New institute aims to boost digital learningIreland is caught behind the curve in digital learning, so can a new centre remedy the situation?Mon Dec 09 2013 - 01:04
Cool observatory detects high-energy neutrinosDiscovery made at IceCube Neutrino ObservatoryThu Nov 28 2013 - 01:00
Dust gets everywhere, even in the orbit of VenusResearchers have taken images of a dust ring, thought to be about 220 million kilometres in diameterThu Nov 28 2013 - 01:00
They love your guts: microbes and what your diet does to themStudies have uncovered links between particular foods and a healthy diversity in our intestinal ‘populations’Thu Nov 21 2013 - 01:00
A sound basis for boosting solar cell efficiencyResearchers have found that playing popular tunes near a particular type of solar cell could improve photovoltaic efficiencyThu Nov 14 2013 - 01:00
Olympic torch goes walkabout in spaceThe unlit torch arrived at the International Space Station last Thursday before returning to Earth this weekThu Nov 14 2013 - 01:00
Research funding over the horizonIrish researchers urged to claim their share of €70 billion in European funding up for grabs under the Horizon 2020 programmeMon Nov 11 2013 - 01:00
Buying precious time by giving heart and lungs a breakExtracorporeal life support technology in the Mater’s intensive care unit provides hope when conventional support has reached its limitsTue Nov 05 2013 - 01:00
Tough rodent can block the pain of a scorpion stingThe desert-dwelling grasshopper mouse can brush off the venom with apparent easeThu Oct 31 2013 - 01:00
Citizen scientists are finding new exoplanetsThe Planet Hunters initiative, where volunteers trawl through light curves from Kepler, has found numerous exoplanetsThu Oct 31 2013 - 01:00
Fancy a bit of physics? Just take the DartPassengers will get a dose of accessible science during their daily commute for the next eight weeksThu Oct 24 2013 - 01:00
Skull find prompts rethink on early hominid namesA 1.8-million-year-old skull found in Georgia suggests that there might not be as many groups of hominids as previously thoughtThu Oct 24 2013 - 01:00
HSE campaign launched for anti-influenza vaccinationsAppeal aimed at groups at risk of complications from the flu amid fears 1,000 could die if season is severeTue Oct 15 2013 - 01:00
Small nations look for ways to measure research impactRepresentatives from six small countries met last week to find better ways to benchmark their scientific researchMon Oct 07 2013 - 01:00
Ideas hit the pitch at Aviva StadiumEnterprise Ireland’s Big Ideas showcase gave early stage start-ups the chance to pitch their ideas to potential investorsMon Sept 30 2013 - 01:00
Ig Nobel Prizes: from running on water to eating shrew without a chewThe humorous science prizes reward offbeat research on subjects such as ridding aircraft of hijackers and the effects of Mozart on mice that have undergone heart transplantsThu Sept 26 2013 - 01:00
DCU forms partnership with Arizona State UniversityUniversities combine skills for better outputs in research, IP and social benefitMon Sept 23 2013 - 01:00
Seas in a pod: the latest Antarctic explorerFrench doctor Jean-Louis Etienne is embarking on a ‘polar pod’ project to gather data about the AntarcticMon Sept 16 2013 - 01:00
Thin materials could widen energy storageScientist exploring how atom-thick sheets of ‘two-dimensional’ nanomaterials could be used to better store energyMon Sept 09 2013 - 01:00
Red Kites in Scotland take to the blogosphereInitiative by University of Aberdeen in collaboration with staff from the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds aims to track and communicate the activities of red kites in ScotlandThu Aug 29 2013 - 13:58
A surprising discovery about common table saltScientists have discovered that crystals of sodium chloride could ‘grow’ tiny wiresThu Aug 22 2013 - 01:00
The exoplanet with a ‘year’ that lasts 8½ hoursA planet outside our solar system zips around its star in roughly the same time as a good night’s sleep on EarthThu Aug 22 2013 - 01:00
