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26 Sep 2024

SDG Challenge & SFI Future Innovator Prize

UN Sustainable Development Goals, SDG2 “Zero Hunger” Workshop in Bernal at the University of Limerick.
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13 Sep 2024

Bernal research team designs new molecular structure to revolutionise AI

“The design draws inspiration from the human brain, using the natural wiggling and jiggling of atoms to process and store information"
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31 Jul 2024

Using natural processes to tackle mining waste

Professor Ronan Courtney discusses his research into ecological solutions for waste management in the mining industry.
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