‘Transformational’ IoT network launched
Smart infrastructure firm Boston Networks has launched the UK’s ‘most advanced’ Internet of Things network. IoT Scotland will provide a wide area wireless sensor network for applications and services to collect…
New chief executive announced at innovation centre CENSIS
CENSIS, Scotland’s innovation centre for sensing, imaging systems, and IoT technologies, has appointed entrepreneurial technologist Paul Winstanley as its new chief executive. In a career spanning more than three decades,…
Trail-blazing suspension tool using IoT gives mountain bikers a better ride
If you’re hurtling downhill over rocks and mud at 50km/h, you want your bike suspension to work for you, not against you. But suspension set-up is a dark art for…
Scotland’s sensing, imaging, and IoT centre of excellence awarded £9.25m
CENSIS, the centre of excellence for sensing, imaging systems, and the internet of things (IoT), has been given £9.25m over five years to “cement Scotland’s place as a world leader…
Heriot-Watt reaches Amazon Alexa Prize final, for the second year running
Heriot-Watt has reached the final of the international Amazon Alexa Prize for the second year running. The university will again be the only institution to represent the UK at the…
Scottish businesses to benefit from ‘most advanced IoT network in the UK’
Businesses in Scotland are to benefit from the most advanced ‘Internet of Things’ (IoT) network in the UK as part of a £6m project, the Scottish Government said today. The…
Former iPhone hardware manager to give keynote at the CENSIS Technology Summit
Hugo Fiennes, a hardware manager for the first four models of the iPhone, is to give the keynote at the 5th CENSIS Technology Summit in Glasgow this autumn. Fiennes, founder…
Smart Shenzhen seminar showcases business and collaboration opportunities
Breakthroughs in creative visual technology, DNA biopharma, and mobile medicine management have been showcased at a well-attended event in Edinburgh. The 2018 Smart Shenzhen Innovation Promotion Seminar was organised by…
Capita proposes IoT enablement of SWAN to ‘transform Scottish public services’
Capita, in conjunction with the SWAN Innovation Forum, is proposing to roll out Internet of Things (IoT) capability across the Scottish Wide Area Network (SWAN). Designed to fulfil the Smart…
New board appointments at CENSIS bring experience of multinational and academia
Two new board members have joined CENSIS, the Innovation Centre for Sensor and Imaging Systems. They are Genoffir Macleod, VP and general counsel of Thermo Fisher, and Professor Steve McLaughlin,…
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