Technology plays a vital role helping “hidden youth” feel connected
Technology and online networks play a vital role to help marginalised or “hidden youth” feel connected in the digital age, a University of Glasgow academic has found. Dr Mark Wong,…
40 million unused devices ‘stockpiled’ as natural sources of phone components run out
Forty million unused devices are being ‘stockpiled’ across the UK as the raw materials to make phone components run out, new research has shown. Old phones and tablets are ‘gathering…
Professor Bill Buchanan: ‘We are creating a nation of tech users who have little understanding of what lies underneath.’
In the week that marks the 38th birthday of the IBM PC, we are possibly at our lowest point in trying to engage our next generation into computer science. In Computer…
‘The future of underwater archaeology.’ Aberdeen subsea 3D scanning specialists use pioneering digital imagery to document ‘last moments’ of lost WWII submarine
An innovative Aberdeen subsea 3D scanning company has helped document the ‘last moments’ of a lost Second World War US submarine. Viewport3 has been collaborating with international explorer, Tim Taylor,…
World’s first 1:1 whole school iPad pioneer switches to Google Chromebook
A trailblazing Scots IT teacher whose school became the ‘world’s first’ to introduce iPads at a 1:1 ratio to all pupils has made the decision to quit Apple products. Fraser…
Quantum research hub which developed cameras that can ‘look around corners’ secures £28m in further funding
A quantum imaging research hub which developed cameras that can ‘look around corners’ has received a £28m government-backed funding boost. QuantIC, a University of Glasgow-led centre involving seven universities, will…
Design students unveil products addressing key issues in health, home, and work
Students graduating from The Glasgow School of Art’s acclaimed Product Design Engineering (PDE) department will unveil a wide array of innovative designs at the school’s degree show this weekend before…
Innovation and collaboration driving legal tech success
Since launching LawscotTech last October, we now have more than 100 active participants from across Scotland’s legal community working with us. LawscotTech, which has brought in a group of Scottish…
Skills Development Scotland Needs You!
Skills Development Scotland (SDS) is carrying out a skills survey specifically for the tech and digital sector. If you want to ensure your voice is heard, and to have your…
Edinburgh University to host UK’s new supercomputer
Edinburgh University is to be the site of a new £79m national supercomputer that will be five times quicker than the UK’s current capabilities. The new resource, housed at the…
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