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CCS funding announced by DECC boosts UK green electricity developers

Scottish Carbon Capture & Storage (SCCS) wholeheartedly welcomes today's announcement by the UK Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) that a Front End Engineering and Design (FEED) study contract is ready to sign for the White Rose commercial-scale carbon capture and storage (CCS) el
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Centre to make light work of broadband

Faster, more reliable internet connections will move a step closer to reality with the opening of a new centre at the University.

A new generation of high-speed internet technology which is more secure and versatile than Wi-Fi, will be developed at the research facility.
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National Instruments and the University of Edinburgh Collaborate on Massive MIMO Visible Light Communication Networks to Advance 5G

National Instruments (Nasdaq: NATI) and the University of Edinburgh have partnered to develop a test bed to dramatically improve indoor wireless communications capacity.
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The UK's Future Leaders in Engineering Honoured

The Arkwright Scholarships Trust has made its largest ever award of Scholarships for aspiring leaders in Engineering. 371 sixth form Scholarships and 7 Undergraduate Scholarships have just been awarded.
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International Journal of Molecular Science Best Paper Award 2013

Since 2012, International Journal of Molecular Science has instituted an annual award to recognize outstanding papers in the area of chemistry, molecular physics and molecular biology that meet the aims, scope and high standards of the journal.
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