Tagged: Scientists
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NASA’s suborbital rockets to light up night skies News
26.03.2012 Following a couple of delays, NASA is gearing up to launch five sounding rockets into space early in the morning on 27 March. The launch window will be between 2am and 5am EDT.... -
NASA finds ‘unusual’ geologic features on Vesta asteroid News
22.03.2012 NASA’s Dawn spacecraft scientists say they have discovered “unexpected details” on the surface of the giant asteroid Vesta, which is one of the brightest objects in the solar... -
'Holey Optochip' first to transfer 1trn bits of information per second - IBM News
08.03.2012 A new optical chipset by IBM that can transfer 1trn bits, or 1 terabit, of information per second could transform how data is used, shared and accessed for computing,... -
Scientists reveal hints of Higgs Boson from Tevatron data News
07.03.2012 Scientists at Fermilab, the US laboratory dedicated to high-energy physics, say they may have finally pinpointed the elusive Higgs Boson particle. The scientists had been... -
NASA detects oxygen around Saturn’s Dione moon News
05.03.2012 NASA’s Cassini spacecraft has discovered molecular oxygen ions around Saturn's icy moon Dione for the first time, an indication that Dione has a thin, netural atmosphere, or an... -
NASA’s Hubble detects new ‘waterworld’ planet type News
22.02.2012 NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has released captivating images of a new class of ‘waterworld’ extrasolar planet 40 light years from Earth that astronomers are calling GJ1214b. -
Ireland reveals rich scientific history News
07.11.2011 Robert Boyle, Ernest Walton, William Rowan Hamilton, Ellen Hutchins and Cynthia Evelyn Longfield are some of the many scientists who shaped Irish history and marked the path...Tags: Science November, Scientists, Ireland, Chemistry, Medical, Astronomy, Physics, Engineering, Computer science, IT, Mathematics, -
Fukushima at increased earthquake risk, scientists claim News
15.02.2012 Seismic risk increased at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant following the magnitude 9 earthquake and tsunami that struck Japan on 11 March last year, a new scientific study... -
NASA pioneers 3D earthquake mapping with geologists News
13.02.2012 Geologists have come up with a new 3D tool that studies how earthquakes change landscapes, paving the way for scientists to have more insight into how earthquakes behave. The... -
Students get awards for inventive STEM projects News
10.02.2012 Students from more than 20 Irish schools have been awarded medals for their projects in the areas of science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) at the CREST Awards. The...Categories: Science, R&D, Life Sciences, Graduate, Government, Engineering, Engineer, Education, Economy, AppsTags: Maire Geoghegan-Quinn, Science, Technology, Engineering, Maths, STEM, Scientists, Europe, Innovation -
Dublin to host international Science Hack Day 2012 News
08.02.2012 Dublin is gearing up to be the sixth city in the world to host an international Science Hack Day after London, San Francisco, Mexico City, Cincinnati and Cape Town. Running from...Categories: Science, R&D, Legal Eagle, Internet, Intellectual Property, Green Tech, Green Computing, Green, Games/Entertainment, Engineering, Engineer, Energy, Economy, Digital Media -
NASA draws 2nd-highest number of astronaut applications News
06.02.2012 US space agency NASA has received more than 6,300 applications between 15 November 2011 and 27 January 2012 from individuals wanting to become an astronaut. The figure marks the... -
Scientists to study inflammatory diseases using the Amazon News
31.01.2012 An international research project involving scientists from Europe and Brazil has been granted €3m under the EU FP7 programme to pioneer research into inflammatory disorders.... -
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 -
New probe to facilitate disease diagnostics and drug discovery News
16.01.2012 A flexible, non-contact microfluidic probe made from silicon that can help researchers and pathologists examine tissue samples is aiming to minimise patient discomfort and... -
‘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 -
CERN physicists reveal possible glimpse of Higgs boson News
13.12.2011 CERN physicists have today revealed they may have experienced ‘tantalising hints’ of the Higgs boson, and that they are close to solving the riddle that has been puzzling the... -
CERN to reveal updates on Higgs boson, or 'God particle’ News
12.12.2011 Scientists and physicists around the world are awaiting what CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research, will be revealing tomorrow in Geneva on its updated findings... -
EU aims for an ‘Innovation Union’ via R&D link-ups News
25.11.2011 European Commissioner for Research and Innovation Máire Geoghegan-Quinn was in Ireland yesterday to visit Tyndall National Institute, where she gave a heads-up on the EU's new...Categories: Science, Research, R&D, Life Sciences, Jobs, Internet, Intellectual Property, Government, Global CIO, Financial Results, Financial, Engineering, Engineer, Economy, CIO, Careers and Employment, Bio Tech