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University of Limerick welcomes five new Marie Curie Fellows
University of Limerick will this year welcome five new Marie Skłodowska-Curie Individual Fellows. Three of the fellowships will be based at Bernal Institute in the Faculty of Science and Engineering and one each [...]
Winter Workshop on Manufacturing, Mechanics & Characterisation of Advanced Engineering Materials
The virtual “Winter Workshop on Manufacturing, Mechanics & Characterisation of Advanced Engineering Materials” took place on 26-29 January 2021. Hosted by the University of Luxembourg and University of Limerick, the event included 60 [...]
Technology Centres played a pivotal role in Ireland’s fight against Covid-19 Eight centres bridge gap between research and industry
Technology Centres played a pivotal role in Ireland’s fight against Covid-19 during last year, according to their end of year report. The Technology Centre programme is a joint initiative between Enterprise Ireland and [...]
European Training Network leads future dairy processing, fertilizer production and phosphorous recycling
REFLOW is an interdisciplinary cross-sectoral European Training Network combining world-leading scientists and key stake-holders in dairy processing, fertilizer production and phosphorous recycling with early stage researchers to address important technical and socio-economic challenges [...]
Bernal Institute partners in €6 million nanotechnology project to ensure nanomaterials are safe in consumer products.
From anti-viral coatings for protective masks and gowns to sun-creams and cosmetics- nanoparticles is making an inroad to consumer products of a market size that is expected to exceed €115 Billion by 2024. [...]
Bernal research paper wins at the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics SciTech Forum
Composites researchers Aileen Bowen (PhD student) and co-authors Dr Giovanni Zucco and Professor Paul Weaver have been awarded the 2021 Lockheed Martin Student Paper Award in Structures at the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics SciTech Forum (AIAA). This year’s [...]