﻿<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><!--RSS Genrated: Wed, 20 May 2026 04:22:18 GMT--><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><channel><title>Engineers Ireland</title><link>https://www.engineersireland.ie:443/Engineers-Journal/rss/10357</link><atom:link href="https://www.engineersireland.ie:443/Engineers-Journal/rss/10357" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><description>RSS document</description><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[David O'Riordan]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[The universal robot gripper that's inspired by an elephant trunk]]></title><link>https://www.engineersireland.ie/Engineers-Journal/News/the-universal-robot-gripper-thats-inspired-by-an-elephant-trunk</link><description><![CDATA[ Lucia Beccai, an expert in soft robotics at the Italian Institute of Technology in Genoa, had an idea while watching a documentary about elephants. She was amazed by the versatility of their trunks, ...]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.engineersireland.ie/Engineers-Journal/News/the-universal-robot-gripper-thats-inspired-by-an-elephant-trunk</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[95787a97-333d-4a24-ab07-e32e200e50af-13053]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[David O'Riordan]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Revealed: The human-machine partnership diving underwater]]></title><link>https://www.engineersireland.ie/Engineers-Journal/News/revealed-the-human-machine-partnership-diving-underwater</link><description><![CDATA[ The electricity to an island goes out. To find the break in the underwater power cable, a ship pulls up the entire line or deploys remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) to traverse the line. But what if ...]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.engineersireland.ie/Engineers-Journal/News/revealed-the-human-machine-partnership-diving-underwater</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[95787a97-333d-4a24-ab07-e32e200e50af-13056]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[David O'Riordan]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[How soft robotics and wearables could be impacted by light-activated gel]]></title><link>https://www.engineersireland.ie/Engineers-Journal/News/how-soft-robotics-and-wearables-could-be-impacted-by-light-activated-gel</link><description><![CDATA[ Consider the chief difference between living systems and electronics: the first is generally soft and squishy, while the latter is hard and rigid. Now, in work that could impact human-machine ...]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.engineersireland.ie/Engineers-Journal/News/how-soft-robotics-and-wearables-could-be-impacted-by-light-activated-gel</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[95787a97-333d-4a24-ab07-e32e200e50af-13063]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[David O'Riordan]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[The professor who's managing traffic in space]]></title><link>https://www.engineersireland.ie/Engineers-Journal/News/the-professor-whos-managing-traffic-in-space</link><description><![CDATA[ Chances are, you have already used a satellite today. Satellites make it possible for us to stream our favorite shows, call and text a friend, check weather and navigation apps, and make an online ...]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.engineersireland.ie/Engineers-Journal/News/the-professor-whos-managing-traffic-in-space</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[95787a97-333d-4a24-ab07-e32e200e50af-13064]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[David O'Riordan]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Floods, wildfires ... fresh thinking is helping Europe to deal with climate crisis]]></title><link>https://www.engineersireland.ie/Engineers-Journal/News/floods-wildfires-fresh-thinking-is-helping-europe-to-deal-with-climate-crisis</link><description><![CDATA[ Many people expect a raging wildfire to leave a blackened, lifeless landscape in its wake. But after a blaze swept through Las Hurdes in Extremadura, Spain, in 2009, the scene was quite different. ...]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.engineersireland.ie/Engineers-Journal/News/floods-wildfires-fresh-thinking-is-helping-europe-to-deal-with-climate-crisis</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[95787a97-333d-4a24-ab07-e32e200e50af-13003]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[David O'Riordan]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Researchers in race to comprehend health risks of microplastics]]></title><link>https://www.engineersireland.ie/Engineers-Journal/News/researchers-in-race-to-comprehend-health-risks-of-microplastics</link><description><![CDATA[ Visitors to Utrecht’s Wilhelmina Park in the summer of 2023 may have come across an unusual sight: volunteers on stationary exercise bikes, cycling for science. 

 The bikes were set up in ...]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.engineersireland.ie/Engineers-Journal/News/researchers-in-race-to-comprehend-health-risks-of-microplastics</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[95787a97-333d-4a24-ab07-e32e200e50af-13004]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[David O'Riordan]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Startup focuses on bringing about hydrogen production that's cleaner — and 30% cheaper]]></title><link>https://www.engineersireland.ie/Engineers-Journal/News/startup-focuses-on-bringing-about-hydrogen-production-thats-cleaner-and-30-cheaper</link><description><![CDATA[ Hydrogen sits at the centre of some of the world’s most important industrial processes, but its production still comes with a heavy environmental cost. Today, most hydrogen is produced through ...]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.engineersireland.ie/Engineers-Journal/News/startup-focuses-on-bringing-about-hydrogen-production-thats-cleaner-and-30-cheaper</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[95787a97-333d-4a24-ab07-e32e200e50af-13010]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[David O'Riordan]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[How rapid data centre expansion tests UK’s planning and infrastructure regime – Part 2]]></title><link>https://www.engineersireland.ie/Engineers-Journal/News/how-rapid-data-centre-expansion-tests-uks-planning-and-infrastructure-regime-part-2</link><description><![CDATA[ In part one of our three-part series, we explored how the rapid expansion of data centre development is stretching the UK’s planning system and exposing structural weaknesses in long‑established ...]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.engineersireland.ie/Engineers-Journal/News/how-rapid-data-centre-expansion-tests-uks-planning-and-infrastructure-regime-part-2</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[95787a97-333d-4a24-ab07-e32e200e50af-13016]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[David O'Riordan]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[In defence of fusion’s promising underdog]]></title><link>https://www.engineersireland.ie/Engineers-Journal/News/in-defence-of-fusions-promising-underdog</link><description><![CDATA[ Like many people who end up going into physics, Sophia Henneberg had a hard time, when she was young, choosing between that discipline and mathematics. Both subjects came easily to her, and she – ...]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.engineersireland.ie/Engineers-Journal/News/in-defence-of-fusions-promising-underdog</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[95787a97-333d-4a24-ab07-e32e200e50af-12966]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[David O'Riordan]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Engineers design proteins by their motion, not just their shape]]></title><link>https://www.engineersireland.ie/Engineers-Journal/News/engineers-design-proteins-by-their-motion-not-just-their-shape</link><description><![CDATA[ Proteins are far more than nutrients we track on a food label. Present in every cell of our bodies, they work like nature’s molecular machines. They walk, stretch, bend, and flex to do their jobs, ...]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.engineersireland.ie/Engineers-Journal/News/engineers-design-proteins-by-their-motion-not-just-their-shape</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[95787a97-333d-4a24-ab07-e32e200e50af-12969]]></dc:identifier></item></channel></rss>