Science and Technology

Energy Secretary Jacob Rees-Mogg, inset, announced that Ardeer had lost out on the bid yesterday

Scotland loses out to England in bid for for new nuclear fusion plant
SCOTLAND has lost out on the chance to host a “pioneering” nuclear fusion plant as the project was awarded to a rival location south of the Border.

CM's invention was the forerunner of things like the mobile phone

BACK IN THE DAY Who was 'CM'? The mystery of the Scot who invented electronic messaging

Is Snapchat down? Why snapchats snaps aren't sending (PA)

Is Snapchat down? Why Snapchat's snaps aren't sending

The 40,000ft ² National Robotarium building was opened on Wednesday

UK's largest and most advanced robotics centre opens in Edinburgh

A welder working on one of the modified cars at Allied Vehicles on Balmore Road

Family firm spend £1 million to help workforce cope with cost-of-living

Erica, the human like robot in 2018

comment Roxanne Sorooshian: No laughing matter as scientists teach robots humour

A picture of the meteor and its plotted path

Fireball over Scotland was '100 per cent a meteor, not space junk', experts conclude

Image Credit: UK Meteor Network

Explained Astronomer reveals mystery behind 'fireball' spotted across Scotland's night sky

Who is spreading misinformation during an energy crisis?

COMMENT The fake news surrounding energy bill complaints is a danger to us all

Tech and arts combine for ground-breaking Scottish project

The six-mile-wide meteorite struck the Yucatan peninsula in what is now Mexico

New study sheds light on devastating dinosaur extinction event

Twitter made the announcement on Thursday afternoon

Twitter rolls out 'edit tweet' feature for select users

Nasa’s Artemis 1 Moon rocket launch has been postponed

Nasa's Artemis 1 rocket launch cancelled due to engine issues

Nasa Artemis 1 rocket launch. Credit: John Raoux/AP

Updated Nasa's Artemis 1 moon rocket launch: How to watch and livestream

Officers at Faslane Naval Base have accidentally leaked personal details through a fitness app

Faslane Naval Base officers inadvertently leak personal details through fitness app

Shetland is hoping to launch rockets from its spaceport next year

Scottish spaceport aims to be included as part of green freeport bid

The Prime rocket will be used to take small satellites into space from Scotland, where they are manufactured. Photo: Orbex

50 jobs created in Scotland's fast-growing space sector – here's how to apply

Skyrora's mobile rocket launch equipment during a test in the Highlands. Picture: Skyrora

Shetland on track to host UK's first vertical rocket launch into space

A pair of tidal energy firms operating in Scotland have welcomed a £300 million funding boost from the UK Government.

COMMENT Scotland can become the sustainable energy capital of Europe

The cash will help to connect a further 2637 rural properties to the internet

Rural broadband programme gets £36m investment from Scottish and UK governments

The code will now be brought before Holyrood ministers on September 7 and, if approved, will be brought into effect around November 16

Scotland to be world's first country to have code on biometric data in policing

It is believed the test was the first of its kind in the UK

Watch as Scottish-based rocket firm reaches historic milestone with engine test

The power cut has forced the closure of shops

Massive power cut in Glasgow plunges homes and businesses into darkness

Alister Jack visited the James Hutton Institute in Invergowrie, Perthshire.

Scotland should embrace UK moves on gene-editing science, says Alister Jack

Effective altruists want our current toxic behaviours to be shaped by our sense that we should serve future generations

COMMENT How a Scottish philosopher leads a global conversation on technological ethics

Alexander Graham Bell is credited with patenting the first practical telephone

BACK IN THE DAY The triumphs and controversies of Alexander Graham Bell

Nikola Tesla’s tower at Wardenclyffe

BACK IN THE DAY Tesla’s lost Scottish tower and the inventor’s early dreams of global data transmission

Identifiable data passed on through the devices – ranging from photos, names, dates of birth and nationalities - will be stored for up to six years

