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A new study in the Bulletin o the Warld Halth Organisation warns that the single-yaise design o lateral flow tests has led tae an unseen waste o plastic. Researchers fae Heriot-Watt University an the University o Edinburgh leuked hard at 21 COVID-19 test kits an fund that ilka kit yaises atween sax an near 40…

Researchers fae Heriot-Watt University hiv fund that mair nor hauf o the vessels operatin in Scotland’s coastal watters are missed by staundart trackin systems. The study shaws that anely 43% o ships ithin 10 km o the coast braidcast an Automatic Identification System (AIS) signal—the common tuil yaised warldwide for tae track ship muivements. Based…

Scientists fae Scotland, Sooth Korea, an India hiv yaised waste gum fae Indian trees tae forge a greener peth for supercapacitors. They’v combined gum kondagogu—a polysaccharide fae the bark o the Cochlospermum Gossypium tree—wi sodium alginate tae form a spoonge-like substance kent as “KS.” This new biopolymer is added tae the acidic electrolyte fund in…

Three emergin tech projects fae the University o Glesga hae bin chosen tae jine a UK government-backed programme for new semiconductor companies. The programme is rin bi SiliconCatalyst.UK an is set tae help thir early ventures bigg strang roots an growe. RX Watt Ltd is warkin on a system that sends pouer an data thegither…

Scotland is increasin its efforts tae help polis an dug wardens manage dangerous an uncontrolled dogs. The Scottish Government annoonced this plan at the Responsible Dug Awnership Summit last September. The polis an dug wardens will get near £200,000 in fundin. Polis Scotland received £166,000 tae train its officers tae recognise banned breeds. This siller…

The Scottish Government has lodged chynges tae the Hoosin (Scotland) Bill that aim tae rein in risin rents. The new rules wid haud rent hikes in areas wi rent control tae the Consumer Price Index rate plus 1%, altho they canna rise mair than 6% in total. These limits wid coont for rent hikes baith…