On 30 October, Kristīne Lamberga defended her doctoral thesis, a thematically unified collection of scientific publications entitled "Development of a Structured Outbreak Investigation and Early Detection Framework for African Swine Fever in Domestic Pig Farms", at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicin…

How can a foam material be developed from plant-based raw materials, completely eliminating harmful chemicals while ensuring its full recyclability? This challenge has been successfully addressed by an international team of researchers, including Miķelis Kirpļuks, a leading researcher at the Polyme…

Tribometers have a very wide range of applications in research – from sports to defence and security technologies. Researchers and engineers at Riga Technical University (RTU) are currently building a large-scale research device, of which there are only a few in the world. The frame and main m…

What if surfaces could not only fight microbes themselves but also make it possible to check whether they are still protected? This is exactly the kind of invention that young Latvian scientists are working on. How an idea born during the COVID-19 pandemic has turned into an unusual spray-on coatin…

Is it safe to eat grandma’s jam after removing the mouldy top layer? And what about bread if one slice has gone mouldy? Many moulds produce fungal toxins that can affect health, but the problem is that the harm caused by mould can be cumulative and may only become apparent years later rather than i…

The primary task of hospitals is to care for people’s health, yet their operations also consume substantial resources, generate waste and contribute to climate change, which in turn poses a threat to human health. How can hospitals reduce their environmental impact without increasing the workload o…