Students from the University of New South Wales in Australia have broken the electric vehicle world speed record over 500 kilometres. The institute’s solar racing team – which goes by
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An ‘invisible umbrella’ that uses a jet of air to deflect raindrops has surpassed its fundraising goal of US$10,000 to reach US$30,493 on crowdfunding site Kickstarter, with nine days remaining
For the 1,058 remaining Mars hopefuls, worrying news came for their chances of short-term survival after MIT published a detailed scientific report showing how they’ll likely die within two months.
Often used as a treatment for bacterial infections in the intestines, faecal matter, or poo to you and me, is to be frozen and put in pills to make it
Three Irish students from Cork have made it onto Time magazine’s annual list of most influential teenagers, alongside Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai and New Zealand singer Lorde. Ciara
One of the world’s great lichen experts of the 20th century, Irishwoman Matilda Knowles, has been honoured with a commemorative plaque at the Botanic Gardens in Dublin 150 years after
A team of researchers has developed a series of silicon chips and sensors that can be dissolved in water after they reach the end of their lives, which could prove
A team of researchers from the Harvard Stem Cell Institute have made a giant leap towards establishing effective treatment for type 1 diabetes. The team of stem cell researchers led
Even before he lost his right hand to an industrial accident 4 years ago, Igor Spetic had family open his medicine bottles. Cotton balls give him goose bumps. Now, blindfolded
In a bid to bring astronauts to Mars who could last the months-long journey, US space agency NASA is looking at possible ways of inducing a coma-like state through extreme
Eric Betzig, Stefan W Hell and William E Moerner have been awarded the 2014 Nobel prize in chemistry for their discovery of nanoscopy to view objects at a scale once
Two new AAA (American Automobile Association)-University of Utah studies show that despite public belief to the contrary, hands-free, voice-controlled automobile infotainment systems can distract drivers, although it is possible to
In what is reminiscent of an episode of Grey’s Anatomy, surgeons at Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital in New York City have 3D printed a heart and saved the life of
Researchers at the University of Queensland have pulled unlikely inspiration in their ground-breaking work developing advanced new cameras that can detect cancer. Mantis shrimps have influenced designs as the marine crustaceans’ eyes can
AIB has invested in a seven-year Partnership and Innovation Initiative with UCD that will see the bank and the university work on original research across a number of sectors. This
A team of researchers from MIT have reportedly developed a new solar absorption material that is close to ideal maximum efficiency at a reasonable cost. To make the most efficient
Cancer, while always dangerous, truly becomes life-threatening when cancer cells begin to spread to different areas throughout the body. Now, researchers at the University of Missouri have discovered that a
A wireless calving alert device which sends the farmer an SMS text alert when a cow goes into labour was unveiled today at the National Ploughing Championships. In what its
Ciara Judge, Emer Hickey and Sophie Healy-Thow from Kinsale Community School were last night named the overall winners of the Grand Prize as well as the 15-16 Age category at
An early-stage business idea focused on using wireless sensors to monitor environmental conditions in chicken barns to improve poultry production has been declared winner of the UCD Agri-Food Sprint Programme.
Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Northeastern University in the US have equipped a robot with a tactile sensor that lets it grasp a USB cable and
Waterford Institute of Technology’s TSSG and University College Cork’s Tyndall Institute have signed a memorandum of understanding to target €82m in EU funding to support 10 internet of things start-ups.
A new feeding system designed by a Limerick student after witnessing his cousin struggle with feeding tubes after her birth has won the Irish leg of the 2014 James Dyson
Astronauts and other space experts are gathering in Dublin this week for a major think tank about the International Space
Scientists from the University of Glasgow have claimed to have cracked the process of creating hydrogen fuel from water 30
Ireland’s Government is to invest €5m over the next five years in a new Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Technology Centre (PMTC) that
Researchers in the UK are attempting to obtain a better understanding of sports-related concussions by developing a detector that could
Scientists from the Geological Survey of Ireland and University College Dublin (UCD) have launched a new geological atlas of the
A record-setting X-ray microscopy experiment may have ushered in a new era for nanoscale imaging. Working at the U.S. Department
The best defense is a good offense, especially when it comes to the immune system. The troops that respond to
One shot of an experimental vaccine made from two Ebola virus gene segments incorporated into a chimpanzee cold virus vector
Scientists have been able to send a simple mental message from one person to another without any contact between the
Athlone Institute of Technology (AIT) will become a technological university, according to a new strategic plan published today. According to
Dublin’s University College Dublin (UCD) has been ranked fifth in a list of European universities that have produced venture capital
Scientists from University College Cork (UCC) have developed a micro-needle patch that lowers the amount of vaccine needed for the
A Galway couple’s start-up has developed technology that will transform aerial drones from weapons of war into life-saving devices that
NUI Galway is challenging primary and secondary school students across Ireland to create videos on science topics for the ReelLIFE
IT Sligo’s new €17m science building named after an Irish scientist who conducted research in a hayloft over his stables
Racetrack Playa is home to an enduring Death Valley mystery. Littered across the surface of this dry lake, also called
Researchers at Trinity College Dublin’s School of Engineering have been selected to lead an EU consortium in the design of
Fever is a response to inflammation, and is triggered by an onset of the signaling substance prostaglandin. Researchers at Linköping
The concept of robots replacing humans at their jobs is nothing new, but now robots could replace sheepdogs after scientists
A futuristic space weapon developed by the US Army capable of hitting any target on Earth within an hour was
Laboratory-grown replacement organs have moved a step closer with the completion of a new study. Scientists have grown a fully
The University College Cork (UCC) Centre for Research in Vascular Biology has developed a medical device that promotes the bypass
Princeton University researchers have developed a way to use a laser to measure people’s blood sugar, and, with more work
Six of the top 10 companies on Forbes magazine’s list of The World’s Most Innovative Companies 2014 have Irish operations,
The fluorine that is found in products such as toothpaste was likely formed billions of years ago in now dead
Research from ColumbiaUniversityMedicalCenter shows that nerves may play a critical role in stomach cancer growth and that blocking nerve signals
Ordinary rubber bands could be transformed into wearable sensors for monitoring blood pressure, joint movement and blood glucose, as a
Scientists in Northern Ireland claim they have made a significant advance in the fight against hospital superbugs, including those most
Dr Marion McAfee is looking to monitor and improve the manufacture of materials for devices that the body can resorb
The Michael J Fox Foundation and Intel are to work together to develop a wearable sensor that could track the
As almost 57,000 students receive their Leaving Certificate results in Ireland today, Project Maths has proven its success and interest
The 2014 Google Science Fair Global finalists have been announced and, among the 15 projects selected from teenagers around the
Siobhán O’Connor is going to TEDMED to spread the word about the Supporting LIFE app being developed through an Irish-led
BT has again created a €75,000 accommodation grant to help regional schools around Ireland to compete in the 2015 BT
Waterford Institute of Technology is to lead a €2.8m digital research project to boost regional economic development in Ireland’s south-east
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