Latest Technology Stories
Inspiring the next generation to take their first STEPS towards an engineering careerNovember 1, 2016
Aidan Knowles, an ethical hacking engineer at IBM, discusses the benefits and enjoyment to be got from volunteering with the Engineers Ireland STEPS programme
Addressing the IT skills gap and finding the right candidateOctober 18, 2016
Dejan Ćušić, business director of Comtrade Digital Services, discusses the challenges IT companies are facing when looking to secure the right candidate for technical roles
SIGFOX – nationwide telemetry to build the Internet of Things networkOctober 18, 2016
The SIGFOX network provides two-way transmission of small quantities of data over long distances, lowering barriers to implementation of Internet of Things solutions and extending battery and service life of connected devices. John Rutherford reports
Irish Centre for High-End Computing: enabling the next wave of innovative researchOctober 4, 2016
Intel is funding the Irish Centre for High-End Computing to further develop the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s wave-forecasting code, WaveWatch III. The code is already used to recreate rogue waves hitting Ireland’s west coast and help mitigate their effects
How secure is your company’s access control technology?October 4, 2016
As a form of risk management, access control is essential for protecting staff, information and assets and limiting the potential for unauthorised individuals to enter your facilities. Is your security up to scratch?
Digital innovation meets engineering to find Quik solution to part-time recruitment processOctober 4, 2016
Skillar, an early-stage UCD student venture, has developed a new 'Quik' app to accelerate the recruitment process for part-time jobs. Quik enables employers to advertise part-time jobs, shortlist applicants who apply through the app and validate their work experience
Internet of Things – partnership brings network solutions to customers all around IrelandSeptember 20, 2016
VT Networks' and Powerpoint Engineering's rollout of a dedicated IoT network across the country will result in the remote reading of electricity and gas meters, monitoring of expensive electricity and gas assets and the protection of lone workers in rural locations
FESTA Strategic Career Manager: supporting women’s progression in academiaSeptember 20, 2016
A new software application is helping to shatter the glass ceiling in STEM academia. The app was developed by Lero, the Irish Software Research Centre, as part of an EU-funded gender equality project. Prof Ita Richardson, Dr Clare O'Hagan and Dr John Noll report
No network is an island – integrating legacy systems with modern industrial networksSeptember 6, 2016
Robin Whitehead on the challenges plant managers face when integrating legacy systems into new industrial networks. With the convergence of IT and operational technology, how can managers satisfy two departments with different priorities?
Data mining the web: using Big Data analytics in Irish-owned global search engineSeptember 6, 2016
Noel Lysaght outlines the technology behind Irish-owned eCommerce company SalesOptimize. The new service generates sales leads for business-to-business companies selling their products or services to eCommerce merchants
The science of statistics: its application in sports performance analyticsAugust 9, 2016
Game Changer is founded on appropriate statistical analysis tools for sports-performance statistics and offers user-friendly and quick performance analysis
Raising start-up finance is full of risks and challengesAugust 9, 2016
Chris Horn discusses the challenges of raising start-up finance - from the potential of damage to personal relationships to the consequences of an unpaid loan
The ESE Academy and ECubers – educating equipment-systems engineers of the futureJuly 26, 2016
Under the Equipment Systems Engineering Academy and ECubers programme, SL Controls is educating students to the level required for Industry 4.0 and encouraging young people to study and pursue careers in engineering. Shane Loughlin reports
On your marks: NUI Galway spin-out Qpercom electronically marks practical exams in medicineJuly 12, 2016
Technology developed by NUI Galway software engineers is responsible for the retrieval, storage and real-time analysis of medical students’ practical examinations in 25 top universities worldwide
Did your smart watch and fitness tracker just give away your PIN?July 12, 2016
New research reveals that wearable devices may ‘leak’ information as you use them: the motions of your hands as you use PIN pads, which is automatically recorded by your device, can be hacked to guess your PIN with more than 90% accuracy
Hybrid Agile – a smarter approach to software development or a muddled solution?June 28, 2016
One of the most-used frameworks in software development is Agile. However, many companies dismiss this methodology too quickly when they have actually been using ‘Hybrid Agile’ instead, writes Shilabhadra P. Parida
Predictions using big data a hot theme for the tech sectorJune 14, 2016
While also looking at the origins, history and development of big data, Chris Horn argues that big data, data science and prediction have yet to be successfully applied to today's tech industry
Heart-racing 3D films can make children ‘smarter’ in the short termJune 14, 2016
Improvement in cognitive processing is almost three times greater as a result of watching 3D rather than a 2D film. 3D gets the heart-racing, producing 80 per cent of the excitement of a rollercoaster ride
Novel controller allows video gamer who lacks hands to compete with his feetJune 2, 2016
Engineering graduate students, one of whom lost his hands to meningitis, design and build a foot-activated video game controller
Step into a reimagined Dublin of 1916 using innovative technologiesMay 31, 2016
A new multimedia website offers a graphic insight into how Dublin’s buildings and streets played a pivotal role in the 1916 Rising. Caoimhe Gallagher and Frank Lynam report