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University of Limerick scientists discover potential to produce electricity from tears

A TEAM of scientists based at the 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 can ...

02 Oct 2017 at 17:16

Education

University of Limerick scientists tackle pharma's biggest challenge

SCIENTISTS at the University of Limerick are teaming up with Enterprise Ireland on a project aiming to tackle the biggest challenge facing the pharmaceutical industry. While new drugs are continually developed, the majority of these never ...

01 Feb 2018 at 16:30

Education

UL to lead €8m research project to improve electric vehicle battery technology

RESEARCHERS at the University of Limerick are to lead an €8m project to develop next generation battery technology for electric vehicles. UL’s Bernal Institute is to lead the EU funded research project, called Si-DRIVE, to develop ...

18 Dec 2018 at 10:47

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Limerick student receives national physics award for excellence

A PHYSICS student at the University of Limerick has won a prestigious national award that recognises excellence in graduate research commun- ication. Sarah Markham, a PhD student of the Department of Physics and Bernal Institute ...

13 Apr 2019 at 06:01

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Funding for Limerick research into powering ‘cars of the future’ with silicon

A RESEARCH project being undertaken in Limerick received funding worth €425,000 to explore using silicon to power the cars of the future. SAND, a research project led by Dr Hugh Geaney at the Bernal Institute at the University ...

04 Apr 2019 at 11:00

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Limerick's Bernal Institute show bottle to tackle discarded plastic scourge

IRELAND is currently the biggest producer of plastic waste in the European Union with an average of 61 kg produced each year per person. And while plastics are an important material in the economy, they can also have serious ...

07 Mar 2019 at 16:00

Local News

University of Limerick researchers to tackle problem of single-use plastics

RESEARCHERS at the University of Limerick believe they can tackle the scourge of plastic bottle waste, by recycling single-use bottles into composites to be turned into car and tractor parts. The Irish Composites Centre ...

13 Feb 2019 at 16:59

Education

University of Limerick researchers help discover device which could extend life of smartphone batteries

A TEAM at the University of Limerick has played a central role in the discovery of a new device that promises to end overheating in portable devices and prolong battery lifetimes. The Materials Modelling Group, based ...

16 Jun 2020 at 09:00

Education

Enda Kenny launches 'game changing' €86m Bernal Institute at UL

TAOISEACH Enda Kenny has officially launched the University of Limerick’s new €86m Bernal Institute, a ‘game-changer’ facility dedicated to science and engineering research. The facility, which houses more than 260 ...

21 Nov 2016 at 16:00

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