• Researchers discover that loss of consciousness during seizures is caused by four types of neurons.
• The research could help predict seizures before they happen.
• Led by researchers at University College Cork and Yale University, the discovery could improve the lives of people with epilepsy.

Advances in 6G Wireless-Photonic Networking, energy for ‘the internet of everything’ and a facility for the rapid development of microbial bioprocesses for the food and bioeconomy sectors are just some of the projects at University College Cork (UCC) and the Tyndall National Institute that have been awarded over €12.5m in research funding.