Heriot-Watt University

Heriot-Watt University is a public university based in Edinburgh, established in 1821 as the world’s first mechanics’ institute.

Will deep-seabed mining lastingly disrupt the seafloor food web?

Efficient extraction of methane from permafrost while burying CO2

Scientists from Skoltech and Heriot-Watt University proposed extracting methane by injecting flue gas into permafrost hydrate reservoirs. Since the flue gas contains carbon dioxide, the new technology will also contributes to reduction of this green house gas in the Arctic atmosphere. The results of their study were published in the journal Scientific reports. The Russian Arctic

Efficient extraction of methane from permafrost while burying CO2

A better way to scrub carbon dioxide from smokestack emissions

An international team co-led by an Oregon State University chemistry researcher has uncovered a better way to scrub carbon dioxide from smokestack emissions, which could be a key to mitigating global climate change. Published today in Nature, the findings are important because atmospheric CO2 has increased 40 percent since the dawn of the industrial age, contributing

A better way to scrub carbon dioxide from smokestack emissions

Billions of nanoplastics accumulate in marine organisms within six hours

The research, led by the University of Plymouth, examined the uptake of nanoparticles by a commercially important mollusc, the great scallop (Pecten maximus). After six hours exposure in the laboratory, billions of particles measuring 250nm (around 0.00025mm) had accumulated within the scallop’s intestines. However, considerably more even smaller particles measuring 20nm (0.00002mm) had become dispersed

Billions of nanoplastics accumulate in marine organisms within six hours

A camera that can see through the human body

Scientists have developed a camera that can see through the human body. The camera is designed to help doctors track medical tools known as endoscopes that are used to investigate a range of internal conditions. The new device is able to detect sources of light inside the body, such as the illuminated tip of the

A camera that can see through the human body

New technology could ‘add decades’ to oil reserves

NEW GAS and water technologies could add decades to the life span of oil reserves in the North Sea, according to researchers. A team at Edinburgh’s Heriot-Watt University say they have made a breakthrough in developing clean and cheap methods to maximise extraction from existing fields. The university’s Centre for Enhanced Oil Recovery has been

New technology could ‘add decades’ to oil reserves

Solar cells utilize thermal radiation

Thermal radiation from the sun is largely lost on most silicon solar cells. Up-converters transform the infrared radiation into usable light, however. Researchers have now for the first time successfully adapted this effect for use in generating power. There is more to solar radiation than meets the eye: sun- burn develops from unseen UV radiation,

Solar cells utilize thermal radiation

CMBB Robots to rescue coral reefs

“The most exciting thing about this project is that it offers us the potential to restore the function of reefs, both shallow and deep, across the globe, which we all enjoy and benefit from in some way.” Lea-Anne Henry of the CMBB is working with other members of HWU to develop intelligent robots to rescue

CMBB Robots to rescue coral reefs

New camera system creates high-resolution 3-D images from up to a kilometer away

Applications include imaging man-made targets such as moving vehicles A standard camera takes flat, 2-D pictures. To get 3-D information, such as the distance to a far-away object, scientists can bounce a laser beam off the object and measure how long it takes the light to travel back to a detector. The technique, called time-of-flight

New camera system creates high-resolution 3-D images from up to a kilometer away

Scientists Use 3-D Printer to Speed Human Embryonic Stem Cell Research

3-D-printed organs are still decades away from reality Every week, it seems, there’s a new breakthrough in 3-D printing that promises us the ability to (eventually) fabricate some new thing in one of those glass-walled wonder boxes. Such things have included everything from spare parts for the International Space Station above to the beef on our dinner plates to

Scientists Use 3-D Printer to Speed Human Embryonic Stem Cell Research

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Flood warning for Welsh businesses in 'concerning' research
on April 13, 2021 at 12:42 pm
New research from Heriot-Watt University found that Wales could see flood events increase by a quarter by 2080. Welsh businesses were hit in February 2020 by Storm Dennis and also just before last ...
New research finds oil-eating bacteria could help tackle spills
on April 12, 2021 at 1:17 pm
Scientists from Heriot-Watt University discovered oil-eating bacteria in the waters ... for similar observatories. The research was published in mBio, an American Society for Microbiology journal. The ...
Perfecting self-driving cars — can it be done?
on April 12, 2021 at 4:06 am
Yet the promised arrival of self-driving cars has not progressed beyond the testing stage. And in one test drive of an Uber self-driving car in 2018, a pedestrian was killed by the vehicle. Although ...
Self-driving cars have not progressed beyond the testing stage for years. Why is that?
on April 10, 2021 at 11:00 am
Scientists are working on a set of rules that will help such vehicles make the safest decisions in every conceivable scenario.
Wearable tech set to tackle head injuries in sport
on April 8, 2021 at 6:43 am
Wearable tech which measures and tracks head impact force in sport and recreational activities is set to aid research and support informed decisions on the risk of brain injury.

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Heriot-Watt University agrees five-year deal to boost industrial use of lasers - Business Insider - Insider.co.uk
March 17, 2021
AI modelling predicts battery health using raw data - The Engineer
April 13, 2021
New machine learning method accurately predicts battery state of health - EurekAlert
April 9, 2021
Researchers find abundance of oil-eating bacteria in northeast Atlantic - Green Car Congress
April 12, 2021
Flagship study finds 2.4 million people in U.K. experienced destitution in 2019 - Phys.org
March 30, 2021

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Biocon Ltd.
on April 8, 2021 at 5:00 pm
Biocon’s custom research organisation, Syngene, offers modular and integrated services in small and large molecule discovery ... of Science from the Heriot–Watt University, Edinburgh Honorary ...
Odysseus Unbound
on April 3, 2021 at 1:46 pm
Over a century after Schliemann's discovery of Troy, the information in this groundbreaking ... and Associate Professor in the Department of Petroleum Engineering, Heriot-Watt University. "This ...
Seas near Shetland ‘teeming’ with oil-eating bacteria which could help with spillages
on March 28, 2021 at 11:48 pm
Seas near Shetland are reported to be teeming with oil-eating bacteria, which scientists say could help deal with future oil spills.
Why women's academic titles often go ignored
on March 25, 2021 at 1:22 am
a professor of gender and employment studies at Heriot-Watt University. Story continues “One of the areas where this has been researched is medicine, where title and profession overlap.
Business / Finance
on March 16, 2021 at 5:00 pm
Sphere Fluidics, a company developing single cell analysis systems underpinned by its patented picodroplet technology, and Heriot-Watt University, a specialist, pioneering Scottish University ...