Technology institutes get share of £4m research fundTwo institutes of technology are included among seven third-level institutions to receive a share of a newly established £4 million…Mon Aug 03 1998 - 01:00
Quick test for breast cancerResearchers have developed a new device that can deliver quick results during diagnosis for breast cancer while reducing the …Sat Aug 01 1998 - 01:00
Meteorite gives clue to origins of life on EarthAstronomers believe they have discovered yet another clue to the origins of life on EarthFri Jul 31 1998 - 01:00
Third-level institutions learn today of research funding allocationsUniversities and institutes of technology will know this morning if they have won a share in a new £4 million research fundFri Jul 31 1998 - 01:00
EU Commissioner praises tech trainingParticipation in EU-sponsored research programmes could be an important selling point for Ireland in attracting investment according…Fri Jul 10 1998 - 01:00
Computer camera helps to reconstruct masterpieceArt and technology have fused in a remarkable study of an unfinished Michelangelo masterpiece, his second or Florentine pieta…Fri Jul 10 1998 - 01:00
`No smoking day' can damage your healthStay in bed during the next "no smoking day" if you want to stay healthyThu Jul 09 1998 - 01:00
British minister's help sought on Sellafield reportsThe British government has been asked to help the Radiological Protection Institute of Ireland (RPII) get detailed safety information…Tue Jul 07 1998 - 01:00
Air passengers left out of debate on radiation risks, conference toldPassengers are being left out of the debate about radiation exposure associated with modern air travel even though some frequent…Fri Jul 03 1998 - 01:00
New Bill strengthens power of Food Safety Authority and provides for tough sanctionsThe Food Safety Authority has been given new powers to ensure the safety of food products; the sanctions include fines of up …Fri Jul 03 1998 - 01:00
EU asks states to examine possible risks of chemicals found in PVC plastic toysThe European Commission has asked member-states to begin examining the risks associated with chemicals found in plastic toys …Thu Jul 02 1998 - 01:00
Radiation risks for flight staffs reviewedFlight crews on commercial airlines receive up to four times the radiation dose experienced by the typical nuclear plant worker…Thu Jul 02 1998 - 01:00
£500,000 allocated for basic scientific researchThe Government has committed an extra £500,000 to support basic research projects, bringing to an end a troubled and uncertain…Fri Jun 26 1998 - 01:00
EPA defends its record on pollution controlA director of the Environmental Protection Agency has strongly defended the agency's record on pollution control and has highlighted…Thu Jun 25 1998 - 01:00
Faulty gene reduces nicotine addiction riskKicking the cigarette habit may soon become much easier following the discovery of a gene that protects against nicotine addiction…Thu Jun 25 1998 - 01:00
BNFL challenge to nuclear advisory instituteBritish Nuclear Fuels Ltd has challenged the Radiological Protection Institute of Ireland to publish its views on the safety …Thu Jun 25 1998 - 01:00
Greenhouse gas emission limits fixedThe Government has fixed greenhouse gas emission limits and released a consultant's report on how emissions could be reduced.Tue Jun 23 1998 - 01:00
`Hazards' body sought on modified foodsThe food safety bill should provide for a "hazards committee" specifically charged with reporting on health aspects associated…Tue Jun 23 1998 - 01:00
Business and colleges to formalise linksIndustry representatives and academics have joined forces to encourage more joint research activity and to create a framework…Fri Jun 19 1998 - 01:00
Dino dropping yields dining cluesA king-sized lump of dinosaur excrement discovered in Canada has set palaeontologists' hearts beating faster with the news that…Thu Jun 18 1998 - 01:00
Group makes advance in microchip researchAn NUI Dublin research group has succeeded in "growing" silver wires a million times thinner than a pennyThu Jun 18 1998 - 01:00
Treacy seeks extra funds for student researchEfforts are under way within the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment to find additional State funding to support third…Tue Jun 16 1998 - 01:00
Irish Sea radioactivity `worse than at nuclear site'There is more radioactive plutonium in the sediments off the Sellafield plant in the Irish Sea than at the underwater Russian…Wed Jun 10 1998 - 01:00
Roche withdraws blood pressure drug due to interactions riskA blood pressure medication used by up to 2,000 Irish patients has been withdrawn by its manufacturer because of health risks…Tue Jun 09 1998 - 01:00
Companies owed £8m after delays in EU grant paymentsIrish companies are owed up to £8 million because of delays in clearing EU research grant payments through ForbairtTue Jun 09 1998 - 01:00
