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Bernal Bio Laboratories win international Green Lab Certification
The Bernal Institute BioLabs are the first labs at the University of Limerick to be certified by My Green Lab as part of their Green Lab Certification program, considered the international gold standard in [...]
Targets to reduce methane emissions must take the food security of each nation into account
Global emissions of methane gas need to be cut by at least 24-47% in order to stabilize the climate. However, because methane is a byproduct of the production of milk, meat, eggs and rice, [...]
Improving recyclability of thermoset composite materials
28 June 2021 - This month marked the start of the €5.3m VIBES project which aims to develop a green solution to resolve the end-of-life issues of thermoset composites and decrease the amount of [...]
Fulbright Scholarship Information
1 Fulbright/Peter Real Analog Devices Bernal Award NEW The Peter Real Analog Devices Bernal Fulbright PhD Scholarship is named in memory of Peter Real, Analog’s former Chief Technology Officer and will be awarded in partnership [...]
A new study will lead to urethral repairs that mimic the native tissue
A collaboration between researchers from the Bernal Institute, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland and University of Pittsburgh will enable the fabrication of a biomimetic urethral scaffold that mimics the mechanics, composition and structure of [...]
Bernal Chair of Process Engineering, Vivek Ranade is developing a low-cost method to treat toxic pollutants found in wastewaters
A research collaboration between CSIR National Chemical Laboratory, Pune, India and Bernal Institute has demonstrated a cost-effective green methodology to remove ammoniacal nitrogen from effluent streams. Ammoniacal nitrogen is a measure for the nitrogenous [...]