Q&AWhat is a Higgs boson? It is an elementary particle, much smaller than an atom and something that physicists have been trying…Thu Jul 05 2012 - 01:00
Breakthrough: The Irish ConnectionIRISH SCIENTISTS and students have conducted research at Cern for almost a decade, building some of the sensitive equipment and…Thu Jul 05 2012 - 01:00
Physicists discover new fundamental particle, likely to be the Higgs bosonPHYSICISTS HAVE announced the discovery of a new fundamental particle, one previously only described in theoryThu Jul 05 2012 - 01:00
Scientific breakthrough: Discovery believed to be the elusive 'God particle'EVERYONE KNEW it was going to be big, internationally important, historicThu Jul 05 2012 - 01:00
World waits for revelation of 'God particle' by Cern todayHISTORY WILL be made this morning on the French/Swiss border, as most of us are munching cornflakes or struggling to work through…Wed Jul 04 2012 - 01:00
Third level alliances need to start producing the goodsINNOVATION TALK: A NEW THIRD LEVEL alliance was announced last weekMon Jul 02 2012 - 01:00
'Policy Day' will stimulate scientific dialogueSUCCESSIVE GOVERNMENTS have given strong backing for the scientific research sector given its potential to create both jobs and…Mon Jul 02 2012 - 01:00
Research projects to share €39m fundingTHIRTY ADVANCED research projects are to share funding worth €39 million, allocated under the latest State investment in scientific…Sat Jun 30 2012 - 01:00
Craig Venter to give updated version of Schrödinger lecturesLeading scientist and genomic researcher Dr Craig Venter has expressed his “honour” at being invited to Dublin to recreate one…Fri Jun 29 2012 - 01:00
Heart-breaking adrenaline rushTHE LOVELORN talk of death from a broken heart – and now it seems they weren’t exaggerating.Thu Jun 28 2012 - 01:00
Colleges join forces for academic gainTHREE third-level institutions in the Dublin area have joined to establish a formal partnership to enhance co-operation in the…Wed Jun 27 2012 - 01:00
Third-level link-up goes far beyond research co-operationAcademic bodies aim to integrate resources and share expertise but also retain individual identityWed Jun 27 2012 - 01:00
Central body to oversee 'biobanks' storing human tissue focus of reportTHE CREATION of a single Government-funded body to oversee the retention of human tissue samples has moved a step closer with…Tue Jun 26 2012 - 01:00
State's chief scientific adviser prepares to step down after rich achievementsTHE GOVERNMENT has benefited from having a chief scientific adviser even if Cabinet members haven’t beaten a path to his door…Mon Jun 25 2012 - 01:00
Building a better bikeRacing bicycle design has often taken its lead from the aeronautical industry, but aircraft manufacturers might now have a thing…Thu Jun 21 2012 - 01:00
Inventors need a clear route to market for their ideasINNOVATION TALK: MOST PEOPLE have smoke alarms mounted in their homes, a prudent investment in case of life-threatening fires…Mon Jun 11 2012 - 01:00
Meet the leading Cern researchersSCIENTISTS ARE likely to discover the elusive Higgs particle within the next few months, and a rare opportunity has arisen to…Thu Jun 07 2012 - 01:00
Want to improve your golf? Just think about itHAVE YOU ever pictured yourself scoring the winning point in the All-Ireland final? Just imagining it has already improved your…Tue Jun 05 2012 - 01:00
Clarification on weather statisticsA misleading headline related to weather statistics is causing a bit of traffic on Twitter and I want to clarify the issue.Thu May 31 2012 - 01:00
Latest statistics help Met Éireann put weather in contextAVERAGE TEMPERATURES and rainfall are up, according to the latest Met Éireann statisticsThu May 31 2012 - 01:00
Dublin team in motor neuron breakthroughRESEARCHERS AT the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland have discovered how the body protects itself against the onset of motor…Wed May 30 2012 - 01:00
Oestrogen makes CF worse for womenA RESEARCH group in Dublin has discovered why women with cystic fibrosis are usually more ill than men with the condition.Fri May 25 2012 - 01:00
Calcium pill raises heart attack risk in womenTHOUSANDS OF Irish women taking calcium tablets to slow osteoporosis are doubling their risk of having a heart attack, according…Thu May 24 2012 - 01:00
Focus on entrepreneurship at European science forum in DublinIF YOU have an invention and want to sell it to the world make plans to attend the Euroscience Open Forum in Dublin this July…Thu May 24 2012 - 01:00