Facial recognition trackers for some migrants branded ‘wicked’

Miri technology, largely designed in Scotland, was used to capture images of the Cartwheel Galaxy. Credit: Nasa

Stunning images of Cartwheel Galaxy captured by James Webb Space Telescope

Zhibin Yu, Professor of Thermal Energy at the University of Glasgow’s James Watt School of Engineering, led the research

Scottish researchers create revolutionary heat pump which could help cut bills

File photograph of robotic limp, courtesy of Bao Lab, Stanford University

Project aims to transform prosthetics and robotic limbs

Would it be churlish to deny an AI a Nobel Prize simply because it isn’t human?

COMMENT Pat Kane: Is it possible that an artificial intelligence could win a Nobel Prize?

The research was led by a team from Lancaster University

Ultrasound helps to shed light on Gaelic language

Mike Small, the co-founder of Bella Caledonia

EXCLUSIVE Pro-independence website in plea for support as server attacks force it offline

Wilf Hare repairs a cart with a revolutionary Dunlop pneumatic tyre at his father's business in Snape before the outbreak of the Second World War

BACK IN THE DAY Forget John Dunlop, another Scot was the true inventor of the pneumatic tyre

Dr Payam Gammage is a world-leading cancer expert based in Glasgow

World-class Scotland-based cancer research 'could be forced abroad by Brexit'

Sea cucumbers are considered a delicacy in parts of Asia

Sea cucumbers ‘can help solve food crisis’, Scottish research says

The team are working to create the first national drone network to transport essential medicines

£10m funding granted for Scottish medical drone network

Bob Dylan is the latest artist to enlist the services of the Yondr system to banish phones from gigs

COMMENT Bob Dylan of all people should realise that the times they have been a-changin’

The production of two vehicles has already commenced at the Skyrora Vehicle Assembly Building

Scotland's new rocket building facility opens in Cumbernauld

Professor Gillian Wright (Photograph credit: David Ho)

Scottish team who helped create James Webb Telescope welcome stunning photos

Snapchat won't log in: Is Snapchat down today? What we know so far (PA)

Snapchat won't log in: Is Snapchat down today? What we know so far

Twitter has said it plans to pursue legal action if Musk pulls plug on $44bn deal

Experts react to collapse of Elon Musk's Twitter deal with optimism for users

Project leaders John Farquhar and Carol-Anne Duthie

£3 million for Scottish plan to produce power from cattle waste

Christopher Hoy won the Accelerator prize for Paperflute

Start-up companies given funding boost through university prizes

Solar Orbiter records first footage of powerful eruptions on the Sun (ESA/PA)

Solar storms are causing satellites to dive from orbit - but what does this mean?

Peter Guthrie Tait (1831-1901) conducted experiments to determine the density of ozone and the effects of passing electrical discharge through oxygen and other gases

BACK IN THE DAY The unfortunate tale of a pioneering Scottish scientist

The awards are open to Scottish businesses

Finalists announced for the Scottish Environment Business Awards

The pine weevil, which destroys conifer trees, is found in all parts of Scotland, northern Europe, Turkey, China, and Japan.

Hi-tech bug monitoring system to root out weevil threat to forests

Nicola Sturgeon's statement made waves across Twitter, Instagram and other social media networks

Web traffic spike shows indyref2 statement 'shifted world’s attention back to Scotland'

Women in the US are deleting apps that track movements, payments and conversations

comment Shona Craven: Digital data will be used to undermine women's rights

Professor David Alexander OBE – a Houston-based astrophysicist and director of the Rice Space Institute – addressed Ayrshire's ‘Beyond Launch’ conference

Space experts unite to celebrate opportunities in Scotland

AI is expanding the scope of the way we think – it’s a brave new world ...

COMMENT Pat Kane: AI is expanding the scope of the way we think – it’s a brave new world

Internet of Things technology will help Scottish Water to predict problems in its waste water system before they affect customers.

Scottish Water invests in technology to protect flood-prone areas