Heriot-Watt University

A powerful new way to programme optical circuits unlocks a massive amount of processing power
A powerful new way to programme optical circuits unlocks a massive amount of processing power
Breaking down hospital PPE waste with fresh air and cold plasma
Summary diagram of the laser setup: 1 – transparent box containing cockroaches, 2 – Pi cameras, 3 – Jetson nano, 4 – laser, 5 – galvanometer, 6 – laser beam, L – distance between laser device and target.
Zapping cockroaches automatically with a laser directed by artificial intelligence
Sunlight, one of the planet’s most abundant sources of renewable energy, could be used to power lasers
A new microwave technique could revolutionize how we disinfect surfaces
Backscatter radios to power the Internet of Things at 5G speeds everywhere
The world is one step closer to ultimately secure conference calls
Could a jacket or a pair of jeans one day power your mobile phone and other electronic devices?
Using natural ingredients produced by marine microbes as alternatives to petrochemical agents currently being used
Will deep-seabed min­ing last­ingly dis­rupt the sea­floor food web?
Efficient extraction of methane from permafrost while burying CO2
A better way to scrub carbon dioxide from smokestack emissions
Billions of nanoplastics accumulate in marine organisms within six hours
A camera that can see through the human body
New technology could ‘add decades’ to oil reserves