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New Atlantic Ocean research alliance to involve EU, Canada and US News
24.05.2013 The Marine Institute in Galway was today the setting for the signing of an agreement between the EU, the US and Canada to pave the way for collaborative scientific and...Categories: Energy, Engineering, Green, Green Tech, Renewable Energy, Research, Science, Sustainability -
NASA may take 3D-printed food to space News
24.05.2013 Three-dimensional (3D) printed food would end worldwide hunger, cut waste, feed soldiers in battle, and provide astronauts in orbit with a more varied diet. The concept has... -
Advant Medical to create 34 jobs at Galway plant News
24.05.2013 Medical-device manufacturer Advant Medical is set to invest €2.4m in a major development programme at its Galway plant, with the company planning to create 34 jobs over the next... -
Second Climate Gathering will be in Dublin – open call for participation News
24.05.2013 Dublin will be the setting for a second Climate Gathering this June to bring together representatives from the worlds of technology, business, politics and culture to share...Categories: Sustainability, Science, Research, Investments, Internet, Green, Government, Energy, Education, Economy, Digital Business -
Astronomers detect the merging of two massive galaxies News
23.05.2013 Scientists have pinpointed the merging of two galaxies when the universe was just 3bn years old using images taken from the European Space Agency’s Herschel space observatory. -
#OI2Dublin - Open Innovation 2.0 round-up: interviews, award winners, and future cities in Lego News
23.05.2013 Hundreds of thought leaders, policy leaders, senior decision-makers, leading executives and social innovators descended on Dublin Castle earlier this week for the Open...Categories: Sustainability, Science, Research, R&D, Life Sciences, Leadership & Management, Government, Education, Economy, Development -
#OI2Dublin – Inspiration and humour fuel organisations - Jasper Roos of ABN Amro (video) News
22.05.2013 ABN Amro’s chief inspiration officer Jasper Roos talks about the value of inspiration and humour in keeping organisations at the top of their game. -
SFI to pump €6.9m into 62 scientific research projects News
23.05.2013 The Irish Government, as part of its drive to commercialise applied research, has announced that Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) is to inject €6.9m into 62 research projects,... -
#OI2Dublin - Dublin Declaration sets out a new business model for the European Union (video) News
22.05.2013 A new 10-point declaration drafted at the Open Innovation 2.0 conference at Dublin Castle is to be presented to the president of the European Commission José Manuel Barroso. The...Categories: Science, Research, Recruitment, R&D, Investments, Intellectual Property, Government, Economy -
#OI2Dublin – How CERN is working with the ICT industry to find solutions for the Large Hadron Collider News
21.05.2013 We talk to Bob Jones, who heads up CERN’s openlab project, a partnership between CERN and ICT companies to drive forward data-intensive solutions for the needs of the scientific... -
#OI2Dublin - Knowledge triangle must surround entrepreneur, Alexander von Gabain says (video) News
21.05.2013 No matter what, the entrepreneur must always be at the centre of the knowledge triangle, says Alexander von Gabain, chairman of the governing board of the European Institute of... -
#OI2Dublin - Interview with DG CONNECT’s Bror Salmelin (video) News
20.05.2013 Open innovation will lead to vast improvements in productivity out of research, said Bror Salmelin, an adviser at the European Commission’s Directorate General for...Categories: Science, Research, R&D, Investments, Digital Business, Development, Design, Consumer Tech -
UK astronaut Tim Peake to head to space station in 2015 News
20.05.2013 Tim Peake, a former helicopter pilot, is to become the first British astronaut to carry out a stint on the International Space Station, as the European Space Agency (ESA) has... -
UL researchers design new metal alloy to improve X-ray visibility News
20.05.2013 Scientists and engineers from the Materials and Surface Science Institute at the University of Limerick (UL) say they have come up with a new metal alloy to construct medical... -
Astronaut Chris Hadfield to receive Dublin Lord Mayor’s Award News
20.05.2013 Dublin City is to honour Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield with the Lord Mayor’s Award for his contribution to Dublin and its citizens. -
#OI2Dublin - Innovation about execution, not just invention, says EIT’s Alexander von Gabain News
20.05.2013 As the innovation elite began to converge on Dublin for the Open Innovation 2.0 conference today and tomorrow, Ann O’Dea caught up with one of the visitors, Alexander Von...Tags: Start-ups, Biotechnology, US, Europe, OECD, Open Innovation 2.0, Entrepreneurship, KPMG, Venture Capital -
Free Mansion House event to showcase new digital innovations News
17.05.2013 The Mansion House in Dublin will be playing host to a free digital showcase called ‘Your Future City’ next Monday and Tuesday in order to give people a taste of how...Categories: Sustainability, Software & Web Development, Software, Social Media, Science, Internet, Green Tech, Education, Digital Media, Digital Business, Design, Apps -
Screening the marine for new chemistry News
17.05.2013 Dr Margaret Rae and colleagues on the Beaufort Marine Biodiscovery Project are looking to the sea in the hunt for clinically useful molecules. She tells Claire O'Connell about... -
Astronaut Chris Hadfield sore but in good spirits as he readjusts to gravity News
16.05.2013 Astronaut Chris Hadfield says he feels like an “old man” and has been bumping into corners after being weightless for five months aboard the International Space Station. The...