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LVMI "Silava" Podcast: Forest Tree Breeding for Today's and Future Forests
Forest tree breeding in Latvia began in the late 1950s when forest scientists started identifying and selecting the best forest stands. Today, progeny testing plantations cover over 800 hectares, and the majority of Latvia’s forest regeneration uses bred material, significantly increasing the futur…
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LVMI "Silava"

December 12, 2024

bioeconomy collaboration

Meeting of Bioeconomy Memorandum Participants
At the end of November, the second meeting of the participants of the Bioeconomy Memorandum took place at the Latvian State Institute of Wood Chemistry. The aim of the memorandum is to establish and maintain a new biorefining ecosystem, contributing significantly to the development of Latvia's bioe…
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Latvian State Institute of Wood Chemistry

December 11, 2024

research collaboration

Luge Federation Explores How Scientists Can Support Sports
To learn more about the sports technologies developed by scientists at Riga Technical University (RTU) and how they could help representatives of Latvia’s luge sports achieve better results, a delegation from the Latvian Luge Federation visits RTU. RTU scientists and engineers, including those f…
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Riga Technical University

December 9, 2024

collaboration

Develops Next-Generation Batteries and Enhances Hydrogen Technologies
The University of Latvia’s Institute of Solid State Physics (UL CFI), the Institute of Electronics and Computer Science (EDI), and Riga Technical University (RTU), in collaboration with Swiss scientists, will research and develop solutions to enhance the stability of energy supply systems, advance …
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UL Institute of Solid State Physics

December 9, 2024

doctoral studies

What Are Young Latvian Scientists Researching with European Funding?
The main goal is to develop the scientific careers of new doctoral graduates and encourage independent research. It also serves as a way to motivate and integrate young scientists into the scientific community, gain international experience, and lay the foundation for their scientific careers, says…
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Ilze Kuzmina / Latvijas Avīze

December 6, 2024