Astronomers detect the merging of two massive galaxies
23.05.2013 Scientists have pinpointed the merging of two galaxies when the universe was just 3bn years old using images taken from the European Space Agency’s Herschel space observatory.
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#OI2Dublin - Open Innovation 2.0 round-up: interviews, award winners, and future cities in Lego
23.05.2013 Hundreds of thought leaders, policy leaders, senior decision-makers, leading executives and social innovators descended on Dublin Castle earlier this week for the Open Innovation 2.0 conference. Their aim? To put their heads together and develop a manifesto, platform and road map for sustainable economy and societal development. Siliconrepublic.com presents a round-up of its coverage of the event.
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#OI2Dublin - Encourage entrepreneurship for economy’s sake, Kumardev Chatterjee says (video)
22.05.2013 The only way Europe can emerge from the economic doldrums is for society to encourage young people to be more entrepreneurial, Kumardev Chatterjee, founder of the European Young Innovators Forum told Siliconrepublic.com at this week’s Open Innovation 2.0 Forum at Dublin Castle.
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#OI2Dublin - Knowledge triangle must surround entrepreneur, Alexander von Gabain says (video)
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 Innovation and Technology (EIT).
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UK astronaut Tim Peake to head to space station in 2015
20.05.2013 Tim Peake, a former helicopter pilot, is to become the first British astronaut to carry out a stint on the International Space Station, as the European Space Agency (ESA) has announced that he is to take part in a 2015 mission to the orbital outpost.
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#OI2Dublin - Innovation about execution, not just invention, says EIT’s Alexander von Gabain
20.05.2013 As the innovation elite began to converge on Dublin for the Open Innovation 2.0 conference today and tomorrow, Ann O’Dea caught up with one of the visitors, Alexander Von Gabain, who believes Europe is still missing a trick when it comes to the lucrative biotech sector.
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Louth students cross the generation gap with app innovations
20.05.2013 Transition-year students from four schools in Co Louth have been involved in a unique project with adults in the region to come up with prototypes for four mobile apps that aim to cross the inter-generational divide.
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Tech start-up of the week: Studyclix.ie
19.05.2013 Our tech start-up of the week is Studyclix.ie, a website for Junior and Leaving Cert students to help them prepare for their exams by accessing information such as past exam questions, sample answers and study notes.
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Free Mansion House event to showcase new digital innovations
17.05.2013 The Mansion House in Dublin will be playing host to a free digital showcase called ‘Your Future City’ next Monday and Tuesday in order to give people a taste of how technological innovation is impacting on every aspect of our lives. One of the event’s attractions will be a LEGO-building workshop.
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Screening the marine for new chemistry
17.05.2013 Dr Margaret Rae and colleagues on the Beaufort Marine Biodiscovery Project are looking to the sea in the hunt for clinically useful molecules. She tells Claire O'Connell about the hands-on chemistry of screening the marine for new and interesting chemistry.