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Dace Kārkle Appointed Director of the National Institute of Research and Innovation

On 20 October 2026, Dace Kārkle, the institute’s former Acting Director and a long-standing member of the management team at the Latvian Institute of Organic Synthesis (LIOS), was appointed Director of the National Institute of Research and Innovation (NIRI). She will take up the position with imme…

The National Institute of Research and Innovation (NIRI)

October 21, 2026

achievements

International EUDIS Defence Hackathon 2026 Held at the University of Latvia

From 15 to 17 October, EUDIS Defence Hackathon 2026 Latvia took place at the University of Latvia, bringing together technology developers, engineers, entrepreneurs and other participants interested in the development of defence technologies. Over three days, 22 teams worked on solutions in the fie…

University of Latvia

October 21, 2026

natural sciences technologies

RTU and Australian Scientists Prove That Static Electricity Can Be Controlled

Scientists from Riga Technical University (RTU) and the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) in Australia have demonstrated that static electricity generated when two materials come into contact can be controlled. This discovery changes the previously prevailing view that electrostatic di…

Riga Technical University

October 20, 2026

quantum technologies

Scientist “in a Quantum State” Andris Ambainis

Artificial intelligence has recently solved hundreds of highly complex mathematical problems. One of them – within a few hours, although scientists from around the world had worked on it for almost 30 years. Quantum computers promise to transform science. Meanwhile, autonomous weapons systems are a…

TVNET.lv

October 19, 2026