Categorised as: Science
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Ireland’s young scientists reveal their projects (video) News
20.01.2012 Last week at the BT Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition, the atmosphere in the Royal Dublin Society was magnetised by the dynamic and novel ideas that were created from...Categories: Bio Tech, Computers, Education, Engineer, Engineering, Green Tech, Intellectual Property, Life Sciences, R&D, Science -
Space Junk 3D movie aims to expose space debris problem News
20.01.2012 With the US having this week declared it is going to work with the EU and other nations to devise an international code of conduct for outer space activities, a new movie called... -
Irish school kids to compete in LEGO robotics league News
19.01.2012 This Saturday, up to 300 school kids between the ages of 9 and 16 will descend upon Galway for the Irish finals of the First LEGO League. The robotics competition itself has... -
Foundation gives US$5m to academy to boost online education News
07.11.2011 Ireland's O'Sullivan Foundation is to inject US$5m into the Khan Academy to help accelerate the development and deployment of the non-profit's revolutionary approach to...Categories: Science, Open Source, Life Sciences, Graduate, Education, Economy, Digital Media, Consumer Tech -
UL innovation centre to house 35 new start-ups News
21.11.2011 University of Limerick’s new innovation centre, the Tierney Building, has opened today. As well as housing emerging university spin-outs, it will also host Lero – the Irish... -
3D surface anatomy guide could revolutionise medical education News
08.12.2011 Set to revolutionise medical education globally, Irish researchers are the creative brains behind the world’s first 3D surface anatomy online guide. By using movement, colour,...Categories: Consumer Tech, Digital Media, Education, Engineer, Engineering, Intellectual Property, Internet, Life Sciences, R&D, Science, Web 2.0 -
Microsoft launches 7 App gaming competition News
21.12.2011 Ireland has produced some hot app success stories of late, with children as young as seven creating apps and getting noticed on the global digital stage. Microsoft is getting in...Tags: STEM, Paul Rellis, Economy, Angry Birds, Call of Duty, Mac App Store, Windows 7, Technology Careers, Software, Coder Dojo , Ireland, Gaming, James Whelton, Bill Liao, Apple, App, App Store, -
Energy and clean-tech challenges for planet Earth News
19.10.2011 Paris was the scene this week for a two-day International Energy Agency (IEA) meeting, when energy ministers from around the globe converged to talk about pressing issues such... -
IBM Science of Cities pulls scientific minds to Dublin News
28.10.2011 As Dublin prepares to be City of Science 2012, it was fitting that European Commissioner for Research and Innovation Máire Geoghegan-Quinn was at the IBM campus in Mulhuddart,... -
Star lovers prepare for the Northern Lights News
18.01.2012 This year we’re in for a cosmic treat in terms of viewing the Aurora Borealis. Because the sun is at its 11-year peak, astronomers are predicting that it will be easier to see... -
Education Minister Ruairi Quinn talks about Ireland’s science future (video) News
17.01.2012 "Science will be key to rebuilding our new economy", that's according to Ruairi Quinn, TD, Ireland’s Education and Skills Minister, who gave a video interview with... -
Magnetar Venture to set up US$100m clean-tech fund News
17.01.2012 Magnetar Venture PvT, the India-focused clean-tech venture capital fund, is planning to launch a US$100m clean-tech fund targeted at clean technologies by March 2012. According...Categories: Sustainability, Science, Renewable Energy, Investments, Intellectual Property, Green Tech, Green, CIO, Engineer, Engineering, Energy -
Charles Darwin fossils found in ‘old cabinet’ in new online exhibit News
17.01.2012 Fossils, which had been missing for 165 years, including some collected by Charles Darwin, have been found in an ‘old cabinet’ by paleontologist Dr Howard Falcon-Lang in the... -
Celebrating the centenary of Robert Falcon Scott’s South Pole expedition News
17.01.2012 Scientists and explorers all around the globe are today recalling the scientific achievements of the Antarctic explorer Robert Falcon Scott, as this day marks the centenary of...Tags: Science, Climate Change -
Solar PV firm sets new world record for solar efficiency News
17.01.2012 With the World Future Energy Summit taking place in Abu Dhabi this week, US company First Solar has just revealed that it has set a new world record for cadmium-telluride (CdTe)... -
Scientists create new smartphone app to view solar images News
17.01.2012 Trinity College Dublin (TCD) researchers have created a new smartphone version of the SolarMonitor.org website so people can view NASA and European Space Agency (ESA) images of... -
New probe to facilitate disease diagnostics and drug discovery News
16.01.2012 A flexible, non-contact microfluidic probe made from silicon that can help researchers and pathologists examine tissue samples is aiming to minimise patient discomfort and... -
NASA astronaut Dan Tani talks space and science News
13.01.2012 Imagine being able to experience 16 sunrises and 16 sunsets each day. Well, Dan Tani, an astronaut who has been on two space missions, has had such experiences. He’s in Ireland...Categories: Sustainability, Science, R&D, Engineering, Engineer, Energy, Education, Careers and Employment -
Google launches second annual science fair News
13.01.2012 Internet search giant Google has kicked off its second annual Google Science Fair and is inviting students from around the world to take part and be in with a chance of winning... -
20 new marine research jobs announced at BT young scientist exhibition News
12.01.2012 The Minister for Natural Resources Fergus O’Dowd announced 20 new marine research jobs today at the BT Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition in Dublin.