An NUI Galway student has invented a device which measures domestic power use and could save households over €400 a year on their ESB bills.
Archive for 2008
Raheny astronomer discovers another Irish asteroid
28 October 2008
After waiting 160 years for an asteroid to be discovered from Ireland, two have been discovered just a fortnight apart.
DSE Science Ambassador discovers asteroid
10 October 2008
Astronomer Dave McDonald has discovered an asteroid, using a telescope in his back garden in Celbridge, Co Kildare.
SciFest 2009 is on the way
9 September 2008
A date for your diary is SciFest 2009. The science competitions will all take place across Ireland in late April/early May 2009.
The world’s biggest experiment – Large Hadron Collider
8 September 2008
It’s the world’s biggest test-tube, and the most highly-anticipated physics experiment ever. On 10 September the most powerful particle accelerator on the planet goes fully into action for the first time.
Have your say in giving a research grant
28 July 2008
“Your Science Your Say” is a chance for you to give your two cents on current scientific research. You play the role of a funding body, and you set the research agenda.
Pub tests DNA for high-king descendants
18 June 2008
Customers at two Irish pubs have been taking DNA tests to see if they are related to an ancient Irish king.
Calling Irish astronaut candidates
16 May 2008
The European Space Agency (ESA) has launched an astronaut recruitment drive to attract Irish applicants for the human spaceflight missions of the 21st century.
Science ambassadors wanted
2 May 2008
Are you working in science? Enthusiastic about it? Willing to help other people learn about your area of science? Then you might be a great Science Ambassador.
Queen’s researcher is young astronomer of the year
25 April 2008
A researcher at Queen’s University Belfast has won the Young Astronomer Award 2008 from the Astronomical Society of Japan.