the location for Scotland's first artificial intelligence and blockchain accelerator. Picture: Contributed

Tech sector boom delivers £3.9 billion boost to economy

Tech

Edinburgh private equity firm injects £44m into fintech

Tech

Awards to recognise ‘trailblazing’ women in Scottish tech sector

Tech

Stirling firm deploying latest mapping tech to tackle Cambodian disasters

Tech

UK immigration policy must reflect Scotland’s needs, says RSE

Tech

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Corals are already growing on North Sea oil and gas installations such as this. Picture: Lundin Britain Ltd

Retaining decommissioned North Sea oil rigs could help at-risk corals thrive

Environment

Nicola Sturgeon viewed a range of electric vehicles used by the emergency services while visiting the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service headquarters in Cambuslang. Picture: John Devlin

Scottish Government to invest £17m in green transport technology

Tech

Half of young people in the UK said they would like to own an electric car. Picture: Getty

Scots scientists’ battery breakthrough could revolutionise electric cars

Tech

The data will enable near real-time forecasts for sectors like insurance, transport and shipping

Scottish scientists develop satellite system to improve extreme weather forecasting

Tech

Deedit app asks Edinburgh festival goers to help out in the city

Tech

Scotland’s biggest tunnel opens to carry sewage for three miles under Glasgow

Tech

'Perfect storm' hitting Scots firms

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Forget Cape Canaveral, Scotland’s first spaceport proves small is beautiful

Tech

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European fund offers chance to create Fintech powerhouse in Scotland

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£200m European programme puts Scotland’s life science sector in investor’s spotlight

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The centre-piece is a projection system with head and hand tracking systems. Picture: Contributed

Wraps come off ‘digital visualisation suite’ next to Glasgow Airport

Companies

The bank has leased space at the Bayes Centre, the university's recently opened data innovation hub. Picture: John Devlin

RBS moves into Edinburgh Uni data science hub

Tech

Prof Gareth Peters answers a question from an audience member. Picture: TSPL

Call for data standards to govern Edinburgh’s data growth

Tech

The panel was chaired by Paul Forrest, chairman of MBN Solutions. Picture: TSPL

Data set to provide £20bn boost to Scotland’s economy

Tech

David Smith of Scottish Enterprise. Picture: TSPL

David Smith: collaboration key for Scotland’s data growth

Opinion

Edinburgh healthcare start-up Novacare rolls out cost-saving software

Tech

How data is powering Edinburgh's creative industries

Tech

Dundee platform developer Kumulos nets £750k funding injection

Tech

Accenture claims UK first with Edinburgh hub

Tech