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Central America is at a renewable energy crossroads – Worldwatch Institute News
18.06.2013 While Central America is part of the global transition to renewable energy, with the region a leader in hydropower and geothermal energy and most countries developing wind power... -
European nanotechnology forum opens in Dublin today News
18.06.2013 Europe’s largest nanotechnology event, the EuroNanoForum, is kicking off in Dublin today. For the next two days some 1,500 delegates from 50 countries will be convening at the... -
NASA selects eight new astronaut trainees News
17.06.2013 After a quest that has lasted more than a year, NASA has selected eight Americans from a pool of more than 6,000 candidates to take part in astronaut training at space centres... -
China takes lead in supercomputer stakes for Milky Way-2 News
17.06.2013 A supercomputer by the name of Milky Way-2 that has been developed by China’s National University of Defense Technology has managed to oust the US from the top spot in the... -
Irish universities forge R&D pact with Japanese drugs giant Shionogi News
14.06.2013 Ireland’s top universities have entered into a collaboration pact with Shionogi, one of the largest pharmaceutical players in Japan and maker of the cholesterol drug Crestor. -
ESA’s Albert Einstein spacecraft connects with space station News
17.06.2013 The European Space Agency’s (ESA) Albert Einstein spacecraft has successfully connected with the International Space Station (ISS) to supply provisions for the astronauts aboard... -
Career memes of the week: doctor News
18.06.2013 Daily apples, waiting times and bad handwriting feature in this week’s career memes that cheekily pay tribute to doctors. -
Two Irish firms chosen for EU research project to revolutionise medical devices News
17.06.2013 Galway-based medical device manufacturer Crospon, and Adama Innovations, a new spin-out from the Irish nanoscience institute CRANN, have been selected to take part in a European... -
Clean, digital economy the focus of Dublin ‘gathering’ News
17.06.2013 It is gatherings galore in Dublin this week. As well as a meeting of Europe’s digital clusters in the Irish capital tomorrow, representatives from the IT, environmental and...Categories: Web, Sustainability, Software, Search Engines, Search, Science, Research, Networking, Internet, Green Tech, Green Computing, Green, Government, Energy, Education, Economy, Digital Media, Digital Business -
Antarctica’s ice shelves are melting from below, claims NASA News
14.06.2013 Ocean waters melting the underbelly of the Antarctic’s ice shelves are now thought to be responsible for most of the continent's ice shelf mass loss, that’s according to a new... -
First look: IDA Ireland's new global advertising campaign (video) News
13.06.2013 IDA Ireland, Ireland’s agency responsible for attracting major digital giants such as Twitter, Google and Facebook, is about to kickstart a global advertising campaign that... -
Global renewable energy investments fall by 12pc – UN News
12.06.2013 Global investments in renewable energy fell by 12pc last year to US$244bn, mainly as a result of lower solar prices and weakened US and EU markets, two new reports released by...Categories: Sustainability, Science, Renewable Energy, Investments, Green Tech, Green, Engineering, Energy, Economy -
Galway students to get a taste of aviation at Florida flight academy News
12.06.2013 Twelve students from Galway will have the chance to spend six days in Florida later this summer to carry out simulated aviation training at the National Flight Academy. The trip... -
Nanoweek expo to showcase nanoscience through art News
12.06.2013 With Ireland’s national awareness week around nanoscience and materials science kicking off this Friday, an art exhibition with a twist will be taking place at locations around... -
Nanoweek 2013 Events
14.06.2013 This is the fourth year that Ireland's national awareness week around nanoscience and materials science has been run by NanoNet Ireland. The week will feature an outdoor NanoArt...Categories: Science -
Dublin event to pay tribute to astrophysicist Jocelyn Bell Burnell News
12.06.2013 Imagine being a post-graduate student and discovering something like the first radio pulsars. That’s exactly what happened to astrophysicist and professor Jocelyn Bell Burnell,... -
Lunch with Prof Jocelyn Bell Burnell Events
20.06.2013 An event to celebrate Prof Jocelyn Bell Burnell’s contribution to scientific discovery. -
UCC researcher wins FameLab science competition News
12.06.2013 Fergus McAuliffe, a post-graduate researcher at University College Cork (UCC), has beaten off competition from 20 other finalists from across Europe, Asia and Africa to win the... -
UCC scientists land €3.7m funding to use mobile apps to combat disease in Malawi News
11.06.2013 The Supporting LIFE consortium of international universities led by two professors at University College Cork (UCC) has been granted €3.7m in EU FP7 funding to provide low-cost,...Categories: Wireless Communications, Science, Research, R&D, Phones, Multimedia, Mobility, Mobile, Life Sciences, Funding, Digital Media -
Euro-SME conference opens in Dublin to put spotlight on entrepreneurs News
11.06.2013 A two-day conference kicked off at Dublin Castle today to put the spotlight on entrepreneurship and how SMEs can access future support and funding, especially under the EU’s new...