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Scottish spinout targets step change in photonics manufacturing
4th June 2026
A new Heriot-Watt University spinout is aiming to transform the manufacture of photonic components through a laser-based process designed to...
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4th June 2026
A new Heriot-Watt University spinout is aiming to transform the manufacture of photonic components through a laser-based process designed to...
A new research breakthrough from Heriot-Watt University is highlighting the strength of Scotland’s photonics capability and its relevance to next-generation...
A new space mission is highlighting the strength of Scotland’s quantum communications capability and its contribution to the future of...
On Thursday 26th March, Scotland’s Critical Technologies Supercluster launched a new capability map featuring over 160 organisations, alongside a new...
The UK Hub for Quantum Enabled Position, Navigation & Timing (QEPNT), led by the University of Glasgow, will receive £1.2m from the...