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• 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...

• 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...

• MRI scans to help researchers study impulsive behaviour in teenagers News

  15.05.2013 Teenagers’ moodiness and impulsive behaviours may be all in the head – literally. Researchers at Cambridge University...

• Astronaut Chris Hadfield and crew members safely return to Earth News

  14.05.2013 Astronaut Chris Hadfield and two of his crew members, flight engineers Tom Marshburn and Roman Romanenko, are back on...

• Dual-colour lasers could pave way for more energy efficient LED lighting News

  13.05.2013 Researchers in the US have come up with a new semiconductor device that is capable of emitting two distinct colours...

• Delivering the goods for new therapeutics News

  10.05.2013 Getting therapeutics to their site of action in the body is a key step in successful treatment. Claire O’Connell...

• Ireland must secure political agreement on new European research funding, argues Sherlock News

  09.05.2013 Ireland must secure an EU-wide deal for research funding for the European Union’s new programme for research and...

• Watch the ‘ring of fire’ solar eclipse live News

  09.05.2013 An annular solar eclipse will be taking place between 9-10 May when the moon will block part of the sun to create a...

• Film Welcome to the Machine reveals technology is what it means to be human News

  09.05.2013 The impending arrival of filmmaker Avi Zev Weider’s triplets as a result of IVF inspired him to explore the nature of...

• Sun lashes out solar flare in NASA image News

  08.05.2013 NASA has released an incredible image of the sun whipping out what the US space agency describes as a ‘mid-level’...

• ESA opts for Biomass satellite to measure Earth’s forests from space News

  07.05.2013 The European Space Agency (ESA) has given the go-ahead for Europe’s next Earth-observing mission. Set to launch in...

• Scientists pioneer graphene sensor to potentially improve air quality testing News

  07.05.2013 Researchers at the Irish nanoscience institute CRANN have manufactured a new graphene-based sensor they believe could...

• Irish researchers to lead Alzheimer’s drug trials News

  07.05.2013 A group of Irish researchers is to lead an 18-month drug trial to test a possible new treatment for Alzheimer’s. They...

• Rowers’ attempt through Arctic’s Northwest Passage to highlight climate change News

  03.05.2013 Three Irishmen and one Canadian will attempt to row across the Northwest Passage in a single season for the first...

• Open Innovation 2.0 conference to focus on job creation News

  02.05.2013 More than 300 delegates from around the world are expected to descend on Dublin later this month for a two-day...

• Think thin and flat for strong and energy-efficient materials News

  03.05.2013 Ultra-thin materials could open the way for lighter electronics and more efficient batteries. Prof Valeria Nicolosi...

• BT Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition celebrates big 5-0 News

  02.05.2013 Ireland’s Taoiseach Enda Kenny, TD, is the first person to wish the BT Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition a...

• Delve into casino life at new Science Gallery show Risk Lab (video) News

  02.05.2013 What is your perception of risk? Want to learn more about the psychology and maths behind games such as roulette and...

• Large Hadron Collider replica and physicist Peter Higgs to visit Belfast News

  01.05.2013 Over the coming days, visitors to Queen’s University Belfast (QUB) will be able to walk through a replica of a...

• Wicklow students to head to Texas for F1 in Schools world championships News

  01.05.2013 A team of innovative students from St David’s Secondary School in Greystones, Co Wicklow, has scooped the national...

• IBM Research uses atoms to make world’s smallest movie News

  01.05.2013 Scientists from technology giant IBM have employed a two-tonne microscope to make a film with one of the tiniest...

• NASA releases stunning photos of massive storm on Saturn News

  30.04.2013 The spinning vortex of a hurricane-like storm with an eye 20 times larger than the average hurricane eye on Earth has...

• Herschel space observatory finishes imaging the cold cosmos News

  29.04.2013 The European Space Agency (ESA) has confirmed that Herschel, the largest infrared space telescope ever launched, has...

• Career memes of the week: scientist News

  30.04.2013 “Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow. The important thing is to not stop questioning.” That quote...

• Irish biopharma firm Opsona Therapeutics raises €33m to develop lead product News

  29.04.2013 Opsona Therapeutics, an Irish drug development company that is pioneering new treatments for inflammatory diseases,...

• Scotland reveals stg£15m fund to invest in deep-water wind turbines News

  26.04.2013 The Scottish government has announced a new stg£15m fund that will be used to help develop prototype foundations for...

• The 6th Annual BCO Space Camp Events

  08.07.2013 This year, the sessions are longer and students will get to remotely use a telescope in the Canaries (since the...

• DCU reveals new fast track patents for entrepreneurs – plans to take 1pc of royalties News

  26.04.2013 To coincide with World Intellectual Property Day, Dublin City University (DCU) is embarking on a fast-track DCU...

• ESA warns about urgent need to act on space debris News

  25.04.2013 There is an urgent need to remove orbiting space debris that could potentially disrupt future satellites and to fly...