NASA steps up search for alien life forms on MarsThe US National Aeronautics and Space Administration is stepping up its hunt for alien life, but not the little green men so …Wed Jan 27 1999 - 00:00
Scorpion may have a role in treating brain cancerVenom from a dangerous scorpion may have an unlikely role in the treatment of a particularly lethal form of brain cancerTue Jan 26 1999 - 00:00
Maynooth scientists build brain sensorScientists at NUI Maynooth are building a minute sensor that will measure chemical changes as they take place in the brainMon Jan 25 1999 - 00:00
New pain relievers may cause blood clotsA US research group which includes a senior Irish scientist has uncovered potential problems with a newly released class of pain…Mon Jan 25 1999 - 00:00
DCU honours work of leading scholarsAcademic research into malaria and studies of the interaction between politicians and the media have been recognised under Dublin…Thu Jan 14 1999 - 00:00
Prizewinning code deviser trying to cope with all the fussSarah Flannery has been besieged since her win last week in the Esat Young Scientist ExhibitionThu Jan 14 1999 - 00:00
Scientists give backing to more cloning researchCloning research involving the use of human embryos has received a major boost following new recommendations from scientists …Wed Dec 09 1998 - 00:00
No health risks from mobile phone masts, says expertThere are no health risks associated with the signals coming from mobile telephone masts, according to one Dublin electronics…Wed Dec 09 1998 - 00:00
Cork campus company exploits opportunities in optoelectronicsOptoelectronics is the name given to a research field which combines light and optics with semiconductor-based electronicsFri Dec 04 1998 - 00:00
New eye surgery offers hope to elderlyThe single most important development in eye surgery in recent years, involving a new treatment for one of the most common forms…Fri Dec 04 1998 - 00:00
New era of space travel lifts offA new era in space exploration has begun with the successful launch of Zarya, the first module of the $60 billion International…Sat Nov 21 1998 - 00:00
Breakthrough in negotiations on EU's research budget welcomedEU negotiators have broken months of deadlock over the Union's massive £11,872 million research budget, which in turn opens up…Thu Nov 19 1998 - 00:00
Scientists baffled by damp squib aerial showStar-gazers got rain on their heads and the scientists egg on their faces after the Leonid meteor showers failed to deliver the…Thu Nov 19 1998 - 00:00
Head west for shooting starsThe Leonid meteor showers arrive tonight, but half of Ireland is likely to miss this shooting star display completelyTue Nov 17 1998 - 00:00
Extra funds on offer for in-house researchAn additional £5.6 million is expected to become available to companies doing in-house research under the existing Research Technology…Fri Nov 13 1998 - 00:00
Radical reform sought of State science outlayA group which advises the State on science is seeking "radical reforms" after £800 million was spent last year on science and…Tue Nov 10 1998 - 00:00
Transplant revolution on wayA revolution in transplant medicine has begun following the successful culturing of embryonic stem cells, the material from which…Fri Nov 06 1998 - 00:00
Paper on biochemistry of ageing wins awardA paper describing research attempting to halt the effects of age on the brain has won first prize in the second annual Science…Thu Nov 05 1998 - 00:00
Exhibit explains art conservationX-rays, microscopes and chemical analysis are the modern tools of the trade for the National Gallery's conservators who protect…Wed Nov 04 1998 - 00:00
Scientists urged to get involved in public affairsScientists and technologists should become more involved in public affairs, according to a body advising the Government on science…Wed Nov 04 1998 - 00:00
Survey helps pinpoint pollution threat to Shannon water qualityThe River Shannon catchment is under severe environmental pressure from sewage discharges, agricultural run-off and industrial…Tue Nov 03 1998 - 00:00
Computers pull strings for the harp makerAdvanced technology is being pressed into service to help build a better harpTue Nov 03 1998 - 00:00
Schoolchildren get inside story on the causes of food-poisoningIt was a "whodunnit" with a difference as the group of eight-and nine-year-olds toured the crime scene and began their search…Tue Nov 03 1998 - 00:00
North-South science links poor, policy group toldIreland has a good record in Irish-UK scientific collaboration but the level of North-South links is relatively poor, a group…Fri Oct 30 1998 - 00:00
Science Week Ireland aims to improve public awarenessScience as you have never seen it before comes to a town near you as Science Week Ireland gets under way this weekendFri Oct 30 1998 - 00:00
