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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

humanities and arts

Immersion in Reality: The Affective Dimension of Realism in Inga Ābele’s Short Stories

We invite you to read literary scholar Zita Kārkla’s analysis of writer Inga Ābele’s short stories, published on the literature and philosophy portal punctummagazine.lv. “By giving preference to atmosphere, gestures and the subtle intensity of lived experience, the world of Ābele’s stori…

Zita Kārkla, literary scholar

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

experience stories of researchers

RSU Researcher Anna Žabicka Receives International Recognition for Her PhD Dissertation

Anna Žabicka, a researcher at Rīga Stradiņš University (RSU) Faculty of Social Sciences, has received the 2026 Frobenius Research Promotion Prize for her PhD dissertation, All Roads Lead to the Pansionāts: State Care as a Socio-Spatial Fix in an Emptying Rural Latvia. The Frobenius Research Pr…

Riga Stradiņš University

October 19, 2026

competition

National Research Programme Project Call Launched for New Solutions to Improve Public Health

The Latvian Council of Science has announced an open call for project proposals under the National Research Programme “Public Health”. The total funding available in the call amounts to EUR 3,487,500, and 12 research projects are planned to be funded. Project proposals must be submitted by 9 N…

Latvian Council of Science

October 16, 2026

innovation artificial intelligence

RTU to Open theaiLAB – a Stanford University-Inspired Laboratory for Working with Artificial Intelligence

On 19 October at 6:00 p.m., a new laboratory, theaiLAB, will be inaugurated at the Riga Technical University (RTU) Scientific Library, located at 5 Paula Valdena Street. The laboratory will provide students and anyone interested with an opportunity to create, explore, and refine ideas using artific…

Riga Technical University

October 16, 2026

science policy

Latvian Research & Innovation Partner Catalogue Created

The Latvian Council of Science (LCS) National Contact Point for Horizon Europe has prepared the Latvian Research & Innovation Partner Catalogue, which brings together information on 120 Latvian research and innovation teams, their areas of expertise, research infrastructure, and experience in i…

Latvian Council of Science

October 15, 2026

science communication

“Round Seems Sweet, Angular Seems Sour”: How Perception Shapes Our Sensory Experience

Our senses are constantly interacting, while our attention and thinking are also influenced by the environment and technology. In the programme "Latvia in Science", produced in cooperation with "Rietumu Banka", Professor Jurģis Šķilters, Head of the Perception and Cognitive Systems Laboratory at th…

Delfi.lv

October 15, 2026

projekts

Government Supports Funding Allocation for Defence Innovation Research

On Tuesday, 13 October, the Cabinet of Ministers approved an order prepared by the Ministry of Defence for the implementation of the National Research Programme “Defence Innovation Research Programme” for the period 2026-2029. A total of EUR 6 million has been allocated to the programme over four y…

Press Department, Department of Military Public Relations, Ministry of Defence

October 14, 2026

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