A team of international researchers led by Professor Martin Hegner, Investigator in CRANN and Trinity’s School of Physics, have developed an automated diagnostic platform that can quantify bleeding — and thrombotic risks — in a single drop of blood, within seconds. The researchers exploited micro-resonators for real-time measurements of the evolving strength of the blood…
Scientists Discover How Vitamin A Drives the Human Lung Immune System to Control TB
Nanoparticles Could Damage DNA of Developing to Brain Cells
New research by scientists shows that when cellular barriers are exposed to metal nanoparticles, cellular messengers are released that may cause damage to the DNA of developing brain cells. The discovery may have implications for the development of potential drug targets in the treatment of neurodegenerative conditions, including Alzheimer’s disease and Parkinson’s disease. The research…
Nanoparticles May Cause DNA Damage to Brain Cells Across a Cellular Barrier
Researchers Make Important Bacterial Discovery in Oral Pre-Cancer Condition
Scientists Make Giant Molecular Cages for Energy Conversion and Drug Delivery
Scientists from Trinity College Dublin and AMBER, the Science Foundation Ireland-funded materials science research centre hosted in Trinity College Dublin, have created ‘molecular cages’ that can maximise the efficiency of converting molecules in chemical reactions, and that may in future also be used as sensors and drug-delivery agents. The cages can be packed with different…
Medical Device Infections Slow Thanks to New Discovery
Trinity College Dublin Microbiologists at Trinity College Dublin have discovered a new way to prevent bacteria from growing on medical devices such as hip replacements or heart valves implanted in the human body. The discovery is a step towards developing new preventive strategies that could have a direct impact on the recovery of patients in…
Researchers Find Clues of Past Water on Mars
Researchers from Trinity College Dublin have discovered a patch of land in an ancient valley on Mars that appears to have been flooded by water in the not-too-distant past. In doing so, they have pinpointed a prime target to begin searching for past life forms on the Red Planet. The findings have just been published…
State-of-the-Art Sensors Made from Graphene, Children’s Toy Silly Putty
Researchers in AMBER, the Science Foundation Ireland-funded materials science research centre, hosted in Trinity College Dublin, have used the wonder material graphene to make the novelty children’s material silly putty (polysilicone) conduct electricity, creating extremely sensitive sensors. This world first research, led by Professor Jonathan Coleman from TCD and in collaboration with Prof Robert Young…
Graphene-Laced Silly Putty Creates Revolutionary Sensors
Researchers in AMBER, the Science Foundation Ireland-funded materials science research center, hosted in Trinity College Dublin, have used the wonder material graphene to make the novelty children’s material Silly Putty (polysilicone) conduct electricity — creating extremely sensitive sensors. This world-first research, led by Trinity’s Professor of Chemical Physics, Jonathan Coleman, in collaboration with Professor Robert…