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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, -
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... -
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 -
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... -
Obama reveals US$100m research initiative to understand the human brain News
02.04.2013 US President Barack Obama has today revealed details of an ambitious research initiative called BRAIN that will result in an initial US$100m being pumped into research... -
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 years 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, its 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... -
Maria Sibylla Merian celebrated with Google Doodle for 366th birthday News
02.04.2013 Scientific illustrator and naturalist Maria Sibylla Merian has been bestowed with an artistic doodle on the Google homepage today on the anniversary of her birth on this day in...Tags: Women Invent Tomorrow, Google, -
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 countrys 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... -
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... -
200 new jobs as medical-device player Nypro locates in Waterford News
28.03.2013 Waterford awoke to some thrilling news this morning, that the region is to benefit from 200 new jobs as medical-device player Nypro Healthcare revealed plans to establish a...Categories: Science, Recruitment, Life Sciences, Investments, Intellectual Property, Government, Economy -
Breakthrough fibre can transfer data at 99.7pc the speed of light 73 terabits per second News
28.03.2013 Researchers at the University of Southampton in the UK have claimed to produce optical fibre that can transfer data at 99.7pc the speed of light. -
Three astronauts to blast off on shorter flight to International Space Station News
28.03.2013 Three astronauts are due to blast off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan today for a six-hour flight to the International Space Station (ISS). They will be the first ISS... -
SpaceX Dragon spacecraft safely back on Earth News
26.03.2013 The SpaceX Dragon spacecraft has safely returned to Earth, five hours after leaving the International Space Station (ISS) today. -
Ireland is No 1 in Europe for enjoying economic effects of innovation News
26.03.2013 Ireland is the top of the EU league table for making knowledge and innovation work for the real economy. Despite this achievement, the EUs Innovation Union Scoreboard placed... -
SMI encourages Irish innovators to access Washington dollars News
26.03.2013 Amongst all the Irish-American meetings and engagements in Washington, DC, recently, consulting firm Strategic Marketing Innovations Inc (SMI) officially announced it would open... -
Weather delays return of SpaceX Dragon spacecraft to Earth News
25.03.2013 Inclement weather has delayed the return of the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft to Earth by one day. Dragon, which will be bringing back cargo from the International Space Station... -
SpaceX Dragon spacecraft on its way back to Earth News
26.03.2013 The six crew members aboard the International Space Station (ISS) have launched the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft back to Earth this morning, where it is due to splash down into the... -
Irish-owned company to develop global centre of excellence for ship dismantling News
25.03.2013 Irish-owned CEMS-Dalian Industry Company (CEMS-D) will develop an environmentally safe centre for ship dismantling and recycling in one of the busiest ports in the world.