Trinity College Dublin

Atom-thick sheets unlock future technologies

(PhysOrg.com) -- A new way of splitting layered materials, similar to graphite, into sheets of material just one atom thick could lead to revolutionary new electronic and energy storage technologies.

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

created Feb 03, 2011 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (6) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Childhood stress such as abuse or emotional neglect can result in structural brain changes

New research using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) shows that childhood stress such as abuse or emotional neglect, in particular when combined with genetic factors, can result in structural brain changes, rendering these ...

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Feb 25, 2010 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (5) | comments 3

Soil microbes accelerate global warming

More carbon dioxide in the atmosphere causes soil to release the potent greenhouse gases methane and nitrous oxide, new research published in this week's edition of Nature reveals. "This feedback to our changing atmosphere means ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Jul 13, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 4 | with audio podcast

Researchers establish how super strong insect legs are

(Phys.org) -- Researchers from Trinity College Dublin have shown that insects are made from one of the toughest natural materials in the world. The study’s findings have been recently published in the ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created May 18, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 1

Trinity physicist finds new way to pack spheres efficiently

(Phys.org) -- New collaborative research has revealed the most efficient method to date for packing spherical objects into a cylinder. Dr Ho-Kei Chan, a Research Fellow from the Foams and Complex Systems ...

Physics / General Physics

created Apr 24, 2012 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Researchers devise biomaterial that could be used in the detection of toxins and pollutants

(PhysOrg.com) -- In research recently published in the leading international journal PNAS, Trinity researchers exploit the potential of a biomaterial to reveal the activity of important fat metabolising enzyme ...

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Jul 01, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Scientists show how social interaction and teamwork lead to human intelligence

Scientists have discovered proof that the evolution of intelligence and larger brain sizes can be driven by cooperation and teamwork, shedding new light on the origins of what it means to be human. The study appears online ...

Biology / Evolution

created Apr 19, 2012 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 3 | with audio podcast

Scientists discover that self-eating cells safeguard against cancer

Scientists at Trinity College Dublin have made an important discovery concerning how fledgling cancer cells self-destruct, which has the potential of impacting on future cancer therapies. The Trinity research group, led ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Feb 25, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Foam bubbles finally brought to order

Scientists have succeeded for the first time to turn the Weaire-Phelan foam model – a celebrated geometrical concept which received additional notoriety when used in Beijing’s Olympic Games iconic ...

Chemistry / Materials Science

created Dec 23, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 2

Discovery of new gene mutation in schizophrenia offers target for drug therapies

In a major advance for schizophrenia research, an international team of scientists led by the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine and involving Trinity College Dublin researchers has identified a gene mutation ...

Medicine & Health / Genetics

created Feb 23, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Scientists discover multiple gene switches in Salmonella, offer new ways to curb infection

Scientists have discovered multiple gene switches in Salmonella that offer new ways to curb human infection. The discovery of the mechanisms of gene regulation could lead to the development of antibiotics to reduce the le ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

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New research identifies faster detection of viruses

A more specific and faster detection of viruses has been identified in new research by Trinity College Dublin's Professor of Physics, Martin Hegner at Trinity College's Centre of Research on Adaptive Nanostructures and Nanodevices ...

Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine

created Feb 17, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

New research shows organic farming benefits insect biodiversity, pollination of wild plants

(PhysOrg.com) -- New research just published by ecologists at Trinity College Dublin, has shown that organic farming benefits insect biodiversity, insect-flower interactions and pollination of wild plants.

Biology / Ecology

created Jun 23, 2011 | popularity 2 / 5 (1) | comments 0