An Irish company has developed a wrist band to detect serious heart conditions.

False information, particularly that which is spread online, puts years of medical research — and lives — at risk, writes Junaid Nabi.

An American professor who revolutionised how people receive lifesaving drugs was yesterday awarded an honorary doctorate at University of Limerick.

Everything that is making news in the world of cars and motors.

An Irish scientist is leading a €4.6.m project that could revolutionise the understanding and treatment of bacteria and disease.

New research shows we can teach our children to be tenacious from an early age, writes Jonathan deBurca Butler

No steering wheel, accelerator pedal or brake pedal... robot motoring is getting closer as technology makes giant strides

Three scientists have been awarded the 2017 Nobel Physics Prize for their discoveries relating to gravitational waves, helping develop a theory first aired by Albert Einstein.

Investment in universities is crucial to take advantage of opportunities arising from Brexit, an expert has said as Irish colleges maintain a steady position in the latest world rankings.

A student has admitted carrying out a string of high-profile cyber attacks on the websites of several multi-national firms.

Workers are, in general, losing out in the economy, writes Brian Lucey.

Ever heard of a ’social coach’ device? Suzanne Harrington has and she’s here to tell you all about it in time for Valentine’s Day.

Journalists are the awkward squad asking difficult questions, and should be cherished for that, writes Allan Prosser, acting editor of the Irish Examiner

Kya deLongchamps gets down and dirty this week testing technology and other assorted kit for floor cleaning.

All but one of the seven Irish universities have fallen in the latest international rankings which reflect the worsening effects of almost a decade of budget cuts.

If actually interacting with your mobile seems like too much hassle at times, researchers at Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Microsoft are working on a way to turn your body into a controller.

An invisible ‘second skin’ has been developed that irons out wrinkles, eliminates eye bags, and banish signs of ageing in an instant.

Memories lost to Alzheimer’s may be recoverable by stimulating nerve cells to grow new connections, a study has shown.

A man who lent the convicted Boston Marathon bomber the gun used to kill a police officer three days after the deadly 2013 attack was set to be released from jail after a judge sentenced him to time served for drug and firearms charges.

Kya deLongchamps looks at some of the most extravagant gifts in history.

Errant car manufacturer Volkswagen could face corporate manslaughter charges in the United States if its deliberate rigging of vehicle emission tests can be linked to pollution deaths by road users there.

Ireland’s top universities have slipped slightly in a major world ranking system but the country still retains four in the top 300.

Researchers at Google and Massachusetts Institute of Technology have developed software that removes obstructions and reflections from photographs taken on handheld devices.

GERMANY: A man is in hot water after allegedly stealing a bicycle, throwing it through a Berlin restaurant window, then entering the premises and quaffing half a bottle of Tabasco sauce — telling authorities he was thirsty.

Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev yesterday apologised for the deadly 2013 attack at a hearing.

Home-brewed heroin could become a terrifying reality within two years following the creation of genetically modified yeast that can be used to make opiate drugs, experts have warned.

It was a brain teaser that took the internet by storm and led people to doubt the colours in front of their eyes.

Lawyers for Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev rested their case to save him from the death penalty, calling a famous death penalty opponent as their final witness to testify that Tsarnaev told her, “no one deserves to suffer like they did.”

As jurors looked at a photograph of Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev giving the finger to a security camera in his jail cell, a federal prosecutor described it as a defiant act by an unrepentant man who didn’t care that he had killed four people, including an 8-year-old boy and a police officer.

Matt Rognlie is a fun and a very smart guy. 

A swine flu virus that has killed more than 1,200 in India may be more dangerous than the strain responsible for the 2009 pandemic, scientists have warned.

Irish universities remain outside the world’s elite when it comes to reputation among global academics, according to the latest rankings.

Dzhokhar Tsarnaev has gone on trial over the Boston Marathon bombing, with prosecutors saying he used a backpack to plant a bomb designed to “tear people apart and create a bloody spectacle”.

Hackers claiming to be working on behalf of Islamic State militants briefly seized control of the Twitter and YouTube sites of the military’s US Central Command.