How does your productivity stack up?July 29, 2019
Survey results and research by MIT Sloan’s Bob Pozen reveal common habits and skills among highly productive managers
Behind the scenes of the Apollo mission at MITJuly 29, 2019
From making the lunar landings possible to interpreting the meaning of the moon rocks, the institute was a vital part of history
Why you need to do environmental due diligence before buying a propertyJuly 29, 2019
When it comes to investing or expanding via property developments or acquisitions, environmental due diligence can save your client an unpleasant surprise (and a lot of expense), writes Kevin Cleary
Students as consulting engineers: An Irish Water case studyJuly 29, 2019
From March to May 2019 Engineers Ireland worked with Irish Water and the TU Dublin School of Civil Engineering (Bolton Street) to deliver a pilot case study for final-year undergraduates, and it is envisioned that it will be used by Irish third level institutions as a template for future industry case studies
Inside track: How site experience is helping duo build their engineering careerJuly 29, 2019
Two graduate engineers at Roughan & O’Donovan, Ernest Etim and Miguel Angel Hidalgo, discuss how their site rotation has given them a lot more than just a chance to get out of the office and see their work
A vision of nuclear energy buoyed by molten saltJuly 29, 2019
NSE graduate student Kieran Dolan tackles a critical technical challenge to fluoride-salt-cooled high-temperature nuclear reactors
The Knowledge Development Box: An overviewJuly 29, 2019
The Finance Act 2015 introduced the Knowledge Development Box (KDB), and its broad objective is to promote innovation and provide an incentive whereby profits arising from patented inventions, copyrighted software and certain other specific asset classes can effectively be taxed at a reduced rate of 6.25 per cent
Microfluidics device helps diagnose sepsis in minutesJuly 29, 2019
When time matters in hospitals, automated system can detect an early biomarker for the potentially life-threatening condition
A material way to make Mars habitableJuly 29, 2019
Research suggests that regions of the Martian surface could be made habitable with a material - silica aerogel - that mimics Earth's atmospheric greenhouse effect
Experiments show dramatic increase in solar cell outputJuly 29, 2019
Method for collecting two electrons from each photon could break through theoretical solar-cell efficiency limit
Cancer biologists identify new drug comboJuly 29, 2019
Two drugs that block cell division synergise to kill tumour cells
New e-skin innovation gives robots and prosthetics an exceptional sense of touchJuly 29, 2019
Unique sensor system responds 1,000 times faster than the human sense of touch, the fastest ever achieved for an e-skin
