Tagged: Nanotechnology
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US scientists create invisible QR codes to combat counterfeiting (video) News
12.09.2012 Researchers in the US have come up with an invisible quick response (QR) code comprised of tiny nanoparticles in an effort to add an extra layer of security over existing...Tags: Nanotechnology, QR codes -
New transparent solar cells could lead to ‘smart windows’ that generate electricity News
23.07.2012 Imagine a day when the windows in your home could generate electricity. Well, researchers at University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) say they have developed a new type of... -
Think hardware: Ireland’s master plan to generate 20,000 new jobs News
10.07.2012 Ireland has the potential to create 20,000 extra jobs in the manufacturing sector within six months – that’s according to the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation...Categories: Upskilling, Training, R&D, Investments, Intellectual Property, Hardware, Engineering, Education, Economy, Digital Media, Development, Design -
US start-up aims to revolutionise lithium-ion batteries News
28.05.2012 Prieto Battery, a spin-out from Colorado State University, is on a mission to create lithium-ion batteries that are up to 1,000 times more powerful, 10 times longer lasting and... -
Nanoscientists aim to shake up future of electronic devices News
16.05.2012 Nanoscientists in Ireland have been carrying out research to develop materials that, they claim, could in time revolutionise the manufacture of silicon chips and lead to a new... -
Scientists get €5.4m to develop nanoscope for Alzheimer’s disease detection News
30.04.2012 Scientists at University of Limerick are to lead a €5.4m EU-wide research project to pioneer a nanoscope to screen patient cells and potentially help with the early detection of... -
Swiss med-tech start-up aims to detect allergies in 15 minutes News
27.04.2012 Abionic, a spin-out from EPFL, the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne, has just closed a 2m Swiss francs first financing round. The start-up is pioneering a portable... -
Nanoscience institute CRANN gets three new board members News
26.04.2012 CRANN, the Science Foundation Ireland-funded nanoscience institute based at Trinity College Dublin (TCD), has added three new members to its board, as the institute ramps up its...Categories: Research, Science, Sustainability, R&D, Investments, Intellectual Property, Green Tech, Graduate, Government, Funding, Energy, EconomyTags: TCD, exporting, R&D, Technology Transfer, Ireland, Nanoscience, SFI, Nanotechnology, CRANN, Government -
Tyndall scientists win Intel awards for research efforts News
24.04.2012 Two researchers from Tyndall National Institute in Cork have been recognised by Intel in its first-ever Outstanding Researcher Awards. The duo are the only researchers outside... -
NASA pioneers new atomic clock for deep space exploration News
11.04.2012 NASA is pioneering a new deep space atomic clock so future spacecrafts will be able to calculate their own timing and navigation data in real time. -
CRANN in €750K nanotech partnership with Thomas Swan News
04.04.2012 CRANN, the Science Foundation Ireland (SFI)-funded nanoscience institute based at Trinity College Dublin, is set to engage in a €750,000 research partnership focused on graphene...Categories: Wireless Communications, Science, Life Sciences, Investments, Funding, Energy, Education, Economy -
CRANN in nanotech discovery that could change solar cell and flat-screen tech News
21.03.2012 Researchers at CRANN, the Science Foundation Ireland-funded nanoscience institute based at Trinity College Dublin (TCD), say they have discovered a new material that could... -
IBM captures image of electric charge in motion News
28.02.2012 IBM appears to have broken major nanophysics ground, as scientists from an IBM Research group in Zurich have captured what is being hailed as the first-ever image of charge... -
The science economy News
26.01.2012 As Dublin takes up the mantle ‘European City of Science’, Carmel Doyle evaluates the progress Ireland has made since it began investing heavily in its science infrastructure.Categories: Science, Research, R&D, Life Sciences, Leadership & Management, Investments, Economy, Development -
CRANN to fuse science with art during City of Science 2012 in Dublin News
11.01.2012 Trinity College Dublin’s CRANN is preparing to host the STAGE International Script Competition during Dublin’s tenure as City of Science this year, with a prize of US$10,000 for... -
‘Science is our oil’, SFI chief says News
21.12.2011 For all that has gone wrong in the Irish economy in recent years, science is going to be the one shining light to help put Ireland back on the global stage for its inventiveness...Categories: Green Tech, Economy, Education, Energy, Engineer, Global CIO, Government, Graduate, Green, Intellectual Property, Internet, Investments, Jobs, Life Sciences, Private Irish Business, R&D, Research, Science, Web 2.0 -
Research centres in Ireland and their people News
21.11.2011 Elena Irina Pascu takes a look at the scientific landscape in Ireland in terms of the various research centres around the country and the people directing them.Categories: Bio Tech, Development, Education, Engineer, Engineering, Leadership & Management, Life Sciences, R&D, Research, Science, Telecommunications -
EU plans monster €80bn investment in R&D News
30.11.2011 In a move calculated to give Europe the edge in science and technology with the resulting jobs boost that will come from new industries, the EU plans to invest €80bn under its... -
Tyndall scoops EU awards for e-car nanoelectronics research News
29.11.2011 Ireland’s Tyndall National Institute is pioneering potentially groundbreaking research on energy-efficient nanoelectronics for electric cars. Its silicon-based sensor that...Categories: Systems, Sustainability, Science, Research, R&D, Investments, Intellectual Property, Green, Engineering, Engineer, Energy, Green Tech