Event to discuss appliance of scienceTurning astronomy into business, helping more spin-outs to form, and how companies and win research money from the EU are just…Wed May 23 2012 - 01:00
New 'nanoscope' to help early detection of Alzheimer'sIRISH RESEARCHERS are leading a €5Mon May 14 2012 - 01:00
Bringing genetics to bear on Irish bullsINNOVATION TALK: HIS NAME IS Lauragh Evert but you have probably never heard of himMon May 14 2012 - 01:00
Major science forum for DublinMinister for Education Ruairí Quinn has announced details of the career programme that forms part of a major forum in Dublin …Fri May 11 2012 - 01:00
Household chemicals linked to range of human ailmentsCOMMON HOUSEHOLD chemicals could be causing a range of human ailments from reduced fertility to obesity and cancer, the European…Fri May 11 2012 - 01:00
Irish help develop successor to Hubble telescopeIT IS a telescope that will peer back to the beginning of timeThu May 10 2012 - 01:00
Gene may lead some to dislike smell of meatOUR GENES get blamed for a range of things, from height and weight to hair loss and longevityThu May 03 2012 - 01:00
Worm turns up trumps for allergy sufferersA LOWLY parasitic worm could help slow the rising number of people suffering from allergic and auto-immune conditionsThu May 03 2012 - 01:00
Discover your genetic ancestorsWHOSE BLOOD courses through your veins? Could you be a descendant of a Viking warrior or a Berber pirate? Or perhaps you are …Thu May 03 2012 - 01:00
Study shows why some teens can't help acting on impulseAN IRISH-LED international research effort has tracked down networks in the brain that cause some young teens to behave more …Mon Apr 30 2012 - 01:00
Prize lecture details announcedSMALL PRINT: EXCELLENCE IN nanotechnology research is to the fore once again as nominations open for the RDS/Intel Prize Lecture…Thu Apr 26 2012 - 01:00
Men may close life expectancy gap with women by 2030THE LONGER life expectancy enjoyed by generations of women may soon be coming to an endWed Apr 25 2012 - 01:00
Study reveals cause of 'brain freeze'Brain freeze when eating ice cream too fast: we have all had it, we all hate itMon Apr 23 2012 - 01:00
Irish scientists head into the deep and find a one-eyed shrimpIRISH SCIENTISTS uncovered mini volcanoes, discovered a blind one-eyed shrimp and identified valuable natural resources while…Mon Apr 23 2012 - 01:00
Hope for the blind as sight restored to impaired miceRESTORING SIGHT to the blind may just have moved from the realms of miracle to medical realityThu Apr 19 2012 - 01:00
'Quantum humour' beams back after absenceAN ORIGINAL manuscript written in Dublin by Nobel Prize- winning physicist Erwin Schrödinger has resurfaced after almost 60 years…Wed Apr 18 2012 - 01:00
A recipe to get people with arthritis back in the kitchenARTHRITIS SUFFERERS who love to cook but hate the discomfort the condition can bring are being encouraged to get back in the …Tue Apr 17 2012 - 01:00
Slowing sight loss discoveryRESEARCHERS AT Trinity College Dublin may have discovered a way to prevent one common kind of vision loss from progressing to…Tue Apr 17 2012 - 01:00
Muck to gold - UCD researcher uses waste to clean up waste waterA CLEVER BIT of research has turned a by-product destined for land fill into an effective way to clean up waste waterMon Apr 16 2012 - 01:00
Baboons can ape humans with words ability, study revealsIT MIGHT seem a remarkable thing to teach a baboon to read – but not soFri Apr 13 2012 - 01:00
Secret of better brain function discovered - in baby's nappyWHO KNEW? Researchers in Cork have discovered what might be the ultimate brain food in baby pooWed Apr 11 2012 - 01:00
Chemical mutation gives more colour to natureBRIEFS: Plant traits A RESEARCH discovery made years ago has been given new life in a new contextMon Apr 09 2012 - 01:00
Why we need 2030 visionIt’s hard to see beyond the current fog of bailouts and debt, but we must take a long-term view of science, or be left behind…Fri Mar 30 2012 - 01:00
Mass exodus of research graduates would provide a depressing counterpoint to our ambitions to develop a knowledge economySCIENCE: RESEARCHERS ARE warning of an approaching “perfect storm”, one that will wipe out an invaluable natural resource…Fri Mar 30 2012 - 01:00
Warm spring upsets links between birds, insects and treesFEW WILL complain as we bask in this week’s unseasonal sunshine – but the phenomenon has consequences beyond delivering the first…Thu Mar 29 2012 - 01:00
