Tagged: Nanoscience & News
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Scientists pioneer graphene sensor to potentially improve air quality testing News
07.05.2013 Researchers at the Irish nanoscience institute CRANN have manufactured a new graphene-based sensor they believe could have future commercial applications in air quality control... -
Think thin and flat for strong and energy-efficient materials News
03.05.2013 Ultra-thin materials could open the way for lighter electronics and more efficient batteries. Prof Valeria Nicolosi is on the case, looking at the thinnest materials in the... -
Irish nanoscientist awarded €2.5m ERC grant to pursue nanowire research News
03.04.2013 Prof John Boland, the director of the nanoscience institute CRANN, has been awarded €2.5m from the European Research Council (ERC), to continue pursuing research into how... -
CRANN in €1bn EU research project into ‘super material’ graphene News
28.01.2013 Irish nanoscience institute CRANN is to play a leading role in a major research project that has been awarded €1bn from the European Commission to explore the commercial... -
Science Review 2012 - Top 100 science stories: Nos 65-61 News
04.12.2012 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... -
Irish-led team develops cells that may help regenerate cardiac cells News
19.09.2012 An Irish-led team of stem cell scientists have developed cells which may allow the regeneration of cardiac cells and help repair heart muscle tissue that has been damaged by a... -
The holy grail – Irish scientists invent technology to keep the fizz in beer News
18.09.2012 Multinational brewing company SABMiller is to invest in a project at Trinity College Dublin’s CRANN that will see nanoscience used to develop a new material to prolong the shelf... -
Nanoweek aims to highlight Ireland’s nanosciences opportunity News
17.09.2012 A two-day conference called Nanoweek has started at Science Gallery in Dublin today to showcase the commercial applications of nanoscience research in Ireland, especially as the... -
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... -
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... -
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 -
EU awards CRANN principal investigator €150,000 News
24.11.2011 The European Research Council has awarded a €150,000 ‘proof of concept’ grant to principal investigator at CRANN Prof Jonathan Coleman to help bring his research to market. -
CRANN wins SFI Research Image of the Year 2011 News
22.11.2011 Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) has named an image taken in CRANN of a porous surface of the polymer polylactic-co-glycolic acid (PLGA) the Research Image of the Year for 2011. -
CRANN package to introduce nanoscience to Irish classrooms News
22.11.2011 Irish secondary school students will be able to dive into the world of nanoscience courtesy of a new educational package by CRANN titled 'Nano in My Life'. -
Nanoscientist named SFI ‘Researcher of the Year 2011’ News
15.11.2011 Prof Jonathan Coleman, a Science Foundation Ireland (SFI)-funded researcher from Trinity College who has achieved international success in the area of nanostructures, was named... -
CRANN secures €5m in non-Exchequer funding News
17.10.2011 CRANN, the SFI-funded nanoscience institute, has struck a new partnership with global materials player Ceram. As well as providing opportunities for locally-based businesses,... -
Intel to award Irish nanoscience institute CRANN News
11.10.2011 Intel will present an award to CRANN, the SFI-funded nanoscience institute in Trinity College, for the role its researchers have played in helping the company develop advanced... -
CRANN researchers involved in €1.4m EU nanotech projects News
21.07.2011 Two researchers at the SFI-funded CRANN group are involved in separate nanotech projects that are worth €1.4m. One involves next-generation chemical and gas sensors and the... -
Nanoscience work placement on offer at CRANN News
26.05.2011 A science teacher will have the unique opportunity of doing a work placement at the research centre CRANN this summer, helping to develop material for transition-year classes...Tags: Nanoscience, CRANN -
Saudi Arabian university KAUST invests €1m in CRANN News
04.02.2011 Trinity College-based nanotech centre CRANN has attracted €1m in investment from the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) to focus on solving some of the...