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The most powerful space telescopes on Earth have discovered traces of a common gas incredibly far into deep space, and that changes what we know about the Big Bang.
 

A team of neuroscientists has managed to find a way to transfer memories from one individual to another via injection, but only in snails so far.
 

Attempting to secure an organ or limb donation can be a challenging ordeal for a patient, but a major breakthrough could help get them an artificial one much quicker.

The Irish Centre for High-End Computing has confirmed it is to put its multimillion-euro supercomputer at TSSG in Waterford to be managed and operated by the Irish Centre for High-End Computing (ICHEC) and will be available to all Irish-based researchers.
 

The genetic study of inflammatory bowel disease is going nationwide as Genomics Medicine Ireland adds six new research sites.
 

Ciara Duignan is using a data-driven approach to understand GAA player health and performance over the course of long seasons. She spoke to Dr Claire O’Connell.
 

The programme for Inspirefest 2018 has been launched, and key themes range from environmental and marine science, to space exploration and tackling biases in AI.
 

Ireland has moved up three places to sixth from ninth in the EU Digital Economy and Society Index (DESI). The country has made continuous improvements in these rankings since 2014, when it was in 10th place.

Smart Dublin has revealed that €900,000 in funding, spanning five critical projects, is available for entrepreneurs and organisations, including tech firms and universities.
 

DCU has announced the winners of its President’s Awards for Innovation, including an app that lets people donate to homelessness charities by making everyday purchases.

In the face of tough competition from her peers, Dublin-based Sharon Omiwole has been named as the national winner of FameLab Ireland ahead of the international finals.
 

Off the west coast of Ireland, a fleet of state-of-the-art tsunami detectors are to be installed, led by the Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies.
 

Irish software research group Lero has achieved international success having been named an award winner by the IEEE Computer Society.
 

In our efforts to better understand how HIV escapes the effects of the immune system, scientists have discovered a new mechanism that could hold the answer.

Enterprise Ireland has revealed that the €1m Competitive Start Fund (CSF) for Female Entrepreneurs is open for applications. Last year, around 46pc of all companies that received CSF investment were women-led.
 

Lottie Dolls CEO and 11-year-old European Digital Girl of the Year are both among the latest speakers announced for Inspirefest this year.

Intel’s acquisition of Irish tech firm Movidius is enabling Intel and Microsoft to bring more AI capabilities to Windows 10.

One of the world’s most debilitating diseases could be identified from a simple blood test, new research from RCSI has found.
 

This year’s recipients of SFI’s St Patrick’s Day Medal include renowned physics professor Margaret Murnane and Granahan McCourt Capital CEO David McCourt.

With the aim of developing a treatment for a rare and debilitating skin disorder, an Irish biopharma company and UCD have signed a gene therapy licensing deal.