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RTU – A Driving Force for Latvia’s Transformation Towards a Knowledge Economy

In October, when Riga Technical University (RTU) celebrates its anniversary, the science communication brand researchLatvia highlights RTU’s remarkable contribution to research. Latvia’s future growth depends on its ability to transform the national economy into one based on knowledge and technolog…

Riga Technical University

October 28, 2025

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Old Medicine isn't a Rotten Tomato – So, is it Still Usable?

A tablet without a score line should not be broken! That's not a design flaw — splitting such a tablet may cause one half to contain twice as much of the active ingredient as the other, since the substance isn't evenly distributed in a non-scored tablet. Such details are tested in laboratori…

Latvian Institute of Organic Synthesis

October 24, 2025

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Baltic States Sign Semiconductor MoU to Boost Investment, Research, and Europe’s Tech Independence

Three Baltic nations – Latvia, Lithuania, and Estonia – today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen cooperation between their national chip competence centres. By aligning national strategies and pooling expertise, the countries aim to accelerate innovation, expand research capac…

Techritory

October 24, 2025

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"BioPhoT" offers a new initiative for science-industry collaboration

BioPhoT, the biomedical and photonics research platform for innovative products, launches a new initiative - "BioPhoT" Industry Challenge, creating a space where science and industry meet, accessible to everyone. Here, companies have a unique opportunity to present their technological challeng…

BioPhoT

October 23, 2025

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Researchers Test Various Heating Materials; Brewing Waste – Drabs – Earns Praise

Researchers at Riga Technical University (RTU) are testing heating pellets made from a wide range of plants and plant residues. By the end of the year, they promise to develop a tool that will allow anyone to determine the most economical way to heat their home. Traditionally, wood pellets a…

Ilze Kuzmina, Latvian Radio News Service correspondent

October 23, 2025

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The Latvian Academy of Sciences Announces the Annual Competition for the Most Significant Achievements in Science of 2025

The Latvian Academy of Sciences (LAS) announces its annual competition “The Most Significant Achievements in Science in Latvia in 2025”, which will take place for the twenty-fourth time this year. The application consists of a public section, which must include the title of the work, the nam…

Latvian Academy of Sciences

October 22, 2025

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“Techritory 2025” Opens: Focus on Societal Security and Latvia’s Global Influence

Techritory 2025 – the international forum on digital transformation and connectivity – opened today, bringing together more than 1,500 participants from around the world. This year, special attention is devoted to security issues and future technologies, focusing particularly on protecting critical…

National Information Agency LETA

October 22, 2025

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Science Is Not a Lonely Path but a Conversation with Colleagues, Society, and Oneself: The Academic Journey of Diaspora Researcher Anna Žabicka

Social anthropology plays a crucial role in understanding people, societies, cultural diversity, and habits. Anna Žabicka, a PhD candidate living abroad, is a social anthropologist specialising in the anthropology of ageing, care, kinship, death and dying, medicine, and health. The science communic…

researchLatvia

October 22, 2025

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Getting Ahead of Disinformation

To significantly strengthen the fight against disinformation and develop new, practical tools for debunking it, a four-year research initiative "Artificial Intelligence for Debunking Disinformation" (Participative Assistive AI-powered Tools for Supporting Trustworthy Online Activity of Citizens and…

The University of Latvia | Zane Eniņa

October 22, 2025