Boyle Medal winner's lectureTHE WINNER of the 2009 RDS Irish Times Boyle Medal for Scientific Excellence does not beat around the bushThu Nov 05 2009 - 00:00
Tight controls urged in use of personal dataPEOPLE ARE in effect giving up a piece of their bodies when they provide personal biometric data, meaning tight controls are …Wed Nov 04 2009 - 00:00
Annual science week will offer fun with an educational twistTHE SCIENCE of bugs, bubbles, balloons and bats will be on display next week as Science Week Ireland gets under wayWed Nov 04 2009 - 00:00
Lawsuit fears affecting research, says authorA GROWING fear of being sued can affect the conduct of scientific research.Thu Oct 29 2009 - 00:00
Focus on a cure for blindnessTCD researchers have developed a gene therapy for mice which could be used to treat diseases that cause blindness in humansThu Oct 29 2009 - 00:00
Physicists hope to smash atoms for ChristmasTHE WORLD’S most powerful atom smasher could be in operation before Christmas.Thu Oct 29 2009 - 00:00
Postgraduate researchers to benefit from funding schemeYOUNG POSTGRADUATE researchers will benefit from a new funding programme designed in particular to boost scientists in the very…Wed Oct 21 2009 - 01:00
As ice melts, species will die and new territorial fights emergeANALYSIS : A drowned Maldives, the opening of new shipping lanes – climate change is too fast for evolutionFri Oct 16 2009 - 01:00
Algebra's long journey from abstract to appliedMATHS WEEK: THE 19TH century was a golden age for the advance of mathematical researchFri Oct 16 2009 - 01:00
How trigonometry makes waves and lets you hear music on your iPodLEAVING CERT trigonometry would seem to have little to do with music, but the two are linkedTue Oct 13 2009 - 01:00
TCD man chosen for the BoyleGroundbreaking work on our immune systems by a Trinity College immunologist has been recognised by by an international panel …Thu Oct 08 2009 - 01:00
Innovator and communicatorProf Luke O’Neill is not only a researcher into the immune system, but is also engaged in the educational and commercial application…Thu Oct 08 2009 - 01:00
Nobel for bright sparks of information ageA TRIO of researchers who helped light up the electronic age have shared the 2009 Nobel Prize for physics. They share the $1Wed Oct 07 2009 - 01:00
ScienceDecisions we make now can have a bearing on how rapidly we shake off the recession and how many jobs we can rescueFri Oct 02 2009 - 01:00
New mentoring scheme for cream of BT Young Scientist and Technology cropA NOVEL mentoring and business development scheme has been announced for students, with participants being hand-selected from…Wed Sept 30 2009 - 01:00
UCC scientist proves shining success with just a little lightA SCIENTIST working in Cork has developed what must rank as the smallest torch in the worldTue Sept 15 2009 - 01:00
Electronic voting the only way to protect against fraud, conference toldTHE IRISH electorate rejected the idea of electronic voting, but the paper-based system we put our trust in is completely open…Fri Sept 11 2009 - 01:00
Complex water mould that triggered potato famine exposedTHE INCREDIBLY destructive water mould that transformed Irish history by triggering the potato famine has been exposed in all…Thu Sept 10 2009 - 01:00
Frog fossils' study sheds light on lifeA UNIVERSITY College Dublin researcher is simulating how fossils form in order to help explain what palaeontologists read in …Wed Sept 09 2009 - 01:00
Twittering cottage becomes Britain's most public houseA 16TH-CENTURY cottage on the Isle of Wight has been reinvented for the 21st century by sending its own messages on the Twitter…Wed Sept 09 2009 - 01:00
When it comes to smiling the chimps have the edgeTHE INFANT laughs and smiles, delighted to play the peek-a-boo game with its surrogate parentTue Sept 08 2009 - 01:00
Wear red if you want to make an impactRESEARCH: WHATEVER YOU wear, wear red if you want to impressTue Sept 08 2009 - 01:00
'Quantum computer' uses light as a fuel to calculate multiples in a flashSCIENTISTS IN Bristol have achieved a world first, building a primitive computer on a microchip that does its calculations using…Fri Sept 04 2009 - 01:00
The sum of all partsLow levels of student engagement in maths is undermining any effort being made to create a knowledge economyFri Sept 04 2009 - 01:00
Our extra something special that sets us apartANALYSIS : Irish science has confirmed that humans are indeed unique – we have genes exclusive to us and not, apparently, evolved…Wed Sept 02 2009 - 01:00
