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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

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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

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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

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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

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Obituary: Ted MooneyJuly 15, 2019

The death has taken place of Ted Mooney BE CEng FIEI, who died in Tavira, Portugal, on June 27, 2019. He had been ill for some time

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How to produce natural gas while storing carbon dioxideJuly 15, 2019

Research at the University of Texas, Austin, shows that injecting air and carbon dioxide into methane ice deposits buried beneath the Gulf of Mexico could unlock vast natural gas energy resources while helping fight climate change by trapping the carbon dioxide underground

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Making wireless communication more energy efficientJuly 15, 2019

Along with studying theory, 'it's also important to me that the work we are doing will help to solve real-world problems', says student Omer Tanovic

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How our floating homes will help people in flood-prone countriesJuly 1, 2019

About 40% of the global population live in coastal areas less than 100km from the ocean, facing various climate challenges. The Dream Homes project designed resilient floating homes that would enable families to survive in the aftermath of extreme flooding while producing food, water and energy, and also provide sustainable ways to make a living

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Wind in his sails: Michael Bloomberg unveils climate initiative ‘Beyond Carbon’June 13, 2019

Entrepreneur, philanthropist, former mayor of New York and Johns Hopkins engineering graduate announces in his MIT commencement address that climate crisis 'is unlike any other ever faced by humankind'

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Most detailed X-ray image of batteries yet to reveal why they still aren’t good enoughJune 13, 2019

Researchers have developed the most comprehensive view yet of lithium-ion battery electrodes, where most damage typically occurs from charging them repeatedly. Manufacturers could use this information to design batteries for smartphones or cars that are both more reliable and longer-lasting, say the researchers

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Protecting our energy infrastructure from cyber attackJune 13, 2019

Researchers use a new, holistic methodology to address cyber vulnerabilities in today’s energy systems

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Chip design drastically reduces energy needed to compute with lightJune 13, 2019

Simulations suggest photonic chip could run optical neural networks 10 million times more efficiently than its electrical counterparts

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Innovation: How do you measure up?May 29, 2019

In a fast-moving and globalised economy, innovation is no longer optional but essential in order to achieve success, writes Joe McDonald, who clarifies what is meant by ‘innovation’ and considers the characteristics of those organisations that embed it apparently so seamlessly into their day-to-day operations

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Counter-intuitive climate change solutionMay 29, 2019

A seemingly counterintuitive approach - converting one greenhouse gas into another - holds promise for returning the atmosphere to pre-industrial concentrations of methane, a powerful driver of global warming

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Gas versus electric? Fuel choice affects efforts to achieve low-energy and low-impact homesMay 29, 2019

If you want to make your home as energy-efficient and green as possible, should you use gas or electric for your heating and cooling needs?

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Bringing human-like reasoning to driverless car navigationMay 29, 2019

Autonomous control system 'learns' to use simple maps and image data to navigate new, complex routes

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Factors affecting fire safety in heritage buildings: An analysisMay 20, 2019

The recent fire at Notre Dame in Paris has, once again, turned the spotlight on how susceptible heritage buildings are to fire and recent analysis has indicated that most of the devastating fires that have occurred in historical buildings occurred during restoration works, through faulty electrical systems or through adverse weather events, writes Pat Hunt

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Notre Dame: Medieval stonemasons built vaulted ceilings to protect against firesMay 20, 2019

The challenge of restoring Notre Dame after the fire in April presents an opportunity to unravel the techniques of the time, says Professor David Wendland, chair of construction history at Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg in Germany, who recently deduced how intricate, late Gothic vaults were constructed

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Floods will cost the UK billions, but AI can help make sewers the first defenceMay 20, 2019

The UK will need to spend £1bn a year on flood management to avoid the worst consequences of climate change, but artificial intelligence can use data to help make decisions about how water should flow in and around human settlements, to avoid the worst effects of flooding, writes Jonathan Sykes

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How an Irish electrician’s simple but effective invention has gone viral and saved livesMay 7, 2019

After winning the New Frontiers programme's ‘Most Innovative Product’ award, entrepreneur-electrician Sean O'Tuama has ambitions to make his Firemole invention the ‘go-to’ brand for fire prevention in the home, writes Ken Mitchell

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