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New Atlantic Ocean research alliance to involve EU, Canada and US News
24.05.2013 The Marine Institute in Galway was today the setting for the signing of an agreement between the EU, the US and Canada to pave the way for collaborative scientific and...Categories: Sustainability, Science, Research, Renewable Energy, Green Tech, Green, Engineering, Energy -
Solar-powered plane Solar Impulse sets new distance flight record News
23.05.2013 The solar-powered plane Solar Impulse has set a new distance record for a solar-powered flight as the craft has completed an 18-hour journey from Phoenix, Arizona, to Dallas,... -
#OI2Dublin - Innovation about execution, not just invention, says EIT’s Alexander von Gabain News
20.05.2013 As the innovation elite began to converge on Dublin for the Open Innovation 2.0 conference today and tomorrow, Ann O’Dea caught up with one of the visitors, Alexander Von...Tags: Start-ups, Biotechnology, US, Europe, OECD, Open Innovation 2.0, Entrepreneurship, KPMG, Venture Capital -
Irish start-ups head to New York for some digital networking News
16.05.2013 Four Irish start-ups will be in New York next week to present at a new networking event called New York Digital Irish. The idea of the event is to help new Irish ventures in the...Categories: Software & Web Development, Software, Networking, Mobile, Marketing, Digital Media, Digital Marketing, Digital Business, Design, Deals Done, Apps Zone, Apps -
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Weekend news roundup: Intel reveals low-power Silvermont chip design, US probes IBM over bribery claims News
07.05.2013 In our round-up of some of the top tech stories from the weekend, Intel's ‘Silvermont’ chip design focuses on mobile, the US Justice Department is investigating IBM over bribery... -
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 been captured over Saturn by US space agency NASA’s Cassini... -
Rumours of the demise of manufacturing greatly exaggerated News
23.04.2013 At the height of Ireland’s feet-of-clay economic boom, a thought pervaded official circles in Ireland – manufacturing no longer matters to the economy. Indeed, there was plenty... -
Authorities seek clues in photos, videos from Boston Marathon News
17.04.2013 Boston police and the FBI are analysing photos and videos from the Boston Marathon for clues into the two bombs that went off at the event on Monday, killing three people are... -
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Canon introduces world’s smallest and lightest DSLR [UPDATED] News
21.03.2013 Bypassing the idea of producing a highly portable mirrorless camera that can generate DSLR-quality photographs, Canon has decided to shrink down its entry-level DSLR instead,...Categories: Digital Media, Consumer Tech -
US Department of Energy hones in on energy-efficient manufacturing News
29.03.2013 The US Department of Energy has this week launched a new drive aimed at breathing new life into the country’s manufacturing sector. Termed Clean Energy Manufacturing Initiative... -
Climatologist’s journey from Dalkey to the Arctic - via the US Navy News
29.03.2013 The Arctic is a hub for climate change research, and Dr Gina Henderson, who is originally from Dalkey in Co Dublin, is looking at how snow and ice cover there could be affected... -
Expanded Irish Genealogy website includes more sources News
27.03.2013 The newly expanded Irish Genealogy website aims to make it quicker and easier for people to find information about their Irish ancestors from more online sources. -
iPhone owners are still the most satisfied in the US News
22.03.2013 Apple’s iPhone has come out on top for the ninth US Wireless Smartphone Satisfaction Study in a row while satisfaction among smartphone users overall is on the increase. -
Mom jailed for allegedly trying to sell her kids on Facebook News
13.03.2013 In an attempt to raise money to bail her boyfriend out of jail, a 22-year-old woman in the US has allegedly tried to sell her two youngsters for up to US$5,000 (€3,900) on... -
Researchers envision New York state powered entirely by renewables News
12.03.2013 Imagine a state powered only by renewable energy. It’s possible, according to US researchers who have mapped out an alternative energy future for New York that includes jobs and... -
Obama selects new energy secretary and EPA chief News
05.03.2013 US President Barack Obama has announced his nominees to take on the roles of Energy Secretary and head of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Obama has nominated MIT... -
Early drug treatment ‘cures’ baby of HIV News
04.03.2013 Standard drug therapy appears to have cured a toddler who was born with HIV, doctors have said, while others pointed out more research needs to be done to determine if the same... -
Bradley Manning pleads guilty to 10 of 22 charges News
01.03.2013 United States Army soldier Bradley Manning has admitted to having provided WikiLeaks with classified information; however, he has entered a plea of not guilty in regard to 12... -
SpaceX Falcon 9 and Dragon to head to International Space Station today News
01.03.2013 Conditions are looking favourable for the liftoff today of the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon spacecraft from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida to resupply the...