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Scientists make major breakthrough in smart printed electronics

Their leading innovation could transform everyday products (like your milk carton) into intelligent smart devices.

7 Apr 2017

‘Marine repairmen’ – little limpets are construction workers of the seashore

Limpets can repair their damaged shells so that they are as strong as the originals, but are still vulnerable to ’spalling' – a well-known cause of failure in engineering materials.

19 Jan 2017

Comhaltacht in Acadamh Ríoga na hÉireann bronnta ar Ollamh na Tríonóide

Tá Ollamh le Tíreolaíocht Choláiste na Tríonóide Baile Átha Cliath, Anna Davies, i measc an 18 comhalta nua de chuid Acadamh Ríoga na hÉireann a fógraíodh inniu.

26 May 2017

How healthy is your bicycle commute in Dublin?

A new study shows that the overall societal health benefits of cycling to work can mask some detrimental effects such as increased collision risk and exposure to pollutants.

7 Jun 2017

Politics, partners and pride: why Air Berlin is down but not yet out

These airlines are in trouble due to economic failure, but their future is very much in the hands of political power, says Padraic Regan, Assistant Professor in Marketing and Strategy.

29 Aug 2017

A “fundamental breakthrough” for the future of designing materials

A new understanding of how materials form at the nano scale will impact how they are designed -- ultimately enabling more efficient devices and extending battery life.

28 Jul 2017

Student start-ups target investors at LaunchBox 2017’s Demo Day

This year’s ten companies address unmet market needs across a variety of sectors, including online ticket re-sales, language education, online dating and bespoke tourism.

30 Aug 2017

Launch of first major Irish exhibition on Oscar Wilde

The highly personal exhibition featuring letters, photographs, theatre programmes and memorabilia maps out the Anglo-Irish playwright's meteoric rise to fame and also his dramatic fall from grace.

12 Oct 2017

We built a robot care assistant for elderly people – here’s how it works

Assistant Professor, Conor McGinn, with a piece published by The Conversation about the development of Stevie -- Ireland's first prototype robot for assisted care.

21 Nov 2017

How our ability to see, feel and hear tells us about the workings of the brain

'Perception in mind: how our ability to see, feel and hear tells us about the workings of the human brain'

15 Dec 2017

Trinity Walton Club goes global

Trinity's STEM education enrichment programme is open to international students for the first time this summer.

30 Mar 2017

Comets or volcanoes? Where did Earth’s water come from?

Professor of Geology and Mineralogy at Trinity, Balz Kamber, with an opinion piece published on The Conversation.

8 Mar 2017

Scientists discover how tuberculosis hijacks the immune system

Irish and UK scientists have unlocked a key element in understanding how human lungs fight tuberculosis. They hope their research findings will help pave the way towards new treatment approaches for the disease.

28 Aug 2017

Bioengineer wins ERC funding to develop implant for treating cartilage damage

Professor Daniel Kelly has been awarded €150,000 in funding through the European Research Council’s Proof of Concept Grants -- his third such ERC award.

6 Sep 2017

A Contested Experience: The Multiple Meanings Of ‘Hearing Voices’

Dr. Simon McCarthy-Jones, Associate Professor in the Department of Psychiatry, writes in a piece in The Huffington Post UK how voices can be many things and suggests that people need information and the freedom to explore what their voices mean, in a supportive environment.

27 Apr 2017

Scientists unlock four-fold boost in performance of green energy catalyst

Nanoscale stretching or compressing significantly boosts the performance of ceria -- a material widely used in catalytic converters and clean-energy technologies.

18 May 2017

The common path that governed the evolution of human societies across the globe

Scientific historians say a single dimension of ’social complexity' measures the development of around 400 past societies that existed over the last 10,000 years.

21 Dec 2017

Trinity unveils precious Irish manuscripts from the Dark Ages

Four priceless medieval Irish manuscripts have been conserved and digitised online by Trinity.

1 Jun 2017

Film director Martin Scorsese visits Trinity

The film director was presented with the Gold Medal of Honorary Patronage by the President of the Society, Matthew Nuding

24 Feb 2017

A major uprising in Jerusalem and beyond is just a few missteps away

Assistant Professor in International Peace Studies, Carlo Aldrovandi says the summer crisis in Jerusalem makes it clear that a major conflagration in Israel-Palestine could just happen.

17 Aug 2017