Traditional notions of the uses of blockchain technology were put to the test last week at the first annual “Blockchain for Good Hackathon” hosted by the Linux Foundation and Accenture. The hackathon occurred over two days at Accenture’s …
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The Hyperloop
Science fiction or the future of transport?
The idea of transporting people via sealed tubes has existed for over 150 years and is a concept often featured in science fiction, both past and present. Pneumatic trains were even tested in London’s Underground in the 1860’s for a …
Expanding the CRISPR
Jack discusses CRISPR, a simple and precise technique of gene editing. This opens a tremendous amount of possibilities for applications in medicine and beyond
What is CRISPR?
Biology has been outshone in recent years. History has been made in physics, with the discovery of the Higgs boson and the detection of gravitational waves. Biological research however, has failed to excite the public as it …
Introducing Trinity’s new events website
The Trinity events website has gone live but what is it and how is it going to improve your student life at Trinity?
Yesterday evening (Sunday 29th January) saw Trinity College Dublin Students’ Union (TCDSU) launch an official events calendar website. The site was made as a joint project between TCDSU and the Central Societies Committee (CSC) with Trinity Publications, DUCAC, and Trinity …
Should we adopt a 30 hour work week?
Peter O’Donovan explores the potential benefits and drawbacks of decreasing weekly working hours
When my mother was in college, 30 years ago now, her lecturers predicted that the average working week would soon be reduced to just 15 hours as technological advancement took away the need for human labour. While the technological advances …
Tick, tock, the clock strikes done
An anonymous writer describes the stress and isolation associated with constant connectivity and juggling many commitments at once
“Chest tightens, heart throbs, throat closes up. I need to run to the beach and turn off my phone, but I can’t, I have things to do.”
I feel like a puppet, there are a million strings coming from me; …
Trinity and RCSI develop new scanning technique
Nanoagents allow for high resolution images of bones without using x-rays
Scientists from Trinity and the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI) have created a new scanning technique that produces high resolution 3D images of bones without exposing the patient to x-ray radiation. Led by Thorri Gunnlaugsson a professor in …
Winners of the BT Young Scientist Competition
BT young scientist competition has been running for over 50 years. Many successful scientists won this prize in their childhood. Conor discussed this year’s winners and presents an overview of some distinguished past winners.
Trinity begins plans to construct technology campus
“Initial plans for the project are in the region of 30,000 sq.m. of teaching, research, new or refurbished buildings in one or more locations”
According to a tender notice, Trinity is seeking a construction consultant team “to project manage and design a building, or range of buildings, in a new Trinity Technology Campus.”
While the notice claims that requirements for the project are still …