Categorised as: Development & News
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Screening the marine for new chemistry News
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... -
Dilbert creator Scott Adams offers coders the opportunity of a lifetime News
16.05.2013 Scott Adams, the creator of the Dilbert cartoon which appears in more than 2,000 newspapers worldwide in 70 countries and 25 languages, wants someone to build him a mobile video...Categories: Software & Web Development, Software, Multimedia, Mobility, Mobile, Games/Entertainment, Development, Design, Apps -
TCD Lero team in €2.5m study into how ecology can help make better software News
15.05.2013 A Trinity College Dublin-based Lero team is to take part in a €2.5m European Commission-funded research programme to find out how the principles of ecology can be adopted to... -
Facebook’s new Timeline features include fitness, content ratings and music discovery News
15.05.2013 Following on from the launch of new Timeline sections in March such as Movies, Books and TV Shows, social network Facebook has now added the ability for users to rate their...Categories: Software & Web Development, Software, Social Media, Multimedia, Mobility, Mobile, Internet, Games/Entertainment, Digital Media, Development, Design, Consumer Tech, Apps -
MRI scans to help researchers study impulsive behaviour in teenagers News
15.05.2013 Teenagers’ moodiness and impulsive behaviours may be all in the head – literally. Researchers at Cambridge University have begun to study whether changes in the brain’s... -
How to tune into what’s happening at Google I/O 2013 News
15.05.2013 Google’s annual developers conference, I/O, takes place in the Moscone Centre, San Francisco, California, today and tomorrow amid expectations of exciting new product and... -
Astronaut Chris Hadfield and crew members safely return to Earth News
14.05.2013 Astronaut Chris Hadfield and two of his crew members, flight engineers Tom Marshburn and Roman Romanenko, are back on terra firma today, after having returned safely to Earth... -
Amazon reportedly working on new devices, including 3D smartphone News
10.05.2013 If Amazon does indeed decide to enter the smartphone race – as has long been speculated – it could be with a great deal of aplomb and impressive technology if the latest rumours... -
Delivering the goods for new therapeutics News
10.05.2013 Getting therapeutics to their site of action in the body is a key step in successful treatment. Claire O’Connell talked to Prof Sally-Ann Cryan about her work to deliver the... -
Teenage coder’s hackathon project could put a stop to spoilers on Twitter News
09.05.2013 In the age of on-demand viewing and social media saturation, spoilers are a persistent danger – but 17-year-old coder Jennie Lamere is working on a solution to save us. -
The art of business is knowledge, founder of social network SunZu said News
07.05.2013 Dublin is turning out to be quite a hub for social networks. In recent years, the city has become home to the global operations of Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and a myriad of... -
Career memes of the week: game developers News
07.05.2013 It’s a good time for game developers in Ireland right now. Employment in the country’s digital gaming sector grew 90pc between 2009 and 2012, and this growth rate can be... -
Think thin and flat for strong and energy-efficient materials News
03.05.2013 Ultra-thin materials could open the way for lighter electronics and more efficient batteries. Prof Valeria Nicolosi is on the case, looking at the thinnest materials in the... -
Interview with Intel’s first Irish female vice-president (videos) News
02.05.2013 We talk to Intel’s first Irish female vice-president, Ann Kelleher. Appointed vice-president in 2011, Kelleher is responsible for Intel’s Technology and Manufacturing Group and...Categories: Software, Leadership & Management, Hardware, Engineering, Engineer, Education, Economy, Digital Media, Development, Design, Computers -
I.T. Alliance to cloud-enable HP’s LIFE skills endeavour News
01.05.2013 Technology giant HP has selected an Irish company, I.T. Alliance, to bring its US$20m HP LIFE programme, which has trained 2m students worldwide, into the cloud. -
Squarespace to create 100 new jobs in Dublin News
01.05.2013 Web publishing platform player Squarespace is to create 100 new jobs in Dublin, the IDA revealed this morning. The New York company’s platform allows anyone to easily create... -
Apple set to revamp the look and feel of its mobile interface with iOS 7 News
30.04.2013 Apple’s redesign of its iOS mobile operating system with iOS 7, which is being spearheaded by Apple senior vice-president of industrial design Jony Ive, will appeal to a new... -
Staples opens 3D printing centre powered by Irish firm Mcor’s technology News
29.04.2013 Global office supplies player Staples has gone live with a new 3D printing Experience Centre in the Netherlands, which is powered by technology made by Irish firm Mcor.Categories: R&D, Hardware, Enterprise, Engineering, Engineer, Digital Business, Development, Design, Deals DoneTags: Mcor Technologies , 3D Printing, -
Tech start-up of the week: Petfactory.ie News
28.04.2013 Our tech start-up of the week is the new online pet store Petfactory.ie. Live since August of last year, the store sells everything from pet food to dog kennels and aquariums,...Categories: Web, Software & Web Development, Software, Marketing, Internet, eCommerce, Digital Business, Development, Consumer Tech -
CoderDojo NYC co-founder calls for more female mentors (video) News
24.04.2013 Rebecca Garcia, the 22-year-old co-founder of the first CoderDojo in New York City, says that learning how to code could enable children to overcome social and economic barriers...Categories: Software & Web Development, Software, Games/Entertainment, Engineering, Education, Economy, Development, Design