Maynooth University Department of Experimental Physics

3rd in the series of articles by Prof. P.J McLoughlin October 25th 1957

A professor at Maynooth University has said Ireland could see 34C in the next three-to-five years, underscoring how urgent it is for society to adapt and prepare for extreme heat. New research by scientists at the university has revealed a very substantial increase in the likelihood and extent of extreme heat events in Ireland. It found Ireland is now 20 times more likely than 80 years ago to experience its highest ever recorded temperature of 33.3C. Lead author, Professor Andrew Parnell of the Hamilton Institute said the findings have profound implications for public health, agriculture, economic stability, and infrastructure resilience. "We are going to have to suffer because there will be heatwave events that are really, really hard for us to live through," he said. Click the link in our bio to read more #climate #climatechange #heatwave #weather

IC 5146, also known as the Cocoon Nebula, is a complex nebula composed of gas excited by young, hot stars embedded in its center and dust that reflects their light.

This image was taken by astrophotographer Massimo Di Fusco in Ferrara, Italy, on May 29, 2024. Massimo used a Konus Konusky 200-mm Newtonian, Player One Poseidon-C Pro camera, Sky-Watcher EQ6-R Pro mount, and Optolong L-eXtreme and L-Pro filters.

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Nice picture of noctilucent clouds taken from Galway June 26th. They are extremely rare collections of ice crystals, occasionally appearing in clear summer evenings after sunset, They are high altitude clouds, occupying the layer of atmosphere known as the Mesosphere, and are only seen at latitudes between 45°N and 80°N in the Northern Hemisphere

Extreme temperatures becoming more common in Ireland -- MU study | Maynooth University A temperature event of 33 degrees Celsius in Dublin’s Phoenix Park has gone from being a 1 in 180-year event in 1942 to a 1 in 9-year event in 2020, according to a new study led by Maynooth University. The study, which developed a new model to predict the frequency, magnitude and spatial extent of...

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The second article from Prof P.J. McLoughlin in the Irish Press newspaper from Thursday October 26th 1957 on radioactivity from Prof McLoughlin. Part 2 of a series of 6 articles

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An interesting article from Prof P.J. McLoughlin in the Irish Press newspaper from October 1957 on the nuclear treat and radioactivity. Prof McLoughlin was curator of the Science Museum from 1943 and was Head of Experiment Physics in St Patrick’s Maynooth from 1928. Part 1 of a series of 6 articles -

Great opportunity to see great collection of historical science equipment!

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