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“Deep Space Energy” plans to generate electricity on the Moon

Space technology startup “Deep Space Energy” is developing a new power generator for space that uses heat produced by radioisotopes derived from nuclear waste, enabling electricity generation even when sunlight is not available. With this technology, the company aims to accelerate lunar exploration…

Labs of Latvia

February 2, 2026

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RTU Establishes a Grant Office to Help Scientists Attract International Funding

To support scientists in attracting internationally significant research and innovation projects, increase access to funding, and enhance the global prestige of Latvian science, Riga Technical University (RTU) has become the first university in Latvia to establish a Grant Office. Centralised suppor…

Anda Asere | Labs of Latvia

January 30, 2026

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Early Detection of Plant Stress and Opportunities for Its Mitigation

The impact of climate change on agriculture is becoming increasingly evident; up to 40% of global crop production is lost each year due to abiotic stresses such as drought, heat, and rapid temperature fluctuations. These losses are growing annually, posing serious challenges to both global food sec…

Latvia University of Life Sciences and Technologies

January 29, 2026

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University of Latvia Researchers Urge a Move Beyond Remittances Toward a Diaspora Investment Ecosystem

The Latvian diaspora is one of Latvia’s most significant resources for sustainable development, yet its potential has not been fully and structurally harnessed to date, conclude researchers from the Faculty of Economics and Social Sciences (FESS) of the University of Latvia (UL). The study proposes…

Faculty of Economics and Social Sciences, University of Latvia

January 29, 2026

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How Black Tea Residues Turn into Paper

When black tea residues, hemp fibres, pine cellulose and recycled paper come together on a laboratory bench, an obvious question arises: can these everyday materials reveal something new? Driven by this kind of research curiosity, a scientific project by a student of Riga State Classical Gymnasium …

Latvian State Institute of Wood Chemistry

January 28, 2026

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January Research Spotlight Ingrīda Andersone: Exploring the Hidden Life Beneath the Baltic Sea

At the University of Daugavpils Agency “Latvian Institute of Hydroecology” (LIH), Dr. biol. Ingrīda Andersone, Head of the Experimental Hydrobiology Department, has worked at the Institute for 30 years, since its establishment. Most of this time has been devoted to studying underwater habitats and …

researchLatvia

January 27, 2026

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BioPhoT and EIT Health Strengthen Collaboration to Advance Health Innovation in Latvia and Europe

By signing a memorandum of cooperation, the largest network of health innovators in Europe, EIT Health, and the national research and innovation platform, BioPhoT, agree to promote the commercialisation of research and early-stage innovations jointly, and to foster closer integration of Latvian res…

BioPhoT

January 27, 2026

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Riga to host world’s most prestigious quantum technologies conference – QIP

The 29th Quantum Information Processing Conference – QIP, this year organized by the University of Latvia (UL), will be held in Riga from 24 to 30 January. QIP is the world’s leading event of the industry, annually bringing together the world’s most distinguished researchers and technology companie…

University of Latvia

January 26, 2026

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RTU Researchers Develop a Method for Early Detection of Power Grid Disturbances

To maintain a stable electricity supply after the Baltic States disconnect from the unified power grid with Russia, a system and a prototype device have been developed at the Institute of Industrial Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Energy Systems of Riga Technical University (RTU). The syste…

Ilze Kuzmina, Latvian Radio News Service correspondent

January 26, 2026