﻿<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><!--RSS Genrated: Tue, 25 Aug 2026 17:46:29 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[Energy systems powering a reliable grid? It's all about location, location, location]]></title><link>https://www.engineersireland.ie/Engineers-Journal/News/energy-systems-powering-a-reliable-grid-its-all-about-location-location-location</link><description><![CDATA[ Will a warming climate and changing weather patterns lead to more grid blackouts and other energy disruptions? 

 Answering that question requires studying both regional climate forecasts and ...]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.engineersireland.ie/Engineers-Journal/News/energy-systems-powering-a-reliable-grid-its-all-about-location-location-location</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[95787a97-333d-4a24-ab07-e32e200e50af-13309]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[David O'Riordan]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[A smarter method of turning 2D designs into 3D models for rapid prototyping]]></title><link>https://www.engineersireland.ie/Engineers-Journal/News/a-smarter-method-of-turning-2d-designs-into-3d-models-for-rapid-prototyping</link><description><![CDATA[ Engineers often use vision-language models to produce new designs, such as for aircraft or automobile components. To simulate how those components will perform in realistic situations, they will use ...]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.engineersireland.ie/Engineers-Journal/News/a-smarter-method-of-turning-2d-designs-into-3d-models-for-rapid-prototyping</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[95787a97-333d-4a24-ab07-e32e200e50af-13310]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[David O'Riordan]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[How a medical database evolved into a global standard of data sharing]]></title><link>https://www.engineersireland.ie/Engineers-Journal/News/how-a-medical-database-evolved-into-a-global-standard-of-data-sharing</link><description><![CDATA[ Before the advancement of scientific data storage and collaboration via the cloud, medical investigators seeking health research breakthroughs had to overcome significant obstacles to collaboration ...]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.engineersireland.ie/Engineers-Journal/News/how-a-medical-database-evolved-into-a-global-standard-of-data-sharing</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[95787a97-333d-4a24-ab07-e32e200e50af-13312]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[David O'Riordan]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[How to solve the solvent problem]]></title><link>https://www.engineersireland.ie/Engineers-Journal/News/how-to-solve-the-solvent-problem</link><description><![CDATA[ Lithium-ion batteries are the leading choice in today’s electric vehicle and battery energy storage system industries, but they contain a number of critical minerals – including lithium, cobalt, ...]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.engineersireland.ie/Engineers-Journal/News/how-to-solve-the-solvent-problem</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[95787a97-333d-4a24-ab07-e32e200e50af-13313]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[David O'Riordan]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[The race to make a practical quantum computer has just made huge progress]]></title><link>https://www.engineersireland.ie/Engineers-Journal/News/the-race-to-make-a-practical-quantum-computer-has-just-made-huge-progress</link><description><![CDATA[ In the global race to build bigger and better quantum computers, researchers have taken a step forward. A new machine called Helios is a radically different system compared to other quantum ...]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.engineersireland.ie/Engineers-Journal/News/the-race-to-make-a-practical-quantum-computer-has-just-made-huge-progress</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[95787a97-333d-4a24-ab07-e32e200e50af-13321]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[David O'Riordan]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Uncovering 300GW on USA's power grid ... thanks to software running quadrillions of simulations]]></title><link>https://www.engineersireland.ie/Engineers-Journal/News/uncovering-300gw-on-usas-power-grid-thanks-to-software-running-quadrillions-of-simulations</link><description><![CDATA[ A new software could unlock about 300-gigawatts (GW) of hidden capacity on the US power grid and ease one of clean energy’s biggest obstacles, without building any new power plants.  

 The ...]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.engineersireland.ie/Engineers-Journal/News/uncovering-300gw-on-usas-power-grid-thanks-to-software-running-quadrillions-of-simulations</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[95787a97-333d-4a24-ab07-e32e200e50af-13253]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[David O'Riordan]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Engineers develop a more breathable hydrogel]]></title><link>https://www.engineersireland.ie/Engineers-Journal/News/engineers-develop-a-more-breathable-hydrogel</link><description><![CDATA[ Hydrogels are squishy, bio-friendly materials that are made mostly of water and a bit of polymer. 

 The Jell-O-like substance is available in the form of medical patches, sprays, and glues, and ...]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.engineersireland.ie/Engineers-Journal/News/engineers-develop-a-more-breathable-hydrogel</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[95787a97-333d-4a24-ab07-e32e200e50af-13261]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[David O'Riordan]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Researchers discover two robust ways to destroy forever chemicals]]></title><link>https://www.engineersireland.ie/Engineers-Journal/News/researchers-discover-two-robust-ways-to-destroy-forever-chemicals</link><description><![CDATA[ Researchers at the Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR) are testing two technologies designed to destroy per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), a vast family of industrial chemicals ...]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.engineersireland.ie/Engineers-Journal/News/researchers-discover-two-robust-ways-to-destroy-forever-chemicals</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[95787a97-333d-4a24-ab07-e32e200e50af-13272]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[David O'Riordan]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[ADR reforms in public works contracts strengthen infrastructure delivery in Ireland]]></title><link>https://www.engineersireland.ie/Engineers-Journal/News/adr-reforms-in-public-works-contracts-strengthen-infrastructure-delivery-in-ireland</link><description><![CDATA[ On June 16, 2026, the Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation announced important amendments to Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) provisions ...]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.engineersireland.ie/Engineers-Journal/News/adr-reforms-in-public-works-contracts-strengthen-infrastructure-delivery-in-ireland</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[95787a97-333d-4a24-ab07-e32e200e50af-13275]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[David O'Riordan]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Professor Mark Davies, University of Limerick: An appreciation]]></title><link>https://www.engineersireland.ie/Engineers-Journal/News/professor-mark-davies-university-of-limerick-an-appreciation</link><description><![CDATA[ Mark Davies, a mechanical engineer, joined the University of Limerick in 1989 following undergraduate study at the University of Bath, postgraduate research at the University of Cambridge, and a ...]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.engineersireland.ie/Engineers-Journal/News/professor-mark-davies-university-of-limerick-an-appreciation</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[95787a97-333d-4a24-ab07-e32e200e50af-13265]]></dc:identifier></item></channel></rss>