University of Limerick

The University of Limerick (UL) (Irish: Ollscoil Luimnigh) is a higher education institution in Limerick, Ireland

Unconventional brain-like computing at the tiniest scale of atoms and molecules is possible

A novel molecular computing device with dramatic reconfigurability is reminiscent of the plasticity of connections in the human brain

Molecular circuitry opens the door to ultra-high-density computing

New low-cost aerogel insulation the size of a family car weighs less than a kilogram

A team of international scientists have created a new form of highly-efficient, low-cost insulation based on the wings of a dragonfly. The material, known as an aerogel, is the most porous material known to man and ultralight, with a piece the size of a family car weighing less than a kilogram. Starting out as a wet

New low-cost aerogel insulation the size of a family car weighs less than a kilogram

Low-cost biomaterial generates electricity

Irish researchers squeeze low-cost electricity from sustainable biomaterial Mobile phone speakers and motion detectors in cars and video games may soon be powered by electricity generated from low cost and sustainable biomaterials, according to research carried out at University of Limerick (UL), Ireland. Scientists at UL’s Bernal Institute have discovered that the biomolecule glycine, when

Low-cost biomaterial generates electricity

An alternative to conventional piezoelectric energy harvesters

A team of scientists at University of Limerick has discovered that applying pressure to a protein found in egg whites and tears can generate electricity. The researchers from the Bernal Institute observed that crystals of lysozyme, a model protein that is abundant in egg whites of birds as well as in the tears, saliva and

An alternative to conventional piezoelectric energy harvesters

Water filtration with CO2 uses 1,000 times less energy than conventional methods

A new process for water filtration using carbon dioxide consumes one thousand times less energy than conventional methods, scientific research published recently has shown. The research was led by Dr Orest Shardt of University of Limerick, Ireland together with Dr Sangwoo Shin (now at University of Hawaii, Manoa), while they were post doctoral researchers at

Water filtration with CO2 uses 1,000 times less energy than conventional methods

Irish researchers’ breakthrough doubles battery life of phones, laptops and e-cars

A new nanotechnology that doubles the life of smartphone, laptop and electric-vehicle batteries even after being charged and discharged more than 1,000 times A new nanotechnology that doubles the life of smartphone, laptop and electric-vehicle batteries even after being charged and discharged more than 1,000 times has been developed by researchers at the University of

Irish researchers’ breakthrough doubles battery life of phones, laptops and e-cars

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Gratitude might be key in reducing stress
Researchers again measured blood pressure and tested what happened when participants experienced state gratitude — feeling thankful as opposed to an individual expression of gratitude — during the ...
Lero postdoctoral fellowships to foster world-class software expertise
The Science Foundation Ireland Research Centre for Software, Lero, is to invest €2.9 million in creating 16 postdoctoral fellowships. The programme will develop world-class software expertise to ...
Lero launches €2.9m fellowship scheme to attract software experts
Lero is creating 16 postdoctoral fellowships to attract international expertise in software to Ireland, to boost Ireland's research agenda.
Over €650k in funding to assist Limerick students
THE MINISTER for Further and Higher Education, Research and Innovation, Simon Harris, has announced that over €650,000 in funding will be made available to assist students in Limerick who are impacted ...
Return to Sport After Bankart Repair With Remplissage
Return to Sport after Arthroscopic Bankart Repair with Remplissage: A Systematic Review, ” was published online on January 12, 2023 in the journal Arthroscopy. A multi-center research team from ...

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Northern Irish writer's discovery of book about Nazi Olympics inspired Troubles novel
A Belfast writer has told how the chance discovery of a book of photographs in Queen’s University about the 1936 Berlin Olympics led to the concept of her debut novel. Set in post-Troubles Belfast, ...
Searches ended as bodies of two missing men in Clare recovered
Searches of a river in Co Clare for two men missing since last week, have been stood down after one body was recovered from a river in Ennis yesterday afternoon while another was found on a beach in ...
Ennis river search stood down after two bodies located
Civil Defence volunteers from Clare and Galway joined the search on Monday and launched drones with thermal imaging cameras as part of the effort.
Gardaí investigate discovery of body on Clare beach
The alarm was raised at around 3.00pm when a couple out walking found the body at White Strand beach between Doonaha and Carrigaholt on the north shore of the Shannon Estuary.
Gardaí investigating after body discovered on Co Clare beach
Gardaí in Co Clare are investigating after a body was discovery on a beach in the southwest of the county on Saturday afternoon. The alarm was raised at around 3pm when a couple out walking found the ...