School of Social Sciences Space Bank, Heriot-Watt University

The Architects’ JournalSchool of Social Sciences Space Bank, Heriot-Watt University Heriot-Watt University is recruiting a design team for a £3 million-to-£5 million redevelopment of its School of Social Sciences in Riccarton [Deadline: 6 October 2022] The post School of Social Sciences Space Bank, Heriot-Watt University appeared first on The Architects’ JournalMerlin Fulcher

Planning system perpetuates racial inequality, new research finds

The Architects’ JournalPlanning system perpetuates racial inequality, new research finds The planning system in England perpetuates racial inequality in housing, despite having the potential to tackle it, according to new research published by Heriot-Watt University The post Planning system perpetuates racial inequality, new research finds appeared first on The Architects’ JournalWill Ing

Bad weather dataset could aid autonomous vehicles

A dataset that could help autonomous vehicles see in rain, fog and snow has been created by researchers in Scotland who spent two years chasing bad weather.   The Radiate project led by Heriot-Watt University has published a new dataset that includes three hours of radar images and 200,000 tagged ‘road actors’ including bicycles, cars, pedestrians, […] The post Bad weather dataset could aid autonomous vehicles appeared first on The Engineer.

Forth Bridge and Queensferry Crossing vibrations could be used for electricity generation

Vibrations from the Forth Bridge and Queensferry Crossing could be harvested for energy under proposals put forward by academics at Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh. The post Forth Bridge and Queensferry Crossing vibrations could be used for electricity generation appeared first on New Civil Engineer.

Scottish researchers seek to harvest bridge energy

Heriot-Watt University is leading a research project that aims to harvest unused energy trapped within bridges.