Why do mothers get a kick out of babies – and other big questionsFundamental research about in-utero gymnastics, bone health and ‘how water works’ are being explored by three Irish scientists with the help of European fundingThu Aug 08 2013 - 01:00
Prof Roger Penrose to give lecture in October to mark Irish eureka momentPenrose, noted for his insights into space-time and relativity, will give Dublin talk on twistor theoryThu Aug 08 2013 - 01:00
First a €250,000 stem-cell burger – next a mammoth?The development of some form of mammoth creature or hybrid might be possible in the longer termThu Aug 08 2013 - 01:00
Satisfy your curiosityFestival of Curiosity offers day-time events and evening programme of science debates, discussions and showsThu Jul 25 2013 - 07:14
Will stem cell research free blind mice?Stem cells grown ‘in a dish’ can integrate into the eyes of night-blind miceThu Jul 25 2013 - 07:04
Testing kit for infection looks like a runner for horsesA new, rapid test offers on-the-spot results about whether a horse is under stress from infectionMon Jul 22 2013 - 01:00
Pencilling in progress in nanoscienceTrinity College researchers are using graphite as a starting point to unlock the potential of ‘two ‘dimensional’ materialsMon Jun 24 2013 - 01:00
Lifetime achievement award for ‘Irish Times’ science editorMajor accolade for AhlstromThu Jun 20 2013 - 09:00
Nursing a nuanced approach to making science workNobel laureate Sir Paul Nurse believes we need to take the longer view on innovation rather than focus on short-term gainsMon Jun 10 2013 - 01:00
Science tries to get inside your head with a €1bn brainTwo ambitious new projects aim to find out just how the human brain worksThu May 30 2013 - 01:00
The substance in breast milk that helps stop the MRSA superbugResearchers have found that a protein complex found in breast milk can make resilient MRSA sensitive to antibioticsThu May 09 2013 - 07:00
Powering up the tethered RoboBeeA team at Harvard have designed an insect-scale robot that can fly and move like its creature counterpartThu May 09 2013 - 07:00
Blocking the immune system aims to improve kidney transplants success rateOpsona Therapeutics tests immune-dampening to ward of dangerous inflamation after transplants. Claire O’Connell finds out about the science behind itMon May 06 2013 - 06:00
Herding expertise to create a dairy food valley in CorkCork is already a hotspot for food-related research and industry. But could it become a ‘food valley’ for even more high-tech innovation in dairy?Mon May 06 2013 - 06:00
Taking a breath for better healthA DCU research team is developing a system that could diagnose a disease simply by patients blowing into a deviceThu May 02 2013 - 07:00
More power to your batteriesResearchers in Ireland are looking at early-stage innovations that could keep mobile electronic devices going for longerMon Apr 29 2013 - 06:00
Dubliner getting ahead with neuroscience in FloridaPaul Kenny is building a reputation for his work on drug addiction and schizophreniaFri Apr 19 2013 - 05:00
Technology to deliver ‘reality check’ on fitness levelsFitness is becoming even more high tech as companies invest in new systems to measure your healthTue Apr 16 2013 - 06:00
Mater Hospital project encourages people to find out HIV statusBetter outcomes if HIV treated earlyTue Apr 16 2013 - 06:00
A linked-up look at brain activityHundreds of millions of dollars are to be spent on brain research in the USThu Apr 11 2013 - 07:00
Professor’s tangled web of nanowires may open up smarter ways of sensingTrinity College chemistry lecturer lands €2.5m research grantMon Apr 08 2013 - 06:00
New Love interest in clinical researchGraham Love has just moved from Science Foundation Ireland to Molecular Medicine Ireland. He talks to Claire O'Connell about switching his sights to clinical studies.Mon Apr 08 2013 - 06:00
Biodegradable plastic could lend anti-cancer drugs a handA building block of biodegradable plastic could boost the activity of anti-cancer agents on cells in the labTue Apr 02 2013 - 06:00
Booting up idea to soothe horse legsLouisa Williams tapped into her experience with horses to develop a rechargeable cooling, massaging boot to soothe equine legsMon Apr 01 2013 - 12:29
