Engineers help develop dissolvable, easy-to-use milk capsules for your coffeeSeptember 25, 2017
Have your coffee without spilling the milk: researchers have developed a milk capsule that dissolves when placed in a hot drink. Not only does this reduce the consumption of packaging material, the capsules are easier to use than conventional plastic containers
The beating heart of solar energy: powering medical implants with solar cellsSeptember 25, 2017
Using solar cells placed under the skin to continuously recharge implanted electronic medical devices is a viable one. Engineers have found that a 3.6 sq cm solar cell generates enough power during winter and summer to power a typical pacemaker
Quality and control – why structured grids are still in styleSeptember 22, 2017
Rachel Hopwood Jarvis assesses how best to determine mesh quality, clarifies grid classification and discusses the many advantages of structured grids versus unstructured and hybrid
New medical device concept could reduce time to diagnose infectionsSeptember 22, 2017
When a patient arrives at a hospital with a serious infection, doctors have little time to make a diagnosis and prescribe treatment. A new diagnostic device may significantly reduce the amount of time needed to diagnose tissue infections
Fusing transport, energy and technology – engineering an Irish revolutionSeptember 22, 2017
In the first part of his presidential address, Engineers Ireland president Dr Kieran Feighan outlines how harnessing energy to improve mobility has been the foundation for the development of many of the great empires in the world over the course of history
3-D simulations of dam breaks help engineers to gauge flood impactSeptember 21, 2017
Engineers have performed one of the first highly resolved, 3-D, volume-of-fluid RANS simulations of dam breaks in a natural environment, allowing them to map water levels for actual flood events
Takt in manufacturing – production that doesn’t miss a beatSeptember 20, 2017
Andy Owen outlines how engineering companies can maximise the use of ‘takt time’ – a way of measuring the rate of production in line with customer demand and one of lean management’s most misunderstood concepts
Legend on the Lee: the redevelopment of Cork’s Pairc Ui Chaoimh StadiumSeptember 20, 2017
Seamus Kelly outlines the structural design and construction considerations behind the spectacular €80 million redevelopment of Pairc Ui Chaoimh, which will be the first stadium in Ireland to be set within an unenclosed municipal park
ESB Graduate Development Programme – Your Brighter Future AwaitsSeptember 20, 2017
The programme includes structured rotations, experience working on major projects, exposure to different aspects of our business, a competitive salary and an extensive benefits package
Groundforce Shorco delivers Swedish solutionSeptember 19, 2017
Groundforce specified its 150-tonne capacity MP150 raking props to support the sides of the excavation at a site near Gothenburg
Behind the Georgian door: the building site in 18th-century IrelandSeptember 19, 2017
A new book by the late Arthur Gibney reveals the new materials techniques used on 18th-century Irish building sites, and also looks at conditions for craftspeople, labourers, architects and engineers. Read on for your chance to win a copy
University of Limerick engineers are at the heart of a shipbuilding revolutionSeptember 19, 2017
The Irish Composites Centre in UL is part of the FIBRESHIP EU initiative to manufacture the ships of the future, working to overcome the technical challenges of constructing the entire hull of large-
