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
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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 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
Leukaemia research may lead to new drugs for difficult-to-treat breast cancers, say scientists. These types of tumours cannot be treated with the targeted drugs which have hugely improved survival. A
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
As the number of pacemakers implanted each year reaches into the millions worldwide, improving the lifespan of pacemaker batteries has been of great concern for developers and manufacturers. Currently, pacemaker
Chinese smartphone and telecoms equipment giant Huawei said its total R&D investment in Ireland will expand in the coming years and this year it will be US$6m. Huawei has three
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
A recent review of hundreds of chemical analyses of Moon rocks indicates that the amount of water in the Moon’s
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
In the Lewis Carroll classic, Through the Looking Glass, Humpty Dumpty states, “When I use a word, it means just what I choose
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
A venture capital company is to establish a fund of $172m (€125m) that will invest in Irish companies. The Government
In a major scientific review of research on e-cigarettes, UC San Francisco scientists found that industry claims about the devices
Scientists say they’ve uncovered one reason zebras have stripes: they act like insect repellant, keeping away blood-sucking flies. Experimental work
Researchers from The University of Texas at Dallas and the University of Tokyo have created electronic devices that become soft
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
BioMarin Manufacturing Ireland, a subsidiary of BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc., is to add the positions at its Dublin Global Commercial Operations
More than 60 high-end science and technology research jobs, as well as 55 construction jobs, will be created at the
Pfizer has opened a new $30 million unit at its Ringaskiddy facility. The New Product Technology Laboratory will allow the Cork plant
More than 200 scientists in Ireland are to receive a total of almost €50 million in funding for new research
The gene mutation that causes Huntington’s disease appears in every cell in the body, yet kills only two types of
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
New research published in Diabetologia (the journal of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes) shows that increasing coffee consumption by
There are five healthy behaviours that appear to significantly reduce the risk of dementia, according to a 35-year study that
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
Warmer breeding seasons due to climate change may make life easier for a tiny British bird, the long-tailed tit. Like
Clare-based food diagnostics firm AltraTech has secured significant financial backing after developing a single-use test kit that can identify the
New research suggests that genes evolve more rapidly in vertebrate species that have germ plasm as a part of their
Physicist Dr Dennis Jennings has become the first Irish person to be inducted into the Internet Hall of Fame. Dr Jennings has
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
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