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Caerlaverock Castle’s history to get Pokémon Go-style makeover

Travel

A French field hospital set up by Elsie Inglis during the Great War

Rosemary Goring: Forgotten women on history’s front line

Opinion 1

Satellite launches, like this one in France, could become a common sight in Sutherland. Picture: Getty

Scotland now in spaceport race with Europe

News 15

The new train cars carry two 100kWh Lithium batteries. Pic: Darrel Hendrie

Video: Battery trains on track to cut emissions

News 2

Michael Sturrock: Data is the key to growing a huge knowledge economy

Management 1

Leader comment: Despite ‘scary’ climate change report, hope remains

Opinion 8

Scottish government to seek new advice on climate change targets

News 1

New laser technology can identify unknown white powders

News

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Lynn Cassells and partner Sandra Baer at their eco-croft.

Crofters branch out with tree hay feed

Environment 5

This Irn-Bru advert was the most complained-about in the first half of the year.

Software to seek out rule-breaking adverts as more Scots complain

Tech

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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 1

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

Companies 1

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 3

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 1

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

Aberdeen gets broadband ‘fast enough for VR gaming’

Tech 2

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 1

Awards to recognise ‘trailblazing’ women in Scottish tech sector

Tech 1

Stirling firm deploying latest mapping tech to tackle Cambodian disasters

Tech

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

Tech 37

Big Ideas More Big Ideas >>

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 12

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 95

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 72

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 5

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 44

'Perfect storm' hitting Scots firms

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

Tech 41

Data More Data >>

Picture: John Devlin

Gillian Docherty: what ethical issues will data encounter over the next 10 years?

Tech

The Bayes Centre. Picture: TSPL

Charlie Jeffery: city region deal and data will transform what we do

Tech

Phd student Eli Sheppard from Heriot Watt Edinburgh Centre for Robotoics plays with Nikita, a childlike humanoid robot that has been in development for more than 10 years.

Why data will make Edinburgh a better place to live

Tech

Prime Minister Theresa May, City of Edinburgh Council leader Adam McVey and First Minister Nicola Sturgeon after signing the Edinburgh and South East Scotland City Region Deal at the University of Edinburgh. Picture: PA

How Edinburgh University and Heriot Watt are driving Data Driven Innovation

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Can Edinburgh become data capital of Europe?

Tech 2

Edinburgh's new research lab will study ways to protect against hacking using blockchain tech. Picture: contributed

Blockchain lab launches in Edinburgh

Tech

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Peter Mathieson: city region deal points to new direction of travel

Opinion

Frank O’Donnell: Ideas and information will be the currency of the future

Tech

Money Dashboard app hits 1 million accounts milestone

Tech

Scotland 'leading the next industrial revolution'

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Swiss firm announces major jobs boost in Edinburgh

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