How to protect airports from drones Drone technology is developing in leaps and bounds and anti-drone technology must keep up to ensure public safety Security • 03 Mar 23
How to protect airports from drones Drone technology is developing in leaps and bounds and anti-drone technology must keep up to ensure public safety Security • 03 Mar 23
Why Alexa and your other personal assistants have female voices The reasons why modern technology reproduces such outdated gender roles might be found in sci-fi films technology • 08 Feb 23
Why Alexa and your other personal assistants have female voices The reasons why modern technology reproduces such outdated gender roles might be found in sci-fi films technology • 08 Feb 23
Could super-villains use your smart kettle to disrupt power grid? We're moving to a world where more and more of our home appliances are connected to the internet and thus more hackable Energy • 12 Jan 23
Could super-villains use your smart kettle to disrupt power grid? We're moving to a world where more and more of our home appliances are connected to the internet and thus more hackable Energy • 12 Jan 23
Will you be reading books written by AI in 2023? Massive technological developments like ChatGPT means the day could soon be here when AI can write bestselling novels Brainstorm • 13 Dec 22
Will you be reading books written by AI in 2023? Massive technological developments like ChatGPT means the day could soon be here when AI can write bestselling novels Brainstorm • 13 Dec 22
Will cinemas and streaming services be able to co-exist? We've seen seismic shifts of late in where we go to watch our favourite movies - and the changes are not over yet Culture • 08 Dec 22
Will cinemas and streaming services be able to co-exist? We've seen seismic shifts of late in where we go to watch our favourite movies - and the changes are not over yet Culture • 08 Dec 22
How we unearthed a medieval town in Co Kilkenny New technologies have allowed researchers to retrace Newtown without having to take a spade to the site History • 02 Dec 22
How we unearthed a medieval town in Co Kilkenny New technologies have allowed researchers to retrace Newtown without having to take a spade to the site History • 02 Dec 22
Are cyber criminals using your computer? We can stop criminals engaged in cryptojacking using our computers by carefully monitoring the computer's performance technology • 01 Dec 22
Are cyber criminals using your computer? We can stop criminals engaged in cryptojacking using our computers by carefully monitoring the computer's performance technology • 01 Dec 22
What are 'loot boxes' and why are they so difficult to regulate? The growth of loot boxes in video games has led to issues about exposure to potential psychological and financial harms for players Video Games • 24 Nov 22
What are 'loot boxes' and why are they so difficult to regulate? The growth of loot boxes in video games has led to issues about exposure to potential psychological and financial harms for players Video Games • 24 Nov 22
Can AirPods and earbuds be used as hearing aids? While researchers have looked at how AirPods could work as hearing aids, it's not a long term fix for hearing loss Health • 21 Nov 22
Can AirPods and earbuds be used as hearing aids? While researchers have looked at how AirPods could work as hearing aids, it's not a long term fix for hearing loss Health • 21 Nov 22
Data centres: a view from Europe Hundreds of data centres across Europe hold data from millions of people, but right now they're a problem for our green ambitions Energy • 18 Nov 22
Data centres: a view from Europe Hundreds of data centres across Europe hold data from millions of people, but right now they're a problem for our green ambitions Energy • 18 Nov 22
The boss from hell: is there an algorithm running your workplace? We are increasingly seeing algorithms take over a range of managerial functions in the workplace Work and careers • 17 Nov 22
The boss from hell: is there an algorithm running your workplace? We are increasingly seeing algorithms take over a range of managerial functions in the workplace Work and careers • 17 Nov 22
Has working from home created cybersecurity problems? A company's own employees represents as much of a danger to an organisation's cybersecurity as malicious outsiders technology • 02 Nov 22
Has working from home created cybersecurity problems? A company's own employees represents as much of a danger to an organisation's cybersecurity as malicious outsiders technology • 02 Nov 22
Do cyber security experts practise what they preach? We ask cyber security experts about their passwords, emails, online shopping habits and usage of free wifi technology • 10 Oct 22
