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Succeed in Ireland brings Intergeo Services, and 30 jobs, to Carlow News
24.05.2012 The Government’s Succeed in Ireland initiative marks its first success with environmental contracting company Intergeo Services set to establish its EMEA headquarters in Carlow.Categories: Recruitment, Investments, Government, Finding a Job, Enterprise, Engineering, Engineer, Economy, Careers and Employment -
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... -
100 Irish ‘green’ hotels to get e-car charge points News
24.05.2012 ESB ecars and Fáilte Ireland are leading what they are terming a Green Hotel Drive to install ecar charge points in 100 green-accredited hotels around Ireland. -
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 -
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... -
Dublin ad firm to acquire Proventus Energy in €55m deal News
23.05.2012 Dublin outdoor advertising firm Captive Audience Display Solutions (CADS) is holding an EGM today to approve its proposal to carry out a reverse takeover of the UK renewable...Categories: Sustainability, Renewable Energy, Investments, Financial, Engineering, Engineer, Energy, Deals Done -
Robert Moog 'electrified' in Google Doodle today News
23.05.2012 New Yorker Robert Moog is today’s vibrant Google Doodle subject on what would be the 78th birthday of the American pioneer of electronic music. He is best known as being the...Categories: Search Engines, Science, Multimedia, Games/Entertainment, Engineering, Engineer, Digital Media -
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. -
Irish start-up Clevermiles makes finals of Castrol 20/20 Challenge News
22.05.2012 New Irish start-up Clevermiles, which has developed an app to inspire safer driving, has been named as one of five finalists for the Castrol 20/20 Challenge in the UK. -
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. -
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... -
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 -
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... -
Dermot Desmond invests in radio telescope for Ireland News
15.05.2012 One day Ireland could be a hub for scientific research into the early universe after the Big Bang in order to glean more insights about its evolution. Irish businessman and...Tags: IBM, Ireland, Dermot Desmond, Science, Education, Space, Earth, Astronomy, Tourism, Engineering -
Soyuz astronauts blast off for International Space Station News
15.05.2012 Two Russians and one American are aboard the Soyuz spacecraft that successfully launched this morning to head to the International Space Station (ISS). -
New Sweat for Equity programme to get start-ups going News
11.05.2012 Techies, creatives and those with ideas for new start-ups can now apply for Swequity Exchange, a new programme that the National Digital Research Centre (NDRC) in Ireland is... -
Elon Musk’s SpaceX in deal with Las Vegas aerospace firm News
11.05.2012 Do you see yourself heading into orbit anytime soon? Well SpaceX is teaming up with Bigelow Aeropspace to launch an international space marketing campaign.