{"id":21454,"date":"2013-03-07T09:42:00","date_gmt":"2013-03-07T09:42:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/davittcollege.ie\/?p=21454"},"modified":"2026-08-15T00:02:40","modified_gmt":"2026-08-14T23:02:40","slug":"davitt-college-innovators-at-scifest-2013","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/davittcollege.ie\/dev\/davitt-college-innovators-at-scifest-2013\/","title":{"rendered":"Davitt College Innovators at SciFest 2013"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<!-- ========================================== -->\n<!-- NEWS ARTICLE: SCIFEST 2013 INNOVATORS      -->\n<!-- ========================================== -->\n<div class=\"aen-news-article-modern\" style=\"font-family: 'Plus Jakarta Sans', sans-serif; width: 100%; max-width: 1200px; margin: 30px auto; padding: 0 20px; box-sizing: border-box;\">\n  \n  <div style=\"background: #ffffff; border: 1px solid #e2e8f0; border-radius: 24px; overflow: hidden; box-shadow: 0 20px 40px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.04);\">\n    \n    <!-- Header Banner 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