Do cyber security experts practise what they preach? We ask cyber security experts about their passwords, emails, online shopping habits and usage of free wifi technology • 10 Oct 22
How AI has been portrayed in movies from past to present From Metropolis to WALL-E and beyond, AI has featured in films as a force for good - and bad Film • 06 Oct 22
How AI has been portrayed in movies from past to present From Metropolis to WALL-E and beyond, AI has featured in films as a force for good - and bad Film • 06 Oct 22
Could my smartwatch help to detect and track Covid? Here's what the research says about the effectiveness of smartwatches and fitness trackers around Covid and other infectious diseases Health • 05 Oct 22
Could my smartwatch help to detect and track Covid? Here's what the research says about the effectiveness of smartwatches and fitness trackers around Covid and other infectious diseases Health • 05 Oct 22
Can AI help to increase access to all languages? The No Langage Left Behind AI project is looking to create an effective and efficient way to translate between 200 languages technology • 30 Sep 22
Can AI help to increase access to all languages? The No Langage Left Behind AI project is looking to create an effective and efficient way to translate between 200 languages technology • 30 Sep 22
Will artificial intelligence be able to write my college essay? AI can now help write essays that appear highly similar, if not indistinguishable, from that of a human author technology • 27 Sep 22
Will artificial intelligence be able to write my college essay? AI can now help write essays that appear highly similar, if not indistinguishable, from that of a human author technology • 27 Sep 22
How satellite images are used to monitor our soil The next time it rains take a moment to pick up a handful of soil and know that it carries secrets from the past, present and future Brainstorm • 16 Sep 22
How satellite images are used to monitor our soil The next time it rains take a moment to pick up a handful of soil and know that it carries secrets from the past, present and future Brainstorm • 16 Sep 22
Are digital events now a thing of the past? After a pandemic of online festivals and shows, people are back at live events, but does this mean an end for virtual gigs? Culture • 09 Sep 22
Are digital events now a thing of the past? After a pandemic of online festivals and shows, people are back at live events, but does this mean an end for virtual gigs? Culture • 09 Sep 22
As Tinder turns 10, what's the future of online dating? While Tinder was a gamechanger, the next generation of dating apps are already lining up to ask you out technology • 08 Sep 22
As Tinder turns 10, what's the future of online dating? While Tinder was a gamechanger, the next generation of dating apps are already lining up to ask you out technology • 08 Sep 22
The dangers of seeing the world as a computer simulation Thinking that we are living in a simulation can have serious implications for social relations and attitudes to the environment Science Fiction • 01 Sep 22
The dangers of seeing the world as a computer simulation Thinking that we are living in a simulation can have serious implications for social relations and attitudes to the environment Science Fiction • 01 Sep 22
How AI allows us to paint pictures with words New AI applications can generate images based on natural language prompts provided by human users Artificial Intelligence • 31 Aug 22
How AI allows us to paint pictures with words New AI applications can generate images based on natural language prompts provided by human users Artificial Intelligence • 31 Aug 22
Can I delete myself from the internet? People usually do not realise how much information is out there about them - and the work required to remove it Podcast • 01 Sep 22
Can I delete myself from the internet? People usually do not realise how much information is out there about them - and the work required to remove it Podcast • 01 Sep 22
The public want electronic health records, so what's the delay? Health authorities face many challenges in delivering an integrated digital health system in Ireland Health • 24 Aug 22
The public want electronic health records, so what's the delay? Health authorities face many challenges in delivering an integrated digital health system in Ireland Health • 24 Aug 22
The rise and rise of data centres in Ireland Data centres in Ireland are now consuming more metered electricity than all of our rural homes put together Energy • 17 Aug 22
The rise and rise of data centres in Ireland Data centres in Ireland are now consuming more metered electricity than all of our rural homes put together Energy • 17 Aug 22
