A recent review of hundreds of chemical analyses of Moon rocks indicates that the amount of water in the Moon’s
- Irish Tech Firm Uses Virtual Reality to Transform the Way New Developments are Presented to the Public A major innovation introduced by an Irish visualisation company is set to transform the way proposers of projects, such as wind farms, engage with local communities and stakeholders. Innovision, which...
- CONSUS Adds Iteris ClearAg Environmental Intelligence to Crop Research and Development Platform Iteris Inc, the global leader in applied informatics for transportation and agriculture, has announced that CONSUS, a research partnership between University College Dublin (UCD) and Origin Enterprises plc (Origin), will add...
- Irish Tech Company Launches Augmented Reality Hand-washing App In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, an Irish tech company has launched a hand-washing app to ensure health professionals, workers and the general public are correctly washing their hands to...
- Vivid Edge Wins the Sustainability Award at 2020 SFA National Small Business Awards Vivid Edge, the energy efficiency specialist company, has won the Sustainability Category Award at the 2020 SFA National Small Business Awards. The aim of the Awards, now in its sixteenth...
- Major Infant Health Collaboration Announced by APC Microbiome Ireland With DuPont Nutrition & Biosciences A €6.3 million, four-year new joint research project aims to develop microbiome-based solutions to establish a healthy microbiome in early life to facilitate the long-term health of individuals. DuPont Nutrition...
Google is building cars that do not have steering wheels, accelerator pedals or brake pedals, in an ambitious expansion of
Almost 400 new jobs are to be created across three counties by two multinational technology companies. SAP is increasing the
Researchers at the University of British Columbia have identified a small molecule that prevents bacteria from forming into bio-films, a
In the Lewis Carroll classic, Through the Looking Glass, Humpty Dumpty states, “When I use a word, it means just what I choose
The scientific progress that has made it possible to dream of a future in which faulty organs could be regrown
Disease-causing bacteria can linger on surfaces commonly found in airplane cabins for days, even up to a week, according to
A venture capital company is to establish a fund of $172m (€125m) that will invest in Irish companies. The Government
In a major scientific review of research on e-cigarettes, UC San Francisco scientists found that industry claims about the devices
Scientists say they’ve uncovered one reason zebras have stripes: they act like insect repellant, keeping away blood-sucking flies. Experimental work
Researchers from The University of Texas at Dallas and the University of Tokyo have created electronic devices that become soft
With its palm open, the robot is completely motionless. A split second later, it suddenly unwinds and catches all sorts
Frequent arguments with partners, relatives, or neighbours may boost the risk of death from any cause in middle age, suggests
What is the secret to ageing more slowly and living longer? Not antioxidants, apparently. “people believe that free radicals, the
Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have engineered a bacterium whose genetic material includes an added pair of DNA
Common belief is that yawning helps to increase the oxygen supply. However, previous research has failed to show an association
Pfizer has reported quarterly revenue well below Wall Street expectations on falling sales of key brands and generic drugs. The
BioMarin Manufacturing Ireland, a subsidiary of BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc., is to add the positions at its Dublin Global Commercial Operations
More than 60 high-end science and technology research jobs, as well as 55 construction jobs, will be created at the
Pfizer has opened a new $30 million unit at its Ringaskiddy facility. The New Product Technology Laboratory will allow the Cork plant