Creating the best environment to stop cancer cells
Research Lives: Dr Eva Szegezdi, lecturer in biochemistry, University of Galway
Delving into the power of DNA for patients
Research Lives: Dr Laura Whelan, post-doctoral researcher, RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences
Putting seismic waves through their paces with machine learning
Research Lives: Dr Eoghan Totten, postdoctoral researcher, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies
Human psychology: ‘Even being told you are old could affect things like blood pressure’
Research Lives: Dr Deirdre Robertson is a senior researcher at the behavioural research unit, ESRI
Exploring the power of urban green spaces to connect
Research Lives: Dr Tadhg MacIntyre, Innovation Value Institute, Maynooth University
Decoding early signals to catch ovarian cancer sooner
Research Lives: Aideen McCabe, PhD student, University College Cork
‘Homeowners with solar panels could sell extra power to neighbours’: Examining local energy trading
Research Lives: Dr Sweta Malik works at the UCD Energy Institute on a research programme on next-generation energy systems
Innovation Awards finalist: TrojanTrack - AI to keep a step ahead of lameness in horses
Smartphone-based system is an automated, non-invasive solution that uses AI-based video analysis to spot early signs of lameness in horses
Innovation Awards finalist: CergenX technology offers fast brain-injury assessment in babies
Wave helps identify newborns in need of extra support or treatment, with the aim of reducing the impact of brain injury on their lives
Innovation Awards finalist: PLIO Surgical - a more attractive approach to reconnecting bowel tissue
PLIO Surgical, a spin-out from Trinity College Dublin, intends to target surgeries for colon cancer initially
Innovation Awards finalist: Viska Systems - a camera you can count on
Viskam uses high-performance GPU technology and an AI-powered vision system to help manufacturers count and inspect small components rapidly and accurately
Innovation Awards finalist: Better Futures – a platform for engineers to start adopting AI in five minutes
Innovation uses AI tools to do the heavy lifting in administration tasks, freeing up engineers for more creative pursuits
Innovation Awards finalist: TurboTEM - giving electron microscopes a turbo-boost
Innovative technology reduces the risk of radiation damage and can be retrofitted to existing microscopes
Mathematics is evolving: ‘There was this whole world of maths I hadn’t known about’
Harvard professor Laura DeMarco is a strong supporter of curiosity-inspired research that may – or may not – lead to new applications
‘We want to make cancer treatments less toxic for children with leukaemia’: A genomic boost to treat children’s cancer
Research Lives: Haematologist and clinician scientist Prof Jonathan Bond on how his work is advancing care for childhood cancer patients