Waterford Institute of Technology is to lead a €2.8m digital research project to boost regional economic development in Ireland’s south-east through job creation, start-ups and commercialisation of research. Waterford Institute
The University of Ulster has launched a new stg£240,000 seed fund designed to stimulate growth and enhance competitiveness within the digital content sector. The Honeypot seed fund is part of the
Waterford Institute of Technology (WIT) is recruiting 17 PhD scholars across a range of disciplines as part of its prioritisation of research growth at the institute. The 36-month scholarships, in
Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) has delivered what it says it the largest govt/industry collaboration yet – seven research centres in areas like big data amounting to an investment of €300m
Irish biotech start-up Inform Bioscience has signed a licence agreement with the Mayo Clinic in the US to acquire biomarkers for developing a prognostic test to detect pre-eclampsia in pregnancy.
Dr Maria McNamara from University College Cork (UCC), and her team of researchers, have made a landmark dinosaur discovery: the first example of a plant-eating dinosaur that had both scales
THE LOWEST-NOISE DRIVER AVAILABLE These Low Noise QCL Drivers have the lowest current noise density of any commercially available driver. Powering your QCL with this patented driver will enable better performance—at
The new stg£6.8m Advanced Engineering Competence Centre in Belfast will focus on developing innovative solutions in the advanced engineering sector and aim to transform research into commercial success. Based at
Investment firms backed by Enterprise Ireland invested €5m more last year than in 2012, according to the semi-State agency. Firms using its Seed and Venture Capital Programmes invested €59m in
Researchers at University College Dublin have won a €250,000 contract with the European Space Agency (ESA) to reduce not-so-good vibrations during rocket launches. When you are sending a rocket into
Reminded of the line from Father Ted about whether a priest’s sock is black or very, very, very dark blue, a team of scientists have created a material blacker than
Ireland’s vibrant and growing software industry risks losing thousands of new jobs to other countries because of the shortage of suitable skills here. That is according to a study carried
Forty scientific projects ranging from microbiology to clean energies are to benefit from €23m in research funding, the result of a deal between Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) and the Irish
Dublin City University (DCU) researchers, in collaboration with Microsoft Research at the CNGL Centre for Global Intelligent Content in Dublin, have developed a live tweet translation streaming service in time
Three researchers from the Waterford Institute of Technology (WIT) have jointly been awarded €1.2m by Enterprise Ireland (EI) as part of its Commercialisation Fund to help them make their ideas
In order to innovate we need to break both technology and our ways of thinking, says Lisa Domican, co-creator of the Grace App for Autism. Necessity is the mother of
Gliese 832c, a planet about 16 light years away from Earth, has excited the scientists who found it, since Gliese 832c could potentially be one of the most Earth-like planets
A team of researchers from the AMBER centre at Trinity College Dublin (TCD) are behind the discovery of a new magnetic material they claim will revolutionise the ICT sector. The
The Royal Society in the UK and Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) have signed an agreement whereby Ireland’s leading young scientists will be awarded a prestigious research fellowship by the Royal
Humans have a well-documented tendency to see winning and losing streaks in situations that, in fact, are random. But scientists disagree about whether the “hot-hand bias” is a cultural artifact
Adults who watch TV for three hours or more each day may double their risk of premature death compared to those who watch less, according to new research published in
The President of the European Research Council has said Irish scientists are not winning as much research funding from it as they should. Speaking at the Euroscience Open Forum in
AMBER, the materials science institute headquartered at Trinity College Dublin has announced a new strategic partnership with Bell Labs regarding joint energy efficiency research projects. The two organisations will be
The CoderDojo Foundation is to be headed up by new a CEO, Mary Maloney, and is changing its structure to
A recent review of hundreds of chemical analyses of Moon rocks indicates that the amount of water in the Moon’s
Google is building cars that do not have steering wheels, accelerator pedals or brake pedals, in an ambitious expansion of
Almost 400 new jobs are to be created across three counties by two multinational technology companies. SAP is increasing the
Researchers at the University of British Columbia have identified a small molecule that prevents bacteria from forming into bio-films, a
The scientific progress that has made it possible to dream of a future in which faulty organs could be regrown
Disease-causing bacteria can linger on surfaces commonly found in airplane cabins for days, even up to a week, according to
Scientists say they’ve uncovered one reason zebras have stripes: they act like insect repellant, keeping away blood-sucking flies. Experimental work
With its palm open, the robot is completely motionless. A split second later, it suddenly unwinds and catches all sorts
Frequent arguments with partners, relatives, or neighbours may boost the risk of death from any cause in middle age, suggests
What is the secret to ageing more slowly and living longer? Not antioxidants, apparently. “people believe that free radicals, the
Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have engineered a bacterium whose genetic material includes an added pair of DNA
Common belief is that yawning helps to increase the oxygen supply. However, previous research has failed to show an association
Pfizer has reported quarterly revenue well below Wall Street expectations on falling sales of key brands and generic drugs. The
Pfizer has opened a new $30 million unit at its Ringaskiddy facility. The New Product Technology Laboratory will allow the Cork plant
An Irish amateur astronomer has achieved yet another first by discovering a previously unknown supernova from his back garden in
Irish scientists have registered a world first in the production of a substance called graphene, an advanced material that looks set
Man or woman? Male or female? In humans and other mammals, the difference between sexes depends on one single element
Treating food products with select bacteriophages—viruses that target and kill bacteria—could significantly reduce concentrations of E. coli, a new study shows.
Astronomers have for the first time discovered a rocky, Earth-sized exoplanet that might hold liquid water—a necessary ingredient for life
Swiss drug-maker Novartis is transforming its business by exchanging certain assets with GlaxoSmithKline and divesting its animal health business to
New research suggests that genes evolve more rapidly in vertebrate species that have germ plasm as a part of their
OxyMem has won the overall ‘Innovation of the Year’ Award at The Irish Times InterTradeIreland Innovation Awards 2014, which were
The Innovation Academy, UCD has announced that it has appointed Dr Johnny Ryan as executive director. In his new role
An Israeli startup has said it was working to develop a bio-organic system that can recharge a smartphone battery in
The next time you feel a sneeze coming on, raise your elbow to cover up that multiphase turbulent buoyant cloud
President of Ireland, Michael D. Higgins today visited the Royal Society and attended an event to celebrate the scientific links
A team of scientists at the University of Edinburgh has succeeded in regenerating a living organ for the first
Eoin Dowling’s Silicon Valley and Dublin-based start-up BoxFish has raised US$7m in venture capital from Atlantic Bridge Capital and consumer
The UK prime minister David Cameron has announced additional funding of stg£45m for research into the ‘internet of things’ (IoT),
A team of scientists from Surrey University in the UK claim to have made a significant breakthrough in the development
While Ireland performed well above the EU average on international scientific co-publications and licence and patent revenues from abroad, it
Cork Airport has upgraded its baggage security screening system, implemented new screening technology for liquids and gels, and redeveloped the
SFI and Pfizer are pleased to announce a webinar to present the SFI-Pfizer Biotherapeutics Innovation Award Programme 2014 The SFI-Pfizer
Limerick-based environmental software and technology developer AMCS Group, a world-leader in the provision of integrated waste management software and vehicle
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