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A glimpse into the future - Professor of Quantum Physics Séamus Davis shows Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science James Lawless TD a Quantum Spin Noise Microscope in University College Cork. Minister Lawless opened the European Astronomical Society’s Annual Meeting, the largest conference held in Cork that sees over 1,500 scientists from across the world convene in UCC. The beginning of the EAS conference in UCC coincided with the eagerly anticipated release of the first Ultra-high-definition images and videos of the universe from the largest digital camera ever built at the Vera C. Rubin Observatory in Chile. Pic Daragh Mc Sweeney/Provision
A trip to the Tyndall National Institute is like peeping behind the curtain to see the future. It’s bustling with bleeding-edge research, and scientists lighting up and pushing out the boundaries of knowledge.
However, even amid that whirlwind of magnetic materials and micro needles, it was one comment in particular that stayed with me long after my recent visit ended.
