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Latvian Startup “Spruceful” Develops Smart Device to Combat the Eight-Toothed Bark Beetle

In response to the mass outbreak of the eight-toothed spruce bark beetle, the brand "Spruceful" is developing an innovative solution by applying Internet of Things (IoT) technology — equipping traps with a module containing sensors that send data on trap fill levels to the user. Due to the beetle o…

Kursors.lv

July 9, 2025

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Developing a Virtual and Augmented Reality Game for Adolescent Basketball Players

Modern adolescents face significant mental strain in their daily lives, combining intense training with demanding academic responsibilities. This dual burden can lead to increased stress and attention difficulties, affecting both athletic and academic performance. As a result, there is a growing ne…

Labs of Latvia

July 8, 2025

innovation research

RSU Develops Tabletop Simulation and Enhances Children's Clinical University Hospital Readiness for Patient Influx During the Song and Dance Festival

Expanding its range of simulations, the Riga Stradiņš University (RSU) Medical Education Technology Centre (METC) has developed an innovative tabletop simulation platform to assess the readiness of medical institutions for the mass admission of critical patients. This newly developed solutio…

RSU Medical Education Technology Centre

July 8, 2025

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Mathematical Topology Models to Be Studied in a Postdoctoral Project to Improve AI Algorithms for Cancer Cell Detection

In his postdoctoral project "Effective Topological Invariants for Representation Discovery in Image Diagnostics", Jānis Lazovskis, a researcher at the Institute of Clinical and Preventive Medicine (KPMI) of the University of Latvia, will use mathematical topology models to enhance the capabilities …

University of Latvia Institute of Clinical and Preventive Medicine

July 8, 2025