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  • 13-03-2002 1:16pm
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    A t m o s p h e r e
    Science for a Successful Ireland
    http://www.science.ie

    Issue 7 - February 2002

    THIS MONTH:
    1)...News - Nanotechnology Grant for University of Ulster
    2)...Ernest Walton, only Irish scientific Nobel prize winner
    3)...Events - Merville Lay Seminar, science in layman's terms

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    1)...N E W S A N D I N F O

    >>>LAUNCH OF BIOTECHINFO.IE WEBSITE ANNOUNCED BY FORFAS
    A new central government website designed to make biotechnology
    information more accessible to a wider audience, has been
    launched by Forfás on behalf of the Inter-Departmental Group
    (IDG) on Modern Biotechnology.
    http://www.biotechinfo.ie


    >>>GRANT FOR DIAMOND TECHNOLOGY TO MAKE OPERATIONS SAFER
    Nanotechnology researchers at the University of Ulster have
    received a 444,000 Euro grant for research into a diamond-like
    coating technology that could make heart operations safer.
    http://www.science.ie/news_info/index_articles.html


    >>>ROLE MODEL PROFILE - A CAREER IN SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH
    Ph.D. student Sorcha McKenna demonstrates how having an interest
    in science and the world around you while at school can lead to
    a challenging and rewarding career in scientific research.
    http://www.science.ie/careers/index_rolemodel.html


    >>>NEW AWARDS SYSTEM ANNOUNCED FOR SCIENCE FOUNDATION IRELAND
    Each award will support efforts in fields underpinning
    Biotechnology and Information and Communications Technology.
    The new programmes include SFI Investigator Programme Grants,
    SFI Research Centres for Science and Technology Grants, E.T.S.
    Walton Visitor Awards and SFI Workshop and Conference Grants.
    http://www.sfi.ie


    More Science and Technology Headlines at:
    http://www.science.ie/news_info/index.html
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    * Fact of the Month *
    In Ireland alone we send over 3 million text messages a day
    on our mobile phones. In fact, per capita, no one 'texts'
    more than the Irish. Source: http://www.rtn2sndr.com
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    2)...ERNEST WALTON - IRELAND'S NOBEL PRIZE WINNER IN PHYSICS

    In 1932, at the Cavendish laboratory in Cambridge, two physicists
    were busy building the first linear accelerator that would
    accelerate protons to energies of 700,000 electron Volts. They
    built an apparatus to bombard the element lithium and the protons
    were energetic enough to shatter the lithium to produce helium
    nuclei. What these two scientists had achieved was not only the
    conversion of one element into another by artificial means but
    also they were able to verify Einstein’s famous equation E=mc².

    This achievement was one of the greatest in physics and one of
    the scientists responsible was Irish-born Ernest Walton. For his
    work, Walton received a scientific Nobel prize for Physics – along
    with John Cockcroft – in 1951. Walton remains the only Irish-born
    scientist to receive a scientific Nobel Prize.

    Born in Dungarvan, Co.Waterford, in 1903, Walton entered Trinity
    College Dublin in 1922 on a scholarship to read maths and
    experimental science. After graduating with first class honours,
    he started work on his Masters, which he received in 1927.

    In the same year he received a research scholarship and went to
    Cambridge University to work in the Cavendish Laboratory. He
    continued researching at Cambridge until 1934 and received his
    Ph.D. there. He returned to Trinity College and was appointed
    Erasmus Smith's Professor of Natural and Experimental Philosophy
    in 1946 and elected Senior Fellow in 1960. He died in 1995.

    Science Foundation Ireland has named the E.T.S. Walton Visitor
    Awards in honour of Walton. These awards have been developed to
    attract researchers to Ireland.

    http://www.nobel.se/physics/laureates/1951/walton-bio.html
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    * Link of the Month *
    The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds is marketing
    a range of birdcall ringtones for Nokia phones. Tones will
    replicate the calls of 38 birds, from the blackbird and song
    thrush to the raucous Arctic tern and rough-legged buzzard.
    http://www.rspb.org.uk/rspb.asp
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    3)...E V E N T S

    The Merville Lay Seminar
    UCD's brightest Pharmacology and Biochemistry Ph.D. students
    present six presentations in layman's terms. Chaired by Mr Pat
    Kenny of RTE in the Conway Institute for Biomedical Research.
    >>>19.00 on Wednesday 6 March, O'Reilly Hall, UCD
    http://www.ucd.ie/~pharmacol/htmls/seminar.htm

    The Inaugural McCrea Lecture
    'Exploding Stars, Black Holes and Cosmic Matter.'
    Lecture held by the National Committee for Astronomy and Space
    Research With Sir Martin Rees, Astronomer Royal and introduced
    by broadcaster and journalist Leo Enright. Tickets must be
    booked in advance. To book tickets email m.deegan@ria.ie
    >>>19.30 on Tuesday 12 March, Hamilton Building, Trinity College

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    ...W H A T T O D O T H I S M O N T H

    Watch...
    'Vampire Bats'. Camerawoman Rebecca Hosking ventures deep into
    the Costa Rican rainforest in search of vampire bats.
    >>>BBC2, 17.45, Sunday 3 March

    'Namibia's Desert Giants'. The wildlife of Namibia's seemingly
    barren desert, including a wild black rhino and desert lions.
    >>>BBC2, 17.55, Sunday 3 March

    'The Natural World'. Shot in Russia, the USA and the UK, this
    film examines the relationship between cats and humans.
    >>>BBC2, 18.25, Sunday 3 March

    Surf...
    The Wild Ireland art competition, launched at Science Week
    Ireland 2001, had almost 1500 entries. Winners will be announced
    at the Awards ceremony on Fri 1 March. Results and winning
    artwork will also posted on the Wildireland website in March.
    >>>http://www.wildireland.ie/
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