Irish-led study unravels mystery behind ‘scar’ on white dwarf
Feb 26, 2024 · Stefano Bagnulo of the Armagh Observatory led a study that discovered how a white dwarf ‘scar’ is the result of objects it cannibalised.
BT Young Scientist Regeneron winners prepare for global contest
Apr 10, 2024 · Joseph Mudrak and Liam Fuller were recognised for their AI-focused project at BTYSTE 2024 and are preparing for the massive ISEF event.
Carbon dating accuracy called into question after major flaw …
Jun 6, 2018 · Though one of the most essential tools for determining an ancient object’s age, carbon dating might not be as accurate as we once thought. When news is announced on the discovery of an ...
Equal1 announces ‘world’s coldest’ quantum controller chip
Dec 3, 2024 · The ‘groundbreaking’ technology will enable scaling to millions of orchestrated qubits on a single chip, the company said. The Irish quantum computing company Equal1 has announced what it ...
Which coding languages are used by the world’s top companies?
Sep 3, 2020 · By Lisa Ardill . Lisa Ardill joined Silicon Republic as senior careers reporter in July 2019. She has a BA in neuroscience and a master’s degree in science communication.
Irish-led wave energy project gets go-ahead from the EU
Sep 9, 2024 · The new project harnessing renewable wave energy will use a floating wave energy device developed by Irish company OceanEnergy. A multinational project looking to harness wave energy has received ...
The 50 Greatest Robots in Pop Culture History 25-1
Jan 23, 2015 · 20. T-1000. As seen in: Terminator 2: Judgment Day Among the wide variety of robots, cyborgs and machines that appear on this list, the T-1000 remains a true original. So perfectly formed was ...
Automation start-up Ghost closes up shop despite OpenAI deal
Apr 4, 2024 · The start-up raised a significant amount of funding over the years, but may have shifted its focus too many times as it failed to find the right path to long-term profitability.
Reddit CEO describes ‘parasitic’ TikTok as ‘spyware’
Feb 27, 2020 · At the Social 2030 conference in Silicon Valley, Reddit CEO Steve Huffman took aim at TikTok, voicing concerns about privacy. TikTok is an app that enables users to create, edit and share short ...
‘The reality is that the cloud is actually under the ocean’
Feb 13, 2019 · Recently, a digital blackout in Tonga caused by the severing of the country’s only undersea cable generated widespread recognition of the submerged systems our connected world depends upon.. Not ...