Playing Tetris helps get brain into shapeRESEARCHERS HAVE discovered that playing the computer game Tetris makes your brain growWed Sept 02 2009 - 01:00
TCD researchers first to find genes unique to humansIN A remarkable piece of detective work, genetics researchers at Trinity College Dublin have made the first discovery of genes…Wed Sept 02 2009 - 01:00
Science cuts could do serious damageThe McCarthy report’s call to cut science funding is at odds with the policy of creating a knowledge economyMon Aug 31 2009 - 01:00
Scientists hail stem cell breakthroughSCIENTISTS HAVE taken another important step towards producing replacement tissues for the body using stem cellsSat Aug 29 2009 - 01:00
Brain emits early signal on attention lapsesTrinity College Dublin scientists have discovered a way to predict when a person’s lapse in attention is going to cause an error…Thu Aug 06 2009 - 01:00
Moon set to dim over IrelandThe moon will shine just a little less brightly tomorrow night, but don’t blame the clouds or air pollution.Tue Aug 04 2009 - 01:00
ScienceOPINION: The Applied Research Forum made it clear the ingredients for success are in place - so what is holding Ireland back…Mon Jul 06 2009 - 01:00
Research foundation sets sights on new drugs to treat cancerPOWERFUL NEW drug treatments for cancer are expected from an Irish initiative that involves some of the country’s top cancer …Fri Jun 26 2009 - 01:00
Irish 'energy for nothing' gizmo fails jury vettingA MUCH-TRUMPETED plan for limitless supplies of free energy has been dashed by the revelation that something cannot be produced…Wed Jun 24 2009 - 01:00
DCU to lead research on teaching of scienceTEACHERS, STUDENTS, parents and scientists will be called upon to help find ways of improving how science subjects are taught…Sat Jun 20 2009 - 01:00
Good bugs to battle C difficile and MRSAA UCC researcher is involved in a new kind of germ warfare, developing genetically engineered probiotics for use against hospital…Thu Jun 11 2009 - 01:00
It would be a mistake of monumental proportions to take the shears to the country's science budgetWHY DO WE conduct science? Why do we carry out research? What is it good for?Mon Jun 08 2009 - 01:00
Combined therapies halve Aids deathsA SIMPLE change in the treatment given to patients with the Aids virus has been shown to halve their risk of death, according…Tue May 19 2009 - 01:00
Leading US immunologist to talk at RDSHOW DOCTORS involved in medical research can learn a great deal from their own patients is the theme of a free public talk to…Thu Apr 30 2009 - 01:00
Good news for wine drinkersA LITTLE bit of what you like does you good – particularly if you fancy wineThu Apr 30 2009 - 01:00
Blood is a hard cell to explainNew research is revolutionising the way we understand the production of red and white blood cells, with potentially life-changing…Thu Apr 09 2009 - 01:00
Arctic sea ice melting at near record rateSEA ICE cover at the North Pole continues its inexorable melt-down, shrinking to a near record extent, according to new satellite…Tue Apr 07 2009 - 01:00
Research and RescueSMART ECONOMY: Having the right resources and attitude will help Ireland turn graduates into valuable entrepreneurs, says Stanford…Mon Apr 06 2009 - 01:00
Physics comes down to EarthA PIECE OF technology originally designed for a satellite mission to Mars may soon provide a new service – diagnosing tuberculosis…Thu Apr 02 2009 - 01:00
Irish researchers discover new way to kill hospital superbugIRISH-BASED researchers have come up with a new way to kill off bacteria, including the hospital superbug MRSA.Thu Mar 26 2009 - 00:00
World-class research needed for economy, says science foundationFAILURE TO build Ireland’s reputation abroad as a centre for high- quality scientific research will damage our ability to get…Wed Mar 25 2009 - 00:00
State's smart economy needs 'people and patience'IRELAND IS more than capable of building a smart economy, but it will need two things - people and patience, the president of…Tue Mar 17 2009 - 00:00
How the very small is hitting the big timeNanotechnology will allow scientists to read your genome in hours and then prescribe medicines specifically suited to your personal…Thu Mar 12 2009 - 00:00
Is anybody out there?A CAMERA so sensitive that it could spot a flea walking across a car headlight from three kilometres away may just solve the …Thu Mar 05 2009 - 00:00
