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Elon Musk says he’s a ‘cultural Christian’ – why some leading thinkers are embracing Christianity
In The Conversation, Simon McCarthy-Jones considers the implications of why some conservatives are embracing Christianity but struggle to accept Christianity’s central supernatural claims, like Christ’s resurrection.
26 Jul 2024
Culture|Society
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Electrical currents may make body’s cancer-killing cells even better killers
The scientists behind the discovery hope their promising findings may open the door to new combined therapies for people living with certain brain tumours, such as glioblastoma.
25 Jul 2024
Health|Research|Science
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“Shark fitbit” provides first-ever data detailing basking shark response to boat strike
Data showing the immediate response of marine megafauna (e.g. whales, and large sharks) to boat strikes, which pose an increasing threat world-wide, had never been recorded before.
24 Jul 2024
Environment|Research|Science
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Trinity team’s wastewater heat recovery solution earns runner-up prize in Sustainable Development Goals Challenge
The REHEATZ team, led by Professors Aonghus McNabola, Padraig Carmody and Paul Coughlan have worked to develop the first hybrid wastewater heat recovery technology for application in Zambian food production.
22 Jul 2024
Awards and Funding|Environment|Research|Sustainability
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Irish scientists pinpoint new drug target for RSV
The scientists have discovered how the dangerous Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) defuses our immune response and, in doing so, have pinpointed an exciting new target for drug developers.
18 Jul 2024
Health|Research|Science
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Physicists develop new theory describing the energy landscape formed when quantum particles gather together
Understanding the exact shape of energy landscapes of quantum particles can potentially make computer simulations of materials far more accurate. Such simulations are helping to design next-gen materials for use in physics, chemistry, and green technologies.
17 Jul 2024
Research|Science
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Irish peat soils – vital for the environment – are far more vast than we realised
Irish researchers have unveiled a new Irish Peat Soils Map (IPSM), which estimates that peat soils cover an area of 1.66 million hectares, which equates to over 23% of the country.
15 Jul 2024
Environment|Research|Science
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Formula Trinity team launches new race car in Front Square
Students from Formula Trinity, a team of over 100 representing the university in the international Formula Student engineering competition, unveiled their brand new race car at a special launch event in Front Square last week.
15 Jul 2024
Research|Students
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Scientists create computer program that “paints” the structure of molecules in the style of Piet Mondrian
Scientists from Trinity have created a computer program that “paints” the structure of molecules in the style of famous Dutch artist, Piet Mondrian, whose beautiful artworks will be instantly recognisable to many.
15 Jul 2024
Arts|Science
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If this analysis of Dublin's transport plan was submitted by a student, I would fail it
In an opinion piece originally published by The Journal, Trinity economist Barra Roantree us critical of new economic analysis that claims to show a lot of problems with the new Dublin city transport plan – but it doesn’t stack up
15 Jul 2024
Community|Environment|Sustainability