Jacob demands UK honour pledge on new Sellafield plantThe Government has written to two British ministers demanding that they honour commitments made earlier this year and block the…Mon Oct 26 1998 - 00:00
Do not live in a city if you want a long life, UCD conference on urban living is toldIf you want a long life, do not live in a city. If the traffic doesn't get you, the air pollution will.Fri Oct 23 1998 - 01:00
Need for health policy in city planning stressedHealth policy should be central to any discussion of city planning, particularly in the area of traffic management, according…Fri Oct 23 1998 - 01:00
Selling testing services around the worldIt is like being able to detect something smaller than a postage stamp hidden in an area four times the size of St Stephen's …Fri Oct 23 1998 - 01:00
Firm uses Web as virtual classroomThe Internet came along at just the right time for WBT Systems, a former UCD campus company that hitched its star to the Web …Fri Oct 16 1998 - 01:00
Research firm identifies key marketGood research should always deliver information, but sometimes it can also yield opportunities to earn moneyFri Oct 09 1998 - 01:00
Magnets boost pulling powerResearchers at Trinity College Dublin are in the forefront of research into a new generation of permanent magnets which include…Mon Sept 28 1998 - 01:00
High power maths speed up computer networksWhat name would you choose for a company that specialises in using high-power mathematics as a way to speed up computer communications…Fri Sept 25 1998 - 01:00
Honeymooner's fishy tale hits scales at 400m yearsHoneymoon snaps are usually about sun and sand and romantic settingsThu Sept 24 1998 - 01:00
Campus gets new science buildingIreland's ability to attract high-technology investment could be undermined without a well-resourced university sector, the president…Wed Sept 23 1998 - 01:00
Leaflet on genetically-modified foods contains misleading information, lobby group claimsA consumer information leaflet on genetically-modified foods, launched this week by the Centra and Super-Valu supermarket chains…Fri Sept 18 1998 - 01:00
Ireland near bottom in Europe for spending on health researchIreland would need at least a five-fold increase in medical research spending if it wanted to achieve a credible presence in …Thu Sept 17 1998 - 01:00
Countdown to New Year will take extra second as clocks are synchronisedWe will have to wait a little longer than usual before popping the champagne corks this coming New Year's Eve - one second, to…Tue Sept 15 1998 - 01:00
Device records infants' oxygen supplyBrain damage in newly-born babies is sometimes caused by the child being starved of oxygen during birth, but if the situation…Sat Sept 12 1998 - 01:00
Expanding magnet company feels pull of big businessA Dublin company has developed a magnet strong enough to lift a Mini, but small enough to fit in a supermarket shopping bagFri Sept 11 1998 - 01:00
Scientists fail to agree on the lessons and risks from BSEIs the incidence of BSE actually falling or is it as high as ever because farmers are concealing sick animals? Has the risk of…Fri Sept 11 1998 - 01:00
Researchers seek distinction between ageing and illnessResearch into ageing has been neglected for decades because those affected by it were always considered just old and not ill, …Thu Sept 10 1998 - 01:00
Blood flow to brain varies on seeing facesThe brain puts a great deal of effort into being able to recognise faces and the information they conveyWed Sept 09 1998 - 01:00
Steel sets the standards in buildingAn Irish company has joined forces with a British firm to introduce a new building system particularly suited to apartment blocks…Wed Sept 09 1998 - 01:00
Healthy tips on how to live beyond 70Many more people would avoid "premature death" if governments applied simple, low-cost and targeted health education, particularly…Tue Sept 08 1998 - 01:00
Sellafield still main threat to Irish SeaThe overall levels of radioactivity in the Irish marine environment continue to fall, but the individual contribution of one …Mon Sept 07 1998 - 01:00
Superweed fears `confirmed'Environmentalists' concerns that genetically engineered plants could result in "superweeds" which were immune to weedkillers …Sat Sept 05 1998 - 01:00
Government should double spending on basic scienceThe Government should double its spending on basic science if it is to maintain the current level of economic growth, according…Sat Aug 15 1998 - 01:00
Summer flatters only to deceive as rain set to returnPity the poor English, if you can, facing into a five-day forecast promising sunshine and heat wavesThu Aug 06 1998 - 01:00
Workers evacuated after Sellafield accidentHighly toxic plutonium has been released in an accident within the Sellafield nuclear reprocessing plant in Cumbria.Tue Aug 04 1998 - 01:00
