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The connected consumer is here (infographic) News
15.04.2013 Irish consumers are one of the most demanding across all mature markets, new research from Accenture Ireland suggests. And that’s not all – 42pc of Irish consumers don’t feel...Categories: Web, Social Media, Research, Online Business, Marketing, Internet, Digital Marketing, Digital Business -
Irish biopharma firm secures FDA orphan drug status for gene therapy product News
12.04.2013 Dublin biopharmaceutical company Genable Technologies has been granted orphan drug designation from the Federal Drug Administration (FDA) in the US for its gene therapy product...Tags: TCD, European Commission -
‘Bionano’ studies to help nanomedicine News
12.04.2013 Nanotechnology holds promise for medicine, particularly for accessing cells and tissues in new ways. Claire O’Connell found out from Dr Anna Salvati why it’s important to... -
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... -
Watch out for the International Space Station over Dublin sky tonight News
10.04.2013 Stargazers are set to be in for a treat tonight as the International Space Station (ISS) will be passing over Dublin at around 9.49pm. And provided that the skies are clear,... -
More CO2 emissions mean more turbulent air travel - study News
08.04.2013 If carbon dioxide emissions double by 2050, air travellers are going to experience more turbulence more often and longer journey times, a new study has revealed. -
Women still under-represented in science and research – European Commission News
05.04.2013 While the proportion of female researchers in Europe is increasing, the under-representation of women in scientific disciplines and careers remains prevalent – that’s according... -
New wireless prototype to monitor comfort of patients in wheelchairs News
06.04.2013 The WiSAR Lab at Letterkenny Institute of Technology (LYIT) is tackling a new wireless project to monitor patients in wheelchairs who may be susceptible to pressure sores. -
Students wow at Science Gallery with synthetic biology projects News
04.04.2013 Seven student teams from Trinity College Dublin and NCAD have been spending 12 weeks pooling their resources to come up with projects centred on the field of synthetic biology.... -
How genetic testing of horses can pinpoint a Grand National winner News
05.04.2013 Irish company Equinome believes it may be onto a winner with its speed gene test to help horse owners and breeders produce horses that are best suited to run in steeplechases... -
Close-up of Mars shows a dynamic landscape News
05.04.2013 New imaging and technologies mean we are getting an unprecedented view of the Martian landscape - and it’s throwing up some surprises. Claire O’Connell finds out from... -
Irish start-up GetHealth makes it onto US healthcare entrepreneurship programme News
04.04.2013 GetHealth, an Irish health technology start-up that has created an app to help people achieve their health and fitness goals via gameplay and social interaction, has been chosen... -
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 -
Physicists reveal new insights on dark matter from space station instrument News
04.04.2013 Physicists have announced the results of the first data from the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer (AMS), which is based on the International Space Station, revealing that the...Tags: NASA, -
Tablets toppling PC sales in Ireland – GfK research News
04.04.2013 Research firm GfK has taken a close look at sales of computing products in Ireland last year, revealing a tablet-focused market that seems set to continue on into 2013.Tags: Ireland, Market Research, Sales, Tablet, Tablet Computers, PC, Desktop, Laptops, Notebook, Computers -
Irish nanoscientist awarded €2.5m ERC grant to pursue nanowire research News
03.04.2013 Prof John Boland, the director of the nanoscience institute CRANN, has been awarded €2.5m from the European Research Council (ERC), to continue pursuing research into how... -
Software firm wins digital health contest to apply GIS expertise News
02.04.2013 Esri Ireland, a Dublin-based subsidiary of the software company Esri that specialises in the application of geographical information systems (GIS), has received funding to carry...Categories: Software & Web Development, Research, Mobile, Media, Life Sciences, Digital Media, Computers -
Our immune system is akin to a turbo-charged hybrid car, claim scientists News
03.04.2013 Scientists at Trinity College Dublin (TCD) involved in a study of how the immune system works believe they have uncovered more insights into the process of metabolism, which... -
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... -
Enterprise Ireland pumps €1m into DkIT med-tech research project News
27.03.2013 Dr Fergal McCaffery of Dundalk Institute of Technology (DkIT) and researcher with Irish software engineering research centre Lero has been awarded a total of €1m in Enterprise...