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Riga’s Historic Wooden Buildings to Be Monitored from Space
Using data from the European Space Agency (ESA) on 200 historic wooden houses in Riga, Latvian space technology start-up NRG Solutions, in cooperation with Rīgas namu pārvaldnieks, will develop a solution to monitor the structural condition of buildings from space. The ESA-supported project …

Labs of Latvia

September 17, 2025

science communication STEAM humanities and social sciences

Uncover the Researcher Gene Within You! On September 26, "Scientists Night" Activities Will Take Place in More than 30 Venues
On the last Friday of September, one of the most significant science communication events will take place – the European Researchers’ Night. This initiative will bring together dozens of scientific institutions and thousands of visitors across the country, both in the capital and in more than 30 ev…

researchLatvia

September 17, 2025

innovation

Latvia Becomes the Leading Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Centre in the Baltics
Today, September 16, marks one year since the first meeting of Latvian, French, and Italian partners in Riga, which launched the ambitious “MR LATVIA” project to establish the Latvian Centre for Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) spectroscopy centre in Latvia. Over the next two years, the Latvian Ins…

The Latvian Institute of Organic Synthesis

September 16, 2025

research innovation

Researchers develop innovative biobased façade panels
Imagine a city where façades breathe in harmony with nature – buildings not only protect and adorn the environment but also reduce the carbon footprint, use local resources, and support the circular economy. Such an urban environment would not only be aesthetically appealing but also ecologically b…

Latvian State Institute of Wood Chemistry

September 15, 2025

entrepreneurship technologies

Amodera Lab to Further Develop Technology Created by RTU Scientist
Riga Technical University (RTU) has signed a licensing agreement with Amodera Lab Ltd. for the rights to use the electrospinning method for propolis nano- and microfiber membranes, developed by Zane Zelča, lead researcher at the RTU Institute of Architecture and Design. The use of propolis i…

Labs of Latvia

September 12, 2025

biomedicīna medicine

RTU Scientists Commercialise Unique Metabolic Research Expertise in the Baltics
Having gained extensive experience in metabolism research in Austria and at Riga Technical University (RTU), Kristaps Kļaviņš, lead researcher at the RTU Faculty of Natural Sciences and Technologies, together with Professor Jānis Ločs, has founded a medical technology startup called Metabonet. The …

Riga Technical University

September 11, 2025