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Texas proposes digital currency linked to gold and silver
Texas lawmakers are proposing a new idea: a state digital currency linked to gold and silver. Representative Mark Dorazio has introduced two bills, House Bill 1049 and House Bill 1056, seeking to...
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Design for the vision impaired wins SciFest National Final
Fifth year student, Maura Moore-McCune from The King’s Hospital School, Palmerstown in Co. Dublin has taken the title of SciFest STEM Champion 2024. The winning project, VIPMOD: Vision Impaired...
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Asteroid Apophis to give Earth a flyby in 2029
When asteroid 99942 Apophis was first discovered in 2004, it caused concern because it could potentially collide with Earth. Named after the Egyptian god of darkness and chaos, the asteroid attracted...
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Post-primary teachers to avail of online training course in AI literacy
Adapt, the Research Ireland Centre for AI-Driven Digital Content Technology and the support of Google, have released online training course, AI Literacy in the Classroom. The interactive 90-minute...
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Liberty IT brings STEAM experience to Galway City Museum
Liberty IT and Galway City Museum have unveiled a pilot programme supporting STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics) learning for junior cycle students. Laura Mackin, director of...
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Focus on research: Prof Liam O’Mahony, APC Microbiome Ireland
Liam O’Mahony is is principal investigator at Research Ireland centre APC Microbiome Ireland in University College Cork. In this interview he talks about his work and the role of gut microbes in...
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Amount of electronic waste threatens to explode due to the AI revolution
The rise of artificial intelligence brings an extra challenge: an explosion of electronic waste. In a paper published in academic journal Nature Computational Science, researchers warn that e-waste...
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Huawei Ireland continues support for Cliona’s Foundation with €40,000 donation
Huawei Ireland is continuing its support of Cliona’s Foundation, a Limerick-based charity that provides financial assistance directly to parents of children with life-limiting or chronic complex care...
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Could a second Trump presidency solve Ireland’s talent problem?
Donald Trump’s re-election as US president seems to be making American students consider fleeing the country faster than anyone can say “make America great again”. Studyportals, a global study choice...
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Four pilot projects receive backing from Smart Docklands to tackle local issues
A network of sensors along the River Liffey to deliver real-time data on water behaviour; immersive graffiti using augmented and virtual reality; a traffic management solution relying on data from...
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Irish organisations secure more than €800m in research supports from EU’s...
More than €836 million in funding from the EU’s Horizon Europe 2021-2027 research and innovation programme went to Irish organisations. The figures were announced today as more than 600 delegates...
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Bitcoin finally above $100,000
Bitcoin soared above the magical $100,000 mark for the first time today. The crypto currency has more than doubled in value this year, rising about 45% in the four weeks since Donald Trump’s election...
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Shannon ABC rebrands as CABR
Shannon ABC has been rebranded as the Centre for Applied Bioscience Research (CABR). Taking an all-island approach and specialising in supporting Irish businesses in solving scientific and technical...
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University of Galway, Curam and Cisco collaborate on virtual hospital framework
Cisco, University of Galway and medical devices research centre Curam are working on a research framework for the world’s first ‘virtual hospital’, serving patients with diverse conditions at every...
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Data centre energy use undermining efforts to achieve climate action plan...
Research commissioned by Friends of the Earth has exposed a stark picture concerning the increased use of fossil fuels by data centres and how rising consumption of gas by the industry is creating a...
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Almost half of companies have no formal sustainability plan
Almost half (46%) of companies have a formal sustainability policy or strategy in place according to a survey by industry group Techies Go Green. The research – which involved 41 business and...
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Dublin robotics company aids decontamination efforts at UK hospitals
A Dublin-based robotics start-up has developed two decontamination robots for deployment in a UK hospital, with the mission of cleaning wards and operating theatres more efficiently. Thanks to a...
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Focus on research: Prof Donagh Berry, Vistamilk
VistaMilk is an agrifood research centre co-funded by Research Ireland and the Dept of Agriculture, Food & The Marine, and led by Teagasc from its base in Fermoy. In this interview director Prof...
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Tesla calls for higher tax on petrol cars in UK
Tesla, owned by Elon Musk, called for higher financial burdens on gasoline car drivers in the United Kingdom following Labour’s election victory. While Musk is openly engaging in British politics via...
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Go Eve gets stamp of approval with European CE mark
Irish/UK technology company Go Eve has obtained a European CE Mark certification for its DockChain electric vehicle charging technology. This new technology enables rapid, scalable EV charging,...
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