Tagged: Inventions & News
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Science Review 2012 - Top 100 science stories: Nos 15-11 News
18.12.2012 We continue our countdown of Ireland’s top science and innovation stories of 2012. It was the year Dublin became the European City of Science and major scientific breakthroughs... -
US medical device pioneer Dr Tom Fogarty on innovating in the med-tech field (interview) News
01.10.2012 Less invasive medical technologies have revolutionised many aspects of surgery. We catch up with a pioneer of the field – cardiovascular surgeon (and fisherman) Dr Thomas... -
Twitter agrees to only use patents defensively News
18.04.2012 Twitter has made an ‘Innovator’s Patent Agreement’ (IPA), which says it will only use its patents defensively and will not use patents from employees' inventions to sue others... -
Tyndall scientist wins ICT Invention of the Year at UCC News
27.03.2012 Professor Peter Kennedy of Tyndall National Institute has gleaned the top innovation accolade at University College Cork’s Invention of the Year awards. Meanwhile, the Life...Categories: Science, R&D, Life Sciences, Investments, Intellectual Property, Engineering, Engineer, Education, Economy -
Irish inventions that changed the way we live (infographic) News
17.03.2012 Ireland is more than the just the place where Guinness comes from. It's the home of innovations that have changed the world, as illustrated by the following infographic from... -
James Dyson Award calls out to young innovators News
02.02.2012 The 2012 James Dyson Award is now inviting applications from inventive young designers and engineers, hailing from 18 countries, including Ireland. And the brief? You’ve got to...Categories: Science, R&D, Life Sciences, Investments, Intellectual Property, Engineering, Engineer, Education, Design, Careers and Employment, Energy -
Intellectual property rights rules to change in Europe News
24.05.2011 The European Commission is to revamp the legal framework in which intellectual property rights (IPR) operate with the aim of promoting creativity and innovation. -
'Cinema Seat Availability' wins Junior Inventor title News
17.05.2011 A group of 6th class students from Scoil Naomh Iosaf, Baltinglass, Co Wicklow have been announced as the overall Junior Inventor winners 2011 for their invention ‘Cinema Seat... -
Invention of the Year Award winners at UCC News
08.04.2011 A new system for the treatment of lung cancer and a nanoelectronics invention which will enable the further miniaturisation of microchips have jointly won the University College...Tags: Nanoelectronics, Medical Devices, Health, inventions, Awards, UCC, University College Cork, Cancer, -
Innovation 2010 – looking back on the year News
28.12.2010 A digest of some of the top R&D and innovation stories of 2010. -
Post-war robot only had eyes for beer News
17.11.2010 One of the world’s earliest humanoid robots, George, which was built out of scrap metal from crashed war planes, could only recognise beer bottles, it has been revealed. -
Dublin student wins Irish James Dyson award News
04.11.2010 A new type of ski boot, the Flip Ski Boot, has earned Dublin student Brian Byrne, 23, the Irish James Dyson award. -
Irish student shortlisted for James Dyson Award News
24.08.2010 James D’Arcy’s oxygen-delivery system has made the international shortlist for the prestigious James Dyson Award for his new oxygen-delivery system called Flo2w. -
Capitalise on your inventions, Europe, EU commissioner says News
19.03.2010 Europe has to improve upon capitalising on its inventions, said Máire Geoghegan Quinn, the European Union's Commissioner for Research, Innovation and Science.Categories: