Science

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 technology…

There are some 2.3 billion video gamers in the world today who play video games for hours at a time every week. They can be very involved with multiplayer games. They tend to have their own avatar which can be personalised to different…

There's a lot to say about how artificial intelligence will disrupt healthcare as we know it. Here's a crash course in what AI and machine learning mean for healthcare today and what the future could look like for these technologies.…

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…

Move over the Winklevoss twins, here in Ireland we have the Happy Pear Twins and they came to the conclusion that blockchain is indeed a vegan. So how did we reach a conclusion of such epic proportions? Well – we were very scientific in…

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 blood…

Sister relationships are understudied in psychology, despite the self-evident importance of such relationships. Siblings have unique relationships. They are like a combination between a parent-child relationship and a close friendship.…

Ghosting: “a verb that refers to ending a romantic relationship by cutting off all contact and ignoring the former partner’s attempts to reach out.” Being ghosted can be extremely hurtful. Although little empirical research has been…

Narcissists use Instagram to exploit their partners and enhance their own self-image. If you use Instagram, you’ve likely seen an individual posting pictures of either themselves and their partner, or just their partner. Social media has…

Much of the coverage about smart cities discusses how sensors, automation and energy-efficient buildings could forever change the lives of the residents who live in them. But, outside of the dazzling examples of high-tech components, one…