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Are heatpumps the answer to UK net zero targets?
A new study by a University of Glasgow led research centre has found that the UK housing sector is lagging over 30% behind neighbouring countries when it comes to the adoption of heat pumps, despite their enormous potential to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and provide cost savings for households.
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Self-driving cars must learn the language of cyclists to keep roads safe says University of Glasgow research
Future generations of self-driving cars should learn the language of cyclists to help them safely share the roads with bikes, new research suggests.
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University of Glasgow help lonely parrots flock together with video-calling tech
A new study which helped pet parrots make video calls to each other suggests that the birds may have benefited from making new feathered friends over the internet.
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University of Glasgow to lead national surveillance programme for mosquitoes
The University of Glasgow – in collaboration with the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) and UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH) – has been awarded a £1.25m grant aimed at improving our understanding of how climate change could increase the risk of mosquito-borne disease in Scotland, and enhance our…
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Glasgow health-tech company MR CoilTech awarded prestigious ISO accreditation
Glasgow-based engineering company MR CoilTech has been awarded globally-recognised ISO accreditation from the British Standards Institution (BSI) for the design, development and production of medical devices, in partnership with the University of Glasgow and InnoScot Health.
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University of Glasgow officially joins UN agency for autonomous networks
The University of Glasgow is now a full member of a United Nations agency which is aiming to develop international standards for future autonomous networks.
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Scottish seaweed sparks idea to boost electric vehicle batteries
The team from Marine Biopolymers and The University of Glasgow’s School of Chemistry recently received funding from the Industrial Biotechnology Innovation Centre (IBioIC) to explore the use of tailored alginates – a naturally-occurring material found in brown seaweed – to help develop batteries using silicon as an alternative to the…
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