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SpaceX Dragon capsule flies close to space station News
24.05.2012 SpaceX is still on target to berth with the International Space Station (ISS) tomorrow. And today it passed its demonstration testing, passing directly below the orbiting... -
Intel’s Leixlip plant chosen to produce its next-gen 14nm chips News
24.05.2012 Intel president Paul Ottelini has confirmed that Intel Ireland’s Leixlip plant is one of three global sites that has been chosen to produce its future 14 nanometer (nm) chips.Tags: Intel, Eamonn Sinnott, -
Kilkenny research and innovation centre opens News
24.05.2012 Taoiseach Enda Kenny, TD, is this morning officially opening a new research and innovation centre in Kilkenny. The centre is aiming to be at the forefront of next-generation...Categories: Telecommunications, Science, R&D, Internet, Financial Services, Financial, Engineering, Engineer, Economy, Careers and Employment -
Science-2-Business forum to focus on business innovation News
23.05.2012 A new programme to show how scientific research can be commercialised will take place at the Euroscience Open Forum (ESOF) in Dublin this July, but today marked the launch of...Categories: Science, R&D, Life Sciences, Legal, Investments, Intellectual Property, Financial, Engineer, Energy, Career Advice -
Mazda and Fiat to team up on new sports car News
23.05.2012 Mazda and Fiat are set to collaborate on the development and manufacturing of a new convertible roadster sports car for both the Mazda and Alfa Romeo ranges. The design of the... -
Cork’s European tech cluster rolls out adopt-a-school initiative News
23.05.2012 The it@cork European tech cluster has introduced a new adopt-a-school scheme that will see household tech names like EMC, IBM, Trend Micro, Quest and McAfee select schools and... -
BT calls on students to enter Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition News
23.05.2012 BT Ireland has launched the 2013 Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition, so students from around Ireland have until 1 October to enter their ideas and inventions. -
SpaceX blasts off for International Space Station News
22.05.2012 The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon spacecraft have successfully blasted off from Cape Canaveral in Florida to carry out an unmanned test flight to the International Space... -
California Senate approves bill for self-driving cars News
22.05.2012 California has become the second US state to pass a bill to allow autonomous vehicles, such as Google’s self-driving cars, to be tested on its roads and highways. -
Primary schools get science and maths awards News
22.05.2012 Ireland’s national science promotion programme Discover Science & Engineering (DSE) has given 420 primary schools awards in science and maths. -
Google reveals Irish finalists in its Science Fair News
21.05.2012 Google has announced the 90 regional finalists of its second Google Science Fair, and two Irish entries have been selected. -
Optical fibre pioneer to speak in Dublin tomorrow News
21.05.2012 Australian entrepreneur and academic Dr Simon Poole will be at Dublin City University tomorrow to give a lecture about his 30-year experience in the area of photonics and... -
Solar eclipse creates ‘ring of fire’ treat for stargazers News
21.05.2012 Millions of stargazers in eastern Asia, the north Pacific and in western US states had a cosmic treat on Sunday as a result of the annual eclipse of the sun. -
French nanoscientist to speak in Dublin about gender and science News
18.05.2012 Anne Pépin from the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) in France will be giving a free lecture in Dublin on Monday at the Alliance Française about gender and... -
Welsh town Monmouth to be world’s first ‘Wikipedia town’ News
18.05.2012 From being the birthplace of King Henry V in 1387 to being a tech innovation hub for Wikipedia in 2012, the small town of Monmouth in Wales is set to become the world’s first... -
Neurosurgeons create robotic arm brainwaves can control (video) News
17.05.2012 A team of neuroscientists in the US have been carrying out clinical trials known as BrainGate. They’ve been working on a robotic arm for people who are unable to move their... -
Campaign to name new Dublin City bridge after Nobel physicist Ernest Walton News
17.05.2012 What better way to celebrate Dublin’s 2012 tenure as European City of Science than to name the new Marlborough Street bridge in the capital city after Ernest Walton, the Irish...Tags: Education, Government, Knowledge Economy, Science, Atom, Physics, Maths, STEM, TCD, Dublin City Council, Transport, Engineering -
Nanoscientists aim to shake up future of electronic devices News
16.05.2012 Nanoscientists in Ireland have been carrying out research to develop materials that, they claim, could in time revolutionise the manufacture of silicon chips and lead to a new... -
Canadian investors lead funding round in InfiniLED; eight jobs on way News
16.05.2012 InfiniLED, a LED-tech spin-out from Tyndall National Institute in Cork, has closed a first-round investment, which may reach €1.6m. IL Investment Group from Quebec in Canada led... -
Online atlas marks Ireland's scientific and engineering treasures News
16.05.2012 Ireland's seven scientific and engineering wonders are being celebrated in a new interactive online map of the island. Did you know, for instance, that Ireland hosts some of the...