Space, or the Universe. Mysterious, unfathomable, yet at the same time full of such astonishing discoveries.Most of us know the most important facts, for example, that space was created as a result of the Big Bang many millions of years ago and that Earth is the only planet on which life is current…

To foster the development of Latvia’s composites sector, research, innovation and education, and to strengthen collaboration between industry and academia, Riga Technical University (RTU) and the Latvian Composites Association (LCA) have agreed to cooperate.  “Latvia’s composites industry…

There are people whose professional and everyday lives seem to unfold in two completely different worlds. For Anna Kļučņika, one of them is a laboratory in Cambridge, where she works with cell and gene-editing technologies, while the other is the marathon course.  Both are united by patie…

How can we encourage students not only to acquire knowledge in the lecture hall, but also to start thinking like researchers, innovators, or future entrepreneurs? How can we create an environment where a young person is not afraid to experiment, make mistakes, and develop their ideas? These are the…

The Latvian Investment and Development Agency (LIAA) and the Economic Development Department of the City of Sherbrooke have signed a three-year cooperation agreement. This agreement will connect Latvian companies and research organizations with one of Canada’s most significant quantum technology ec…

This year’s Nobel Prize in Physics has been awarded to Belgian-born American scientist Francis Halzen for his contribution to neutrino research and the establishment of the “IceCube” observatory at the South Pole. Thanks to Halzen’s ideas, scientists succeeded in discovering a new type of neutrino …