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A revolutionary material that could protect aircraft and speed up internet connections

The new, biologically produced material, will be a material of choice for next-generation optoelectronic and photonic devices.

6 Sep 2019

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Innovation Workspace set to deliver €6 million in investment

Tangent, Trinity’s Ideas Workspace, a new cutting-edge innovation facility, co-located in the Trinity College Business School, has been officially launched.

5 Sep 2019

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Fr Tony Coote Assistant Professor in MND announced

Trinity College announces the Tony Coote Assistant Professor in Motor Neuron Disease (MND).

3 Sep 2019

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Trinity scientists among world’s elite

Eighty-one scientists from Trinity feature in a new citation metrics database that systematically and objectively ranks 100,000 of the most-cited scientists across the globe.

29 Aug 2019

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Why dogs really are a person’s best friend: new TILDA research

Walking your dog is linked to greater physical activity and social participation according to new TILDA research.

26 Aug 2019

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Low levels of dietary vitamins linked to frailty in older adults

Researchers at TILDA have found that lower levels of dietary vitamins and antioxidants are associated with frailty in older adults.

23 Aug 2019

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Physicists create world’s smallest engine

The engine is approximately ten billion times smaller than that of a car, and could one day help recycle waste heat and thus improve energy efficiency.

22 Aug 2019

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Research award to improve outcomes for pancreatic cancer patients

Professor Maeve Lowery's award from the Pancreatic Cancer Research Foundation (PCRF) will all for improved outcomes for patients with pancreatic cancer.

14 Aug 2019

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Trinity student wins worldwide F&D essay competition

Lyndsay Walsh, Master’s in Development Practice student, has won the inaugural IMF Finance & Development (F&D) global essay contest.

11 Aug 2019

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Irish 3 year olds are consuming up to 10 teaspoons of sugar a day

A new study from the Dublin Dental University Hospital at Trinity has shown that Irish 3 year olds are consuming, on average, 10 level teaspoons a day of 'free sugars'.

9 Aug 2019

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