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Enterprise Ireland client companies achieve €16.2bn in export sales News
19.04.2013 Enterprise Ireland said this morning that its client companies' export sales in 2012 broke the €16bn mark for the first time, with the greatest wins coming from sectors such as... -
Scientists converge in Cork to discuss space and maritime sectors News
18.04.2013 The European Space Agency’s (ESA) director of earth observation programmes Dr Volker Liebig is one of the key speakers at a two-day conference that kicked off in Cork this...Categories: Software Development, Software, Science, Investments, Government, Engineering, Energy, Economy -
CAO study shows increased interest in STEM at third level News
17.04.2013 A detailed analysis of applications for third-level study carried out by Dr Vivienne Patterson and Valerie Harvey of the Higher Education Authority (HEA) demonstrates a boosted... -
Ireland will need even more skilled immigrants to plug IT skills gap - ISA chair News
16.04.2013 Ireland will have to go even further than the reforms of the past week to fill the IT skills gap by encouraging even more skilled migrants to locate in the country, the new...Categories: Upskilling, Training, Recruitment, Leadership & Management, Engineering, Engineer, Economy -
Researchers at UL pioneer sensor technology to improve radiation therapy News
15.04.2013 A team of researchers from University of Limerick (UL) is pioneering a new type of sensor technology that uses using real-time monitoring, with the goal of ensuring more... -
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg pushes for immigration reform News
12.04.2013 Facebook’s CEO Mark Zuckerberg, along with other Silicon Valley leaders, has launched a new initiative called FWD.us aimed at reforming the United States’ outmoded immigration...Categories: Upskilling, Software & Web Development, Science, Recruitment, R&D, Legal, Internet, Hardware, Government, Engineering, Engineer, Digital Media, Digital Business -
IT work permit scheme will create immediate opportunities for Irish tech employers News
11.04.2013 Major work permit and educational reforms announced yesterday by the Irish Government will result in immediate opportunities for employers in the local tech sector, tech...Categories: Upskilling, Software & Web Development, Investments, Engineering, Education, Economy, Digital Business -
TCD scientists claim breakthrough in testing the safety of nanomaterials News
11.04.2013 A team of researchers from Trinity College Dublin (TCD), including some from the nanoscience institute CRANN, is claiming to have come up with a new screening approach to test... -
Kells Stainless Limited inks agreement with Turkish engineering firm UMDE News
10.04.2013 Meath-based Kells Stainless Limited and Turkish engineering company UMDE have signed a strategic alliance agreement covering the development of a biomass system to convert... -
Siemens opens new UK production plant for tidal turbines News
08.04.2013 Siemens has today opened the UK’s first-ever tidal turbine production facility in Bristol where it is planning to test and build tidal turbines that will initially be used in... -
New guide gives helicopter view of Ireland’s tech start-up scene News
08.04.2013 For anyone wishing to get more insight into Ireland’s technology start-up ecosystem, Dublin-based venture capital (VC) firm Frontline Ventures has come up with a new guide that...Categories: Web, Software Development, Software & Web Development, Software, Social Media, Online Business, Networking, Mobile, Media, Marketing, Leadership & Management, Investments, Internet, Engineering, Economy, eCommerce, Digital Media, Digital Business, Apps, Application Design and Development -
Detroit Electric brand is back with new electric car sporting US$135k price tag News
05.04.2013 Back in 1907 a Detroit, Michigan, company started producing an electric car known as the Detroit Electric and went on to sell 13,000 models up until 1939. Now the brand has been... -
EU launches latest investment fund for low-carbon technologies News
04.04.2013 The European Commission has launched a second call for renewable energy and carbon capture and storage (CCS) projects to apply for funding under its NER300 programme.Categories: Sustainability, Research, Renewable Energy, Investments, Green Tech, Green, Engineering, Energy -
Bill Gates invests in battery-tech start-up News
03.04.2013 Bill Gates has become the latest investor to invest in Aquion Energy, a US start-up that is pioneering a new type of battery that uses sodium-ion technology.Categories: Sustainability, Science, Renewable Energy, Investments, Green Tech, Green, Engineering, Energy -
Smart metering company expands into UK and EU markets News
02.04.2013 Galway-based energy-monitoring company Meterlogix, which recently announced 12 new jobs, has launched a new business in the UK market as a first step before launching into Europe. -
Bentley lights up Crewe factory with UK’s largest rooftop solar panel system News
02.04.2013 Iconic car maker Bentley is driving its sustainability agenda, as the company is about to connect what it is terming the UK’s largest rooftop solar panel system at its factory... -
€1m satellite technology competition opens for Irish entries News
02.04.2013 Start-ups and third-level researchers with ideas for new innovations using satellite navigation technology can now submit their entries for this year’s European Satellite...Categories: Science, Intellectual Property, Engineering, Energy, Education, Application Design and Development -
Women will play a key role in meeting the STEM shortage in US (infographic) News
02.04.2013 In the US, it’s estimated that about 1m additional STEM graduates will be needed to fill jobs in science, technology, engineering and maths over the next 10 years, and these... -
US Department of Energy hones in on energy-efficient manufacturing News
29.03.2013 The US Department of Energy has this week launched a new drive aimed at breathing new life into the country’s manufacturing sector. Termed Clean Energy Manufacturing Initiative... -
Soyuz crew arrive at space station after six-hour express flight News
29.03.2013 The Soyuz spacecraft has successfully docked with the international Space Station after its six-hour spaceflight – the fastest ever manned flight to the orbiting laboratory. The...