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Intel and Tyndall sign a new €1.5m three-year collaboration pact News
24.05.2013 Chip giant Intel has renewed a three-year contract with the Cork-based Tyndall Institute worth around €1.5m. The relationship, described by Intel as unique in the world, sees... -
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 -
Dublin’s digital future on show at Mansion House event (video) News
24.05.2013 During the Open Innovation 2.0 conference this week, a two-day public event was hosted in Dublin’s Mansion House to showcase the exciting and innovative new technologies that...Categories: Sustainability, Research, Renewable Energy, Infrastructure Management, Green Tech, Energy, Education, Digital Media, Development, Apps -
#OI2Dublin - Dublin Declaration sets out a new business model for the European Union (video) News
22.05.2013 A new 10-point declaration drafted at the Open Innovation 2.0 conference at Dublin Castle is to be presented to the president of the European Commission José Manuel Barroso. The...Categories: Science, Research, Recruitment, R&D, Investments, Intellectual Property, Government, Economy -
#OI2Dublin - Knowledge triangle must surround entrepreneur, Alexander von Gabain says (video) News
21.05.2013 No matter what, the entrepreneur must always be at the centre of the knowledge triangle, says Alexander von Gabain, chairman of the governing board of the European Institute of... -
#OI2Dublin – Interview with Mikko Huuskonen, Finnish government (video) News
20.05.2013 Mikko Huuskonen from the Finnish government talks about the importance of innovation and how small countries can use innovation to overcome economic adversity. -
#OI2Dublin - Interview with DG CONNECT’s Bror Salmelin (video) News
20.05.2013 Open innovation will lead to vast improvements in productivity out of research, said Bror Salmelin, an adviser at the European Commission’s Directorate General for...Categories: Science, Research, R&D, Investments, Digital Business, Development, Design, Consumer Tech -
Covidien funds non-profit to develop mobile tech for heart disease patients News
14.05.2013 Medical device firm Covidien is to fund non-profit Heartbeat Trust to support R&D into the use of mobile technology to allow remote monitoring of heart patients. -
Cork students to present science projects at SciFest event this Friday News
17.04.2013 Secondary school students from around Cork are preparing to showcase up to 150 science projects at a SciFest event at Cork Institute of Technology (CIT) this Friday. The... -
Women still under-represented in science and research – European Commission News
05.04.2013 While the proportion of female researchers in Europe is increasing, the under-representation of women in scientific disciplines and careers remains prevalent – that’s according... -
Enterprise Ireland pumps €1m into DkIT med-tech research project News
27.03.2013 Dr Fergal McCaffery of Dundalk Institute of Technology (DkIT) and researcher with Irish software engineering research centre Lero has been awarded a total of €1m in Enterprise... -
Breakthrough fibre can transfer data at 99.7pc the speed of light – 73 terabits per second News
28.03.2013 Researchers at the University of Southampton in the UK have claimed to produce optical fibre that can transfer data at 99.7pc the speed of light. -
Size doesn’t matter, context does, claims UK report on digital media consumption News
26.03.2013 A new report from digital video advertising provider YuMe and digital media research firm Decipher challenges our current notions of ‘lean back’ and ‘lean forward’ content... -
HP Labs create multiview glasses-free 3D display less than 1mm thick (video) News
21.03.2013 HP Labs has succeeded in creating multi-directional backlight technology in a thin, transparent form factor that generates 3D images which can be viewed from many angles and... -
US President Obama plans US$2bn bid to get vehicles off oil News
15.03.2013 US President Barack Obama will today call for the creation of a US$2bn energy security trust fund dedicated to reducing the country’s dependency on oil for motor transport. -
€1m in funding pledged by Irish Govt to science pact with China News
07.03.2013 The Irish Government has committed to provide €1m in funding over the next 12 months to advance science and innovation co-operation between Ireland and China. A similar amount... -
Women see work-life balance more important to success than money (infographic) News
05.03.2013 Research from Accenture released ahead of International Women’s Day (8 March) reveals what professional Irish women want to feel successful at work. Greater work-life balance...Categories: In the Workplace, Careers and Employment -
Gender discrimination seen as biggest barrier to workplace promotion among women News
04.03.2013 A study conducted by iReach on behalf of Microsoft Ireland examined both women’s and men’s participation and success in the workplace, highlighting the progress being made by...Categories: Careers and Employment -
We need an aligned European scientific research agenda, says EU Commissioner News
28.02.2013 The European research community needs to embrace and advance a ‘joint programming’ model of research, where member states work together to tackle issues in a strategically... -
Outdated technology holding back 88pc of European education sector - index News
26.02.2013 Educational institutions across Europe are struggling to keep up with advances in technology that would simplify and improve the delivery of education services, the recent Ricoh...