08.01.2009 From tomorrow, 9 January, us mere mortals will have the chance to download the beta version of Microsoft’s brand-new operating system, Windows 7, which promises to kick Vista to the kerb. more...
08.01.2009 The much-feared announcement that computer manufacturer Dell is moving production from Limerick to Poland has come to pass, which will result in about 1,900 jobs being axed. more...
10.12.2008 Global medical technologies group Hemcon has put the Institute of Technology (IT), Sligo on the map in terms of third-level technology transfers to multinationals, having licensed a new platform technology from its School of Science. more...
04.12.2008 Seven digital technology projects ranging from 3D urban planning to innovative childrens’ maths courses have been granted €7m in funding from the National Digital Research Centre (NDRC). more...
04.12.2008 As the ghost of the Celtic tiger haunts half-filled housing estates in mid-west towns, it’s time for forward thinkers to embrace Ireland’s future economic edge: green energy. more...
03.12.2008 Investment vehicle Growcorp will earn over €7m following the acquisition of Irish biotech firm Neutekbio by Danish company Biomonitor. more...
01.12.2008 The European Investment Bank (EIB) has financed the construction of a €75m biomedical sciences research and training facility at Trinity College Dublin (TCD). more...
25.11.2008 IBM is to create 40 top-quality research positions at its operation in Ireland, as well as in Irish universities, to focus on the future of supercomputing and green data centres. more...
24.11.2008 Dublin has emerged victorious against other European cities for the coveted title of European City of Science. more...
23.11.2008 A new start-up has created a new geo-tagging social networking technology that uses a wireless positioning system (WPS) to allow accuracy to 15 feet indoors; up until now only available on the iPhone 3G. more...
21.11.2008 Queen’s University Belfast is to become the UK’s leading centre for the developing technology to counter malicious cyber attacks, after receiving a £25m sterling funding boost from the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC). more...
14.11.2008 In space, no one will serve you drinks – or at least not while you’re in zero gravity. Besides, the little cocktail stick would float away and the martini would bounce off the walls. Apart from this, Richard Branson wants to make space tourism as normal as hopping on a plane. more...
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