DAA awards North Runway contract to Roadbridge FCC joint ventureNovember 12, 2018
Roadbridge announces that the Roadbridge FCC joint venture has been awarded the contract to build the North Runway at Dublin airport, on behalf of DAA
Ireland’s biggest dedicated data centres exhibition opens on November 20-21 at RDSOctober 31, 2018
The information and networking opportunities DataCentres Ireland delivers make this a must attend event for all involved or responsible whatever the focus of your business
Human fallibility and automation: Lessons of the Virgin Galactic crashOctober 30, 2018
Sean Brady explores how the lessons of the 2014 Virgin Galactic crash are pertinent to all design engineers, irrespective of discipline
Project management failure: The 1976 Montreal OlympicsOctober 30, 2018
Sean Brady highlights the systemic management failings that resulted in huge financial cost and significant reputational damage to a high-profile project
Newcastle’s iconic Tyne Bridge: How it became a symbol of the city’s changing fortunesOctober 30, 2018
The Tyne Bridge shows how a practical piece of infrastructure can become an integral part of a city’s culture and identity, write Laura O'Brien and Hannah Martin
How to make computers faster and climate friendlyOctober 30, 2018
In computing, energy use is often considered a secondary problem to speed and storage, but with the rate and direction of technological advancement, it is becoming a growing environmental concern
Hothouse Earth: Our planet has been here before – here’s what it looked likeOctober 30, 2018
Even if carbon emissions are reduced to the Paris 2°C level, changes already afoot in the environment such as melting permafrost and forest die-back could accelerate warming well into the future, potentially pushing our planet into a 'Hothouse Earth' state
New, durable catalyst for key fuel cell reaction may prove useful in eco-friendly vehiclesOctober 30, 2018
A new catalyst exceeds US Department of Energy targets for performing the oxygen reduction reaction, a key step in generating an electric current in a hydrogen fuel cell
Automated system identifies dense tissue, a risk factor for breast cancer, in mammogramsOctober 30, 2018
Deep-learning model has been used successfully on patients, may lead to more consistent screening procedures
What hovering animals can teach us about flying robotsOctober 30, 2018
To find out, Stanford engineers teamed up with ecologists in Costa Rica to meticulously record the flight of over 100 different bats and hummingbirds, writes Taylor Kubota
Study points to possible new therapy for hearing lossOctober 30, 2018
Scientists have been able to regrow the sensory hair cells found in the cochlea that converts sound vibrations into electrical signals and can be permanently lost due to age or noise damage
New driverless car technology could make traffic lights and speeding tickets obsoleteOctober 30, 2018
Pair of studies outline innovations that will improve co-ordination of traffic patterns and save fuel