Measures to protect Euro-environment show little impactMeasures taken since 1990 to improve the environment have had little impact so far, according to the head of the European Environment…Fri Jun 05 1998 - 01:00
Greenpeace claim on radiation data rejectedThe body which advises the Government on nuclear protection issues has rejected claims by Greenpeace International that it failed…Fri Jun 05 1998 - 01:00
Plant used to convert spent N-fuelThe UK Atomic Energy Authority's Dounreay plant in Scotland is a reprocessing facility, used since the 1950s to convert spent…Thu Jun 04 1998 - 01:00
Research funding cut condemnedThe Minister for Education has been accused of a breach of faith in discontinuing funding that would have been used to support…Thu Jun 04 1998 - 01:00
Treacy dubious about plan for science centreThe establishment of a national science centre would be "good for tourism and business alike," the Minister of State with responsibility…Tue Jun 02 1998 - 01:00
Study calls for £30.5m Liffey-side centre for scienceIreland should build a £30Thu May 28 1998 - 01:00
Minister to discuss Irish Sea radioactivityThe Government will today meet a Greenpeace campaigner to discuss the environmental group's latest measurements of Irish Sea …Thu May 28 1998 - 01:00
Melting ice pack could cause awful floods. Or notThe world's coastal cities could be under water within a few hundred years, swamped by rising sea levels caused by melting glaciers…Wed May 27 1998 - 01:00
Concern at new science research awardsProcedures for the allocation of a new research fund worth £5 million have been announced by the Department of Education and …Wed May 27 1998 - 01:00
Report links scientist to tobacco companyA leading UK medical journal, the Lancet, is investigating claims that a US tobacco company recruited a senior staff member as…Sat May 16 1998 - 01:00
Expert will warn an `Irish Times' lecture' on dangers of censoring scienceWho was responsible for unleashing the atomic bomb on an unsuspecting world - the scientists who conceived it or the politicians…Thu May 14 1998 - 01:00
Winner of science-writing competition focuses on the `generous', self-sacrificing behaviour of human cellsCells are remarkably generous entities - when they are being co-operativeMon May 11 1998 - 01:00
Cell study wins RIA competitionA report on how a cell dies spontaneously as a way to protect the health of others around it has won the Royal Irish Academy'…Fri May 08 1998 - 01:00
Scientists find biggest blast since Big BangThe biggest explosion in space since the Big Bang has been detected and measured by scientists who have no idea what caused it…Thu May 07 1998 - 01:00
Carlow team aims to bug the pollutantsA research team in Carlow is involved in an EU project seeking to use bacteria living on plant roots to break down chemical pollution…Mon May 04 1998 - 01:00
Researchers find single gene which controls cigarette smokers' cancersWhether a smoker gets lung cancer may come down to the effectiveness of a single geneTue Apr 28 1998 - 01:00
Science lectures to promote awarenessDoes more harm than good now come from technology? Is research getting too risky? Is science dangerous? These are the intriguing…Mon Apr 27 1998 - 01:00
Hottest weather in 600 years recordedThe 1990s are giving us some of the hottest weather since 1400, according to research which ranks 1997, 1995 and 1990 as the …Mon Apr 27 1998 - 01:00
Chinese delegation arrives in attempt to build stronger links on technologyA delegation from China is in Dublin for talks with officials in an effort to foster closer co-operation between the two countries…Fri Apr 24 1998 - 01:00
Global warming gets blame for breakaway Antarctic ice slabsA slab of ice that would stretch from Dublin to Drogheda, in a strip five kilometres wide, has broken free from the Antarctic…Sat Apr 18 1998 - 01:00
Electronics research succeeds after chaotic startA joint venture involving Analog Devices and University College Dublin shows how companies can benefit when they join forces …Fri Apr 17 1998 - 01:00
EU report critical of low State support for hi-technology researchIreland is the EU's biggest percentage exporter of high-tech goods but rates very poorly in terms of State support for research…Tue Apr 14 1998 - 01:00
Open market revealed in studies of Stone Age axesThe popular image of the caveman is never complete without bearskin clothing and a stone axe bound with thong to a wooden handle…Mon Apr 13 1998 - 01:00
State is drafting guidelines on genetic research, says TaoiseachA national draft policy on genetically modified products will be available within weeks, according to the Department of the Environment…Sat Mar 14 1998 - 00:00
`Magic bullet' cancer drugs give fresh hope of sparing healthy cellsA new generation of "magic bullet" drugs used as anti-cancer agents are offering fresh hope that substances that help kill off…Mon Feb 16 1998 - 00:00
