Do you really need a new phone? The curse of planned obsolescence While planned obsolescence is appealing to producers it works against sustainability and damages the environment in the long term technology • 14 Apr 23
Do you really need a new phone? The curse of planned obsolescence While planned obsolescence is appealing to producers it works against sustainability and damages the environment in the long term technology • 14 Apr 23
Meet Ireland's pioneering mathematical women Here are some of the Irish women who led the way when it came to a career in mathematics Maths • 12 Oct 20
Meet Ireland's pioneering mathematical women Here are some of the Irish women who led the way when it came to a career in mathematics Maths • 12 Oct 20
The ups and downs of operating an electric car How does an electric vehicle compare to a diesel car in terms of speed, acceleration, comfort and economics? Electric Cars • 30 May 18
The ups and downs of operating an electric car How does an electric vehicle compare to a diesel car in terms of speed, acceleration, comfort and economics? Electric Cars • 30 May 18
A chemist explains how plastic-eating bacteria actually work Is the discovery of bacteria that can literally eat the plastic used to make bottles the start of more environmentally friendly recycling? Plastic • 01 May 18
A chemist explains how plastic-eating bacteria actually work Is the discovery of bacteria that can literally eat the plastic used to make bottles the start of more environmentally friendly recycling? Plastic • 01 May 18
How to create more disability entrepreneurs Society needs to change how we view disability and this also means increasing the rate of entrepreneurial activity within the community Entrepeneurship • 10 Apr 18
How to create more disability entrepreneurs Society needs to change how we view disability and this also means increasing the rate of entrepreneurial activity within the community Entrepeneurship • 10 Apr 18
The future of planes Is it possible to fly around the world without costing the earth? Transport • 28 Aug 23
The future of planes Is it possible to fly around the world without costing the earth? Transport • 28 Aug 23
What's that sound? Opinion: Virtual Reality is an entirely new artistic medium in which sounds plays a surprisingly important role Virtual Reality • 21 Feb 18
What's that sound? Opinion: Virtual Reality is an entirely new artistic medium in which sounds plays a surprisingly important role Virtual Reality • 21 Feb 18
A (very) brief intellectual history of AI Opinion: Artificial intelligence has come a long way since World War Two, but general purpose machine intelligence remains a distant prospect Ai • 06 Feb 18
A (very) brief intellectual history of AI Opinion: Artificial intelligence has come a long way since World War Two, but general purpose machine intelligence remains a distant prospect Ai • 06 Feb 18
The women who led the way in computer programming Opinion: coding was once considered a female job and women were responsible for creating many innovative computer programming languages Science and Technology • 10 Jan 18
The women who led the way in computer programming Opinion: coding was once considered a female job and women were responsible for creating many innovative computer programming languages Science and Technology • 10 Jan 18
Will a robot take your job? The Brainstorm long read: with millions of jobs set to be replaced by changes in technology, we may not be able to stop the rise of robots and automation, but we can plan for it Robots • 03 Apr 19
Will a robot take your job? The Brainstorm long read: with millions of jobs set to be replaced by changes in technology, we may not be able to stop the rise of robots and automation, but we can plan for it Robots • 03 Apr 19
Why the future means design and creativity Opinion: ahead of The Future festival in Dublin next week, an assessment of the importance of design and creativity to the Irish economy Design • 27 Oct 17
Why the future means design and creativity Opinion: ahead of The Future festival in Dublin next week, an assessment of the importance of design and creativity to the Irish economy Design • 27 Oct 17
Computing differences in language between male and female authors Analysis: a number of studies have looked at differences in language between genders in literature, but what can computers really tell us about this? Gender • 20 Oct 17
Computing differences in language between male and female authors Analysis: a number of studies have looked at differences in language between genders in literature, but what can computers really tell us about this? Gender • 20 Oct 17
5 things you can't do properly when you're on the phone Psychological research shows that inattention blindness kicks in when we're glued to our smartphones Smartphones • 12 Oct 17
5 things you can't do properly when you're on the phone Psychological research shows that inattention blindness kicks in when we're glued to our smartphones Smartphones • 12 Oct 17
Twitter's new 280 character limit trial is a risky strategy In moving away from its iconic 140 characters limit, Twitter's decision to double up could summon the fail whale for its business if users decide to block or mute the move Twitter • 28 Sep 17
Twitter's new 280 character limit trial is a risky strategy In moving away from its iconic 140 characters limit, Twitter's decision to double up could summon the fail whale for its business if users decide to block or mute the move Twitter • 28 Sep 17
Has Facebook stopped chasing teenagers? Facebook's Lifestage app joins Poke and Slingshot on its list of failed attempts to compete with the teen-friendly Snapchat and shows it will struggle to be as central to young people's online lives as it once was Facebook • 25 Sep 17
Has Facebook stopped chasing teenagers? Facebook's Lifestage app joins Poke and Slingshot on its list of failed attempts to compete with the teen-friendly Snapchat and shows it will struggle to be as central to young people's online lives as it once was Facebook • 25 Sep 17
