Tagged: Research & News
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Behold, the non-stick ketchup bottle! (video) News
25.05.2012 A team of researchers at MIT have developed a substance that ensures the entire contents of any bottle or jar will slide right out, ending the shaking, squeezing and slapping... -
Minister Bruton announces 40 new jobs in Tipperary News
25.05.2012 Irish medical devices firm Technopath has announced a €3m investment in its quality control division in Tipperary, creating 40 new jobs.Categories: Science, Research, R&D, Life Sciences, Investments, Enterprise, Economy, Careers and Employment -
NovaUCD clinical diagnostics firm Crescent locates R&D project in Derry News
14.05.2012 NovaUCD-headquartered clinical diagnostics company Crescent is to set up a research and development project in Derry to develop a predictive test for osteoporosis. -
Finally, a hi-tech solution for Ireland’s ghost estates News
11.05.2012 Researchers in New Mexico are constructing a US$1bn hi-tech ghost town that will run by itself without any humans. Surely someone must convince Pegasus Global Holdings that they... -
Business search engine CashIQ to expand, creating 45 jobs News
09.05.2012 Ireland's Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation today announced the creation of 45 new jobs in Irish technology company CashIQ, as the company plans to expand into...Categories: Research, Recruitment, IT Consulting, Government, Finding a Job, Economy, Careers and Employment, Digital Business -
Samsung overtakes Apple as top smartphone vendor - IDC News
02.05.2012 Samsung overtook Apple in smartphone shipments in the first quarter of 2012, making it the top global smartphone vendor, according to new research. -
Gaming is good for you (infographic) News
30.04.2012 Playing video games brings with it a multitude of benefits, such as mental and physical fitness, a new infographic illustrates. -
92pc of Conficker infections down to stolen passwords - report News
26.04.2012 The Conficker worm has been detected about 220m times worldwide in the past two and a half years, making it one of the biggest ongoing threats to enterprises, the Microsoft... -
Mylan to create 500 new jobs by 2016 with €380m investment News
18.04.2012 Pharmaceuticals firm Mylan will invest up to €76m for five years totaling to €380m to expand its operations in Dublin and Galway and will add more than 500 new positions to its...Tags: R&D, Enda Kenny, Pharmaceutical, Life Sciences, Jobs, Jobs Announcements, Dublin, Ireland, Research, Investment -
Irish man Martin Curley appointed vice-president of Intel News
18.04.2012 Intel has promoted Irish man Martin Curley, director of Intel Labs Europe and senior principal engineer, as vice-president of Intel Corporation. -
€250,000 environmental research call for geoscientists News
18.04.2012 Ireland's Minister for Natural Resources Fergus O’Dowd has announced a €250,000 environmental research call that will allow for contracts for up to 10 researchers in the... -
Google shows how Project Glass would work for glasses wearers News
13.04.2012 A Google industrial designer has allayed prescription glasses wearers' fears that its augmented reality eyewear Project Glass would not work for them. She showed a concept... -
Science Council urges Govt to seize €80bn innovation opportunity News
29.03.2012 The Advisory Council for Science Technology and Innovation (ACSTI) has today called on the Irish Government to come up with a strategic and focused approach to secure a... -
Free training around wave technologies on offer in Cork News
27.03.2012 The Marine Renewables Infrastructure Network (MARINET) is offering a free, week-long course on the experimental testing of wave energy convertors at University College Cork...Categories: Sustainability, Science, Renewable Energy, R&D, Green Tech, Green, Engineering, Engineer, Energy, Education, Economy -
30m NFC-enabled handsets shipped in 2011 - research News
27.03.2012 Thirty million near field communication (NFC)-enabled phones were shipped in 2011, which is a 10-fold increase since the previous year, according to new research. -
Govt’s €500m scientific research budget to target key job-creating areas News
01.03.2012 The report findings from the Research Prioritisation Steering Group have just been announced at Science Gallery Dublin. The steering group, chaired by Jim O’Hara, former Intel... -
NUIG and HP launch MSc in Cloud Computing Research News
27.02.2012 NUI Galway and HP have launched a new Master of Science degree in Cloud Computing Research which offers a programme of advanced research on the business-focused aspects of cloud... -
Deals done this past week News
20.02.2012 An overview of the week in deals in the Irish and global technology sector. -
Big Fish Games expanding cloud game research in Cork, to create 30 jobs News
09.02.2012 Casual games provider Big Fish Games is expanding its cloud gaming research and development initiative at its Cork operations, which will create 30 highly skilled jobs in the... -
'It’s a good time to be a contractor in Ireland today' News
09.02.2012 Rates for professional contractors increased by an average of 11pc in 2011, and the average monthly invoice per contractor in the IT and engineering sector rose to €6,484 for...