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New tech companies boosted by Edinburgh showcase

25 March, 20252025 Data, Digital and AI

A device that can tackle housing-related health issues and an app to slow the progression of…

Olga Maksimova, founder of Lovat Compliance, speaks to colleague

New tool to boost cardiac arrest survival rates

25 March, 20252025 Data, Digital and AI Future of Health and Care Research

Survival rates for out-of-hospital cardiac arrests in Scotland are expected to improve thanks to a…

Defibrillator attached to the wooden wall in a park.

Fresh satellite data reveals spectacular space discoveries

19 March, 20252025 Data, Digital and AI Research

New data from a satellite one million miles from Earth has helped UK scientists shed light on how…

Examples of galaxies of different shapes captured by the Euclid satellite

Coffee-making robot breaks new ground for AI machines

19 March, 20252025 Data, Digital and AI Research

An AI-powered robot that can prepare cups of coffee in a busy kitchen could usher in the next…

Coffee-making robot pours water from a kettle into a cup held by a person

First trees planted on hillsides as major climate project takes root

17 March, 20252025

Work to plant 570,000 trees has begun as part of a Scottish university’s nature-based solution to…

One of hundreds of newly planted tree saplings at the University's land at Drumbrae, Stirlingshire

Giant sculptures and student work open art show

17 March, 20252025

Giant inflatable sculptures from acclaimed Glasgow-based artist duo Walker & Bromwich and a…

An artist stands in front of their exhibition and holds a piece featuring a woven basket with clay faces.

Healthy transition to net zero focus of new innovation hubs

17 March, 20252025 Climate and Environmental Crisis

Edinburgh experts are leading two new research hubs exploring ways to ensure the UK’s transition to…

Aerial view of a modern housing development with solar panels installed on all the rooftops

Study helping islanders forestall disease

14 March, 20252025 Future of Health and Care Research

More than 60 people from Scotland’s Northern Isles have been given personalised health insights to…

A cluster of houses next to water in Scalloway, Shetland Islands

Most AI struggles to read clocks and calendars

13 March, 20252025 Data, Digital and AI Research

Some of the world’s most advanced AI systems struggle to tell the time and work out dates on…

Image of an analogue alarm clock and calendar on a shelf

Scheme opens to support young people’s financial futures

12 March, 20252025 Data, Digital and AI

An innovative partnership that aims to develop better financial services for young people across…

Two young people in conversation at the Edinburgh Futures Institute.