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Big Ideas 2019 includes a fairytale-inspired innovation to save the lives of firefighters, The Quickstitch for rapid wound closure and energy efficient wastewater recycling Twelve investor-ready start-ups will pitch their new…

Processed food has been with civilisation for centuries, the dominant belief that kitchen equals good and factory is bad needs to be challenged, and misunderstandings about food processing is leading to massive food waste, asserts a new…

Scientists from Trinity College Dublin have discovered how Hepatitis C virus (HCV) “ghosts” our immune system and remains undiagnosed in many people. The highly infectious and sometimes deadly Hepatitis C is transmitted via infected…

Stevie II, Ireland’s first socially assistive AI robot, will bring supportive technologies such as video calling and social media to elderly people and their caregivers. Robotic engineers unveiled their invention in Trinity College…

Cannabis usage in those who suffer from rheumatoid arthritis is suggested to reduce inflammatory factors which causes a trademark symptom of the disease, chronic pain. Research by Irish company, GreenLight Medicines, indicated that the…

The term ‘Hipster banking’ has been around as long as the banks themselves have and both are here to stay. N26 and Revolut are the two biggest ‘fintech’ start-up banks available to people in Ireland. Their purpose is to serve up a…