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Wireless communication booster and ‘smart magnet’ win invention awards

Groundbreaking research in the area of life sciences and information technology was recognised at the Invention of the Year Awards at University College Cork last night.

Wireless communication booster and ‘smart magnet’ win invention awards

Wed, 28 Mar, 2012 - 01:00

Dan Buckley

Top awards went to a device to enhance wireless communication signals and an invention to assist surgeons in gastroentral procedures.

The ICT Invention of the Year was presented to Professor Peter Kennedy of Tyndall National Institute for the patented modulator for high-performance frequency synthesiser.

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