BIM: Time to tap into its full potentialJanuary 15, 2019
BIM has the potential to enhance benefits realisation for the state, contractor and the paying public, so we should lay the foundation stone and define a level 1 BIM national framework that is within the reach of all interested stakeholders, write Jansi George and John McGrath
How much energy does each Irish person really use? An interactive energy audit from UCDJanuary 15, 2019
An interactive per-person energy consumption model for Irish citizens - no comprehensive model like it currently exists - throws up some fascinating insights on how we spend our energy and where that energy comes from
How Galway’s Ellen Roche blends medicine and mechanical engineeringJanuary 15, 2019
Assistant professor Ellen Roche, originally from Co Galway, develops revolutionary medical devices through research at the crossroads of medical science and engineering
The 30-year failure cycleJanuary 15, 2019
Could the 30-year failure cycle evident in specific bridge failures be coincidence or something more? Sean Brady looks at the technical and human aspects of this unfortunate trend
Feasibility study on addressing the global water and energy challengesJanuary 15, 2019
Kevin O'Donovan describes the final-year research project he undertook, in which the feasibility of the use of aquaporin membranes for osmotically driven processes, specifically Pressure Retarded Osmosis (PRO) and Forward Osmosis (FO), was investigated
On the right path to fusion energyJanuary 15, 2019
National Academies study recommends a pilot fusion energy program that aligns with Massachusetts Institute of Technology's fusion approach and SPARC project, writes Peter Dunn
Building trustworthy artificial intelligenceJanuary 15, 2019
A recent symposium explores methods for making artificial intelligence systems more reliable, secure, and transparent, and Aleksander Madry - an associate professor of computer science at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) -compares AI to a sharp knife, a useful but potentially hazardous tool that society must learn to wield properly
Research fosters communication between smart buildings and peopleJanuary 15, 2019
Researchers found people connect better with a computer-generated avatar that represents building management - and small talk helped, too
Urban planning is failing children and breaching their human rights – here’s what needs to be doneJanuary 15, 2019
Children are being left out of decisions about the environments created around them, when really, their needs should be at the heart of them, writes Jenny Wood
To guide cancer therapy, device quickly tests drugs on tumour tissueJanuary 15, 2019
Inexpensive 3-D-printed microfluidics device could be used to personalise cancer treatment, writes Rob Matheson
Engineers create an inhalable form of messenger RNAJanuary 15, 2019
Patients with lung disease could find relief by breathing in messenger RNA molecules, writes Anne Trafton
Better superconductors from ceramic copper oxidesJanuary 15, 2019
Riccardo Comin seeks to elucidate the microscopic physics of high-temperature superconducting devices to advance their technological applications, writes Denis Paiste
