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The University of Edinburgh (abbreviated as Edin. in post-nominals), founded in 1582, is the sixth oldest university in the English-speaking world and one of Scotland's ancient universities. The university has five main campuses in the city of Edinburgh, with many of the buildings in the historic Old Town belonging to the university. The university played an important role in leading Edinburgh to its reputation as a chief intellectual centre during the Age of Enlightenment, and helped give the city the nickname of the Athens of the North.

Mining rocks in orbit could aid space missions

“The first mining experiments conducted in space could pave the way for new technologies to help humans explore and establish settlements on distant worlds, a study suggests. Tests performed by astronauts on the International Space Station suggest that bacteria can …

Evidence for a new phase of dense hydrogen above 325 gigapascals

“Almost 80 years ago it was predicted that, under sufficient compression, the H–H bond in molecular hydrogen (H2) would break, forming a new, atomic, metallic, solid state of hydrogen. Reaching this predicted state experimentally has been one of the …

Camera system sees round corners

“Edinburgh researchers have helped develop a camera system that can see around walls. The technology can locate hidden objects with the precision of a few centimetres, and track their movements. The system works by sending light from a laser towards …