Registration is now open for the upcoming ESA Briefing, which will present the next Requesting Party Activities (RPA) call — including its structure, funding opportunities, and how Latvian companies and research institutions can get involved. Please register here. This event is parti…

The Cabinet of Ministers has approved additional funding of 23.3 million euros for scientific institutions and companies for the development of new products. A total of at least 197 companies will receive support through the program. These changes will help promote collaboration between science and…

The voice is one of the most unique human instruments. The annual Eurovision Song Contest is a brilliant example of the intersection between voice science and art. As is well known, vocal resonance and other essential factors influence the success of a performance. The science communication portal …

Within 48 hours, the Latvian team EchoSentinel developed a solution that uses artificial intelligence to identify potential threats on the battlefield in real time, winning the Latvian selection of the international defence innovation hackathon EUDIS Defence. In June, the team will represent Latvia…

Guntis Pikurs is a Latvian scientist who is designing a complex, nearly 400-millimeter-long accelerator component — a radio frequency quadrupole — at the European Organization for Nuclear Research, or CERN. In the future, this device could be used in the treatment of oncological diseases, he told L…

A new production facility launched by the Latvian women-founded biotechnology company SpirulinaNord will significantly increase production capacity and enable entry into export markets. According to the company, this is the most advanced spirulina biotechnology plant in Europe - possibly even the w…

What once seemed possible only in science fiction films—moving objects with the power of thought - is becoming a reality. IT researchers at the Turība University of Business have developed an innovative artificial intelligence (AI)-based software solution that enables people with mobility impairmen…