Can psychology research be trusted? That was the question that Brian Nosek and his team at the University of Virginia set out to answer when they established their Reproducibility Project. As the name suggests, this was an attempt to determine …
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Review: SECRET at the Science Gallery
The latest exhibition at the Science Gallery asks what needs to be revealed and what should stay hidden.
The Trinity Walton Club
There are many very talented young people in Ireland. They could become great scientists, engineers and mathematicians. But does the education system in Ireland allows these students to fulfil their potential? The School of Physics at TCD has come forward with an initiative called the Trinity Walton Club.
Trinity Physics – The Discovery of Conical Diffraction
The 19th century was a very exciting time for Irish physics. The grounds of Trinity College Dublin were walked by some of the greatest Irish physicists in history. This story involves two of them, William Rowan Hamilton and Humphrey Lloyd.
Profit over people: why R&D is broken
New discoveries are made every day of the week. While institutions and laboratories around the world always seem to be reporting on a new cures to diseases, there are still plenty of terminal illnesses, new bacterial infections and viruses that …
End-of-year roundup: Trinity scientific research in bite size-chunks
There have been plenty of scientific discoveries and achievements here in Trinity over the last year, with major chemistry breakthroughs, awards for creative campaigns and a landmark biological discovery in the area of Parkinson’s disease.
Chiral chemistry
One of the …
Professor Luke O’Neill on marvel molecules and being a scientist
Professor Luke O’Neill of the School of Biochemistry and Immunology talks to Trinity News about the exciting discovery of a molecule that could help treat a variety of inflammatory diseases.
New research led by scientists at Trinity has uncovered a molecule that could lead to new treatment of inflammatory diseases including multiple sclerosis, Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, gout, asthma, diabetes and Muckle-Wells syndrome. This marvel molecule, called MCC950, is capable of blocking …
DNA of lager yeast tells stories of eastern voyage
Trinity research has revealed that ancestors of yeast used in brewing lager may have been transported along ancient trade routes.
Seasoned brewers know that behind every successful beer, there is a very precious yeast at work. When it comes to beer – from ale, to stout, to lager – yeast is a crucial ingredient used to ferment sugars into alcohol.…
Do we need to start worrying about the pill?
The first ever method of birth control was used by the Ancient Egyptians. They used cotton, dates, honey and acacia as a suppository, which coincidentally worked as fermented acacia, which is proven to have spermicidal properties. There was very little …
Live blog: Communicating science through social media
Join us here, live from 8pm, as we live blog a panel discussion featuring Dr. Kevin Mitchell and journalist Maria Delaney, The talk, titled “Life in the Blogosphere – The joys and challenges of communicating science to the public”, has …