The Irish Times

Inside the race to find drugs to treat Covid-19

Scientists are focusing on three main drug types

Thu Mar 26 2020 - 12:17

Dominic Cummings tries to reinvent politics now that Brexit is ‘done’

Boris Johnson’s adviser will need all his drive and abrasive style to enact an ambitious agenda

Thu Jan 16 2020 - 13:46

Elon Musk looks to wire your brain to the Internet

Musk-backed Neuralink plans to use brain-implant technology to help patients with severe brain disorders

Wed Jul 17 2019 - 07:44

The billion dollar man steering Toyota into the age of self-driving cars

Gill Pratt is tasked with securing carmaker’s future as industry undergoes huge change

Thu Oct 19 2017 - 06:50

DARPA: Looking towards technologies for 2040 and beyond

The US military’s research arm is interested in far more than simply combat

Thu May 11 2017 - 05:45

Microsoft goes underwater for a data centre solution

Tech giant is carrying out tests in a bid to eliminate expensive air conditioning costs

Mon Feb 08 2016 - 09:00

Learning to sew eased the way to winning award for life jacket design

Kieran Normoyle’s Ocean Survivor wants to raise money so it can start to sell

Mon Jan 11 2016 - 09:30

Toyota hires Google’s former head of robotics

Google’s former head of the robotics will join Toyota’s new Artificial Intelligence lab

Wed Jan 06 2016 - 11:36

Cantillon: beware the myth of the mighty tech men

Book details how technologies that make the iPhone so ‘smart’ can be traced back to investment by the US government

Thu Aug 27 2015 - 01:00

Google Wants to turn your clothes into a computer

Forget Google Glass, the behemoth now wants to get into your clothing

Thu Jun 04 2015 - 01:20

US military mistakenly ships live anthrax to laboratories

Pentagon says no known suspected infection or risk to public after bacteria sent to nine labs

Thu May 28 2015 - 07:20

Driverless technology edges closer to Ireland

Trials of driverless cars are being carried out in several British cities

Thu Feb 12 2015 - 01:40

The risk-taking US agency remaking the world we live in

Darpa has been successfully backing innovative research for the US for five decades

Mon Jan 26 2015 - 01:40

Reinventing the internet to make it safer for users around the world

The web wasn’t designed with security in mind. Is it possible to fix it?

Mon Dec 08 2014 - 01:00

Technology’s path from academia to commercial world needs paving

To maximise potential of new products, technology transfer offices focus on intellectual, financialand other elements. The experience of Ireland is very similar to the States

Mon Oct 27 2014 - 01:35

Flying cars: Sky’s the limit but why has the concept not achieved take-off?

Inventors are working on designs they believe will finally put motoring on a futuristic high

Mon Sept 01 2014 - 01:20

Design concept with a difference as 3D print plans bring car to life

Local Motors founder says new techniques will allow the US win back car manufacturing

Thu Jun 26 2014 - 01:10

Much-maligned state takes the boldest risks in innovation

A brilliant exploration of new ideas in business argues that government is behind the boldest risks and biggest breakthroughs, writes Martin Wolf

Wed Aug 07 2013 - 07:29