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New research has provided physical evidence that unique spider-like features on the Martian surface can be formed by the sublimation of CO2 ice.

The system will provide new information that will help in the development of personalised medicine and novel diagnostics.

Ireland has launched its first call for proposals under Horizon Europe, the most ambitious research funding programme from the EU.

The EU-funded project could provide a major breakthrough in sustainable energy.

Researchers at Cúram have helped develop a hydrogel injection that could result in less tissue scarring after a heart attack.

An Irish project has been awarded €4.4m in EU funding to develop a ‘living brain implant’ that could sense and treat epilepsy seizures.

Researchers from Trinity College Dublin and the University of Limerick are part of a European consortium focusing on underutilised crops.

NUI Galway researchers collaborated on the international study, which aimed to identify women at high risk of breast cancer.

As part of its green strategy, Bord na Móna is focusing on renewable energy and bog rehabilitation.

In an ‘important milestone’ for the south-west, CIT and IT Tralee will now become Munster Technological University.

Greencoat Renewables will purchase the Cavan and Offaly windfarms from Statkraft once they become operational in 2022.

Researchers combined pre-existing theories with modern machine learning techniques to create new molecules that make liquid fuel more efficient.

Researchers from NUI Galway and the University of Wyoming are developing a handheld device that could detect Covid-19 infection in 15 minutes.
 

Jaguar Land Rover will test autonomous car technology on a purpose-built, city-like track at a new Shannon facility.

The grounds of Áras an Uachtaráin are “extremely diverse”, according to a new study, and home to 800 different species of plant, animal and fungus.

WuXi Biologics is building the world’s largest single-use biologics manufacturing plant in Dundalk as part of a €325m investment.

Staying connected has been a challenge in 2020 as we’ve all come to realise the value of physical togetherness. But somehow Future Human managed to replicate that magic, writes Silicon Republic editor Elaine Burke.

With FDI showing a sharp global decline, IDA Ireland’s Martin Shanahan discussed the competitive challenges ahead with Ann O’Dea at Future Human 2020.

WuXi Biologics is building the world’s largest single-use biologics manufacturing plant in Dundalk as part of a €325m investment.

Following a €2m investment from donors, Tallaght University Hospital has completed its first robot-assisted surgery.