Archive for ‘January, 2010’

State must act to sort out pensions hole

State must act to sort out pensions hole

From kathleen barrington: 31 January 2010
By Kathleen Barrington
Last year, the Organisation for Economic and Cultural Development (OECD) published a survey showing the effect of the financial crisis on the performance of pension funds.Using figures for 2008, it found that private pension funds lost 23 per cent of their value in 2008, or [...]

Video review: Google’s Nexus One smartphone

Video review: Google’s Nexus One smartphone

From TechWire:
This Sunday I'll have a long review of Google's much-hyped smartphone.
In the meantime, here's a short video review (please excuse the sub-par quality: I'm stuck with a basic camcorder until we sort the proper HDV videocam out). I really liked this phone. Mainly because:
– it's really, really fast (thanks to its 1Ghz processor)
– the [...]

Three companies under threat: Philips, Nokia and Microsoft

Three companies under threat: Philips, Nokia and Microsoft

From TechWire: The technology and electronics industry moves fast. One year you can be the toast of the market and the next shrink into oblivion. Take Motorola. Five years ago, when it had the slim Razr-phone, it was a top three market seller. Today, it has sunk without trace in the European market. (It is [...]

Animal research, artificial intelligence & Jocelyn Bell Burnell

Animal research, artificial intelligence & Jocelyn Bell Burnell

From Science Spinning by Seán Duke:

Week 12: 24th December ‘09
Science Spin on Dublin City FM (103.2FM)

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Radioactive waste disposal, palaeontology & George Boole

Radioactive waste disposal, palaeontology & George Boole

From Science Spinning by Seán Duke:

Week 13: 7th January 2010
Science Spin on Dublin City FM (103.2FM)

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Ireland emerges as marine surveying ’superpower’

Ireland emerges as marine surveying ’superpower’

From Science Spinning by Seán Duke:

We live on a tiny island, situated off the west coast of Europe with a landmass of just 70,273 square km (Republic). That’s a bit smaller than the US state of South Carolina, and a bit larger than the state of West Virginia.
Ours is not a nation blessed with rich [...]

Dublin clock guiding Europe’s satellites

Dublin clock guiding Europe’s satellites

From Science Spinning by Seán Duke:

Irish Atomic Clock to Guide Europe’s Satellites
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UCD team to keep astronauts fit on future missions

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Keeping astronauts fit

Keeping astronauts fit

From Science Spinning by Seán Duke:

‘Slendertone’ in space
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Keeping astronauts fit

Keeping astronauts fit

From Science Spinning by Seán Duke:

‘Slendertone’ in space
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