Science

SCOTS charity Sepsis Research FEAT is calling for increased funding for genetic research into critical illnesses, following findings by a study it funds. Sepsis Research FEAT is the only UK...

1. Desk accessories from food packaging bFRIENDS by Bene is a collection of desktop accessories made from discarded food packaging. Consisting of pen pots, trays and a stand for mobile...

CONCERNS are growing regarding the future of restaurants, after research shows a continuous trend of people opting for takeaways. The findings come from Scots hospitality technology specialist ePOS Hybrid, who...

Work is set to start on the biggest-ever project to map mysterious fungal networks. Can it shine a light on a ‘global blind spot’? If trees are the lungs of...

Make no mistake, good news was in short supply in the latest IPCC report. But its findings also contain solutions – and hope The latest report from the Intergovernmental Panel...

A furniture maker in Wales has branched out into wooden bikes. Can his creations put the wheels in motion for a cycling revolution? Booming bicycle sales and a revived zeal...

While we battle with soaring heating bills, a quiet revolution is under way that could put our home energy supplies on a much more stable footing The energy crisis has...

His furnaces routinely hit temperatures of over 1,000 degrees centigrade, but master glassmaker Ian Hankey’s burning ambition tops even that. After 40 years in the business, he’s on a mission...

New research on generating oxygen from water could help support long term missions to the Moon and Mars.Researchers at the University of Glasgow took a series of flights into microgravity...

The UK construction industry gets through 18m wooden pallets annually, most of which are used only once. This firm has a solution An innovation targeting the wasting of